What Do We Do Now?

When Jonathan Miller told me about his idea of starting a website titled The Recovering Politician, it made me think of that famous last scene in the film The Candidate: Robert Redford's character, a charismatic underdog running for the US Senate, has squeaked out a narrow upset against an entrenched incumbent; and just before his acceptance speech, he corners his campaign manager — whose sole purpose in life is to win political campaigns — and solemnly asks, "What do we do now?" (Click on...