Quick Takes

I'm on the road this week. So, with Fox News Network - O'Reilly Factor in the background as mood music, I'll throw out some quick takes from my perch in my hotel room.

1. The Reagan funeral was very moving and was America on display at it's best. The spit and polish of the military funeral details was impressive. Those guys should get a unit citation.

2. On the Left -

- Kerry is being seriously eclipsed lately with the funeral, with the release of Bubba's memoirs, and with Michael Moore's film coming out.

- I did see Mrs. Theresa Heinz Kerry on TV being interviewed this week. Let's see - she's from South Africa, she disdains America, and she speaks softly in a French accent about obsure French philosophers. Please put her on TV in a debate with Laura Bush. Please. It's too bad the potential 1st Ladies don't debate.

3. From the right:

I've made a decision about the Bush administration's approach to the election and their puzzling quietness on the successes of the Iraq War component of the War on Terrorism.

Either:

- They are very confident in how the summer will unroll into the election. Good economic news, a positive spin out of the handoff to Iraqi sovereignty on June 30th, a good bump out of the convention.

or:

- they're just not competent and they're making the usual Republican mistake of playing nice while the opponents are at war.

I'm going with the "confident" option.