Yesterday is Gone

From Craig Lucas’ recent play, his best line:

“All wisdom is plagerism; only stupidity is original.”

Victoria Clark costars and she is always worth the price of admission.

Philip Roth recently released another novel to very solid reviews.  Has any great writer ever been so prolific or written as many outstanding novels at his age?  How has he not won the Nobel Prize when it has been handed out to so many obscure, unread (before and after) recipients?

Is it possible that Damian Hirst really sold $200 million worth of art in London at Sotheby’s last week?  How much has the value dropped in two weeks over the financial crisis?

Has Clinton completely lost his mind describing Palin as “hot” and saying he understands why the Republicans in Arkansas like her?  Shouldn’t Hillary be keeping him on a leash?

Has anyone in Hollywood said a nasty word about Paul Newman?  By all accounts, he really was a wonderful person.  Can you name another actor with that rep?

Has anyone seen a comment from Robert Rudin, Clinton’s Sec of the Treasury, on the bail out?

Did Paulsen really think that he was so worthy that we should turn over $700 billion to him to do as he chose?

McCain’s frenetic responses caused a columnist in the NY Times to query whether if McCain had been President in 1963 instead of JFK, would there have been WW III?  I suspect none of you would be reading this.

Has anyone noticed hockey season starts in a week?

After listening to the Couric interview of the Governor of Alaska, who is more embarrased:

 1 - McCain

2 - The University of Idaho from which Palin graduated after numerous transfers.

3 - Palin’s high school English teacher.