The Pendragon's Hall

It's always interesting to note what presidential candidates are reading in their spare time. It gives you a bit of an idea what to expect. When asked recently what book (besides the Bible, assuming any of them were reading that) they thought was most important, Giuliani said he liked "Profiles in Courage" by JFK; Hillary said she would read the Constitution (whether the paper version or the "living" version was not clear); Romney recommended "John Adams" by David McCullough; Barack Obama said "Team of Rivals" had inspired him. John McCain said, "What's a book?" I'm paraphrasing. I like what Ann Coulter said in her article this week: "The bright side of the Florida debacle is that I no longer fear Hillary Clinton. (I mean in terms of her becoming president -- on a personal level, she's still a little creepy.) I'd rather deal with President Hillary than with President McCain. With Hillary, we'll get the same ruinous liberal policies with none of the responsibility." Bingo! With the Pendragon longingly eyeing Barack Obama, at least I know that when, not if, the Democrats win back the presidency this November, I'll be able to oppose all the policies coming out of Washington. If on the off-chance of a freeze-over in hell, the old coot is able to slip through the cracks into the Oval Office, any criticism I make will be deflected with, "Show some loyalty to your own party." If only someone had said that to McCain back in the day.