On Television

A 24 fan who hates the sympathizers.

As much as I hope that Jack Bauer and CTU will take the right course in tracking, torturing, and killing as many of these terrorists thugs as they can find, I recognize that the Palmers and other verbal defenders of our enemies fulfill a vital function in our democracy. Specifically, they give me somebody to hate whose name I can actually pronounce.

When it comes to presidential politics, don't discount the "Oprah factor".

So, in honor of these “personal” issues, I’m naming a new measurement for a candidate: the Oprah Factor. John Edwardrs has it through the roof, and Rudy Giuliani can only scare middle-aged housewives. Just look at that picture.