September 3rd, 2008 by Rose Rosetree
The uncanny charm of historian Michael Beschloss — how to do it justice? Unfailingly knowledgeable on political issues, the man may have the most gorgeous voice of anyone on TV. Besides that, he’s a great storyteller.
What is it like to be a person with all those pundit-like attributes? Hey, I’ve got an idea. Let’s read his aura. As with my recent readings of Doris Kearns Goodwin and Mark Shields, we can go into one chakra databank at a time to learn just what we wish to know. Read More »
August 31st, 2008 by Rose Rosetree
Reading auras and doing face readings this campaign season, let’s devote a few days to honor my very favorite pundits.
None do I hold higher than Doris Kearns Goodwin. I’ve read her marvelous autobiography as well as some of her historical nonfiction (Kennedy, Johnson).
Perhaps you have, too. And surely the face shown here has become familiar over the decades to those of us who watch election coverage on public television.
At best, political pundits give us wisdom, historical perspective, and the benefit of exceptionally sound judgment. All this flows from Goodwin as effortlessly as your typical couch potato can grunt. Listening to her covering the Democratic Convention, I was Read More »