[Keith in Iowa]

How did he treat me? I'd like to say he was cool because that would suggest he's been reading my columns and they've had a huge impact. In fact he was friendly as ever. There are several ways to interpret this. I choose to believe he is hiding his pain.

A little full of yourself Ms. Noonan? Sheesh, woman...maybe he doesn't give two hoots and a tinker's damn what you've had to say about him...that's what I believe.

[tbpiper]

A little full of yourself Ms. Noonan?

I took it as dry humor.

[MEG33]

I think she had finally laughed at herself ,tongue in cheek,when she wrote that.We would love to think our words have great impact if they are passionate,critical,concerned or complimentary!She was just hoping to be read.

[okie01]

Read that paragraph again and imagine the sarcasm tag Peggy forgot to put there for you.

[js1138]

Noonan is the best speech writer the Republicans have ever had.

[Wolfstar]

Noonan's writing always has a kind of gauzy, dreamy, rambling, soft-focus quality that doesn't appeal to me. I want someone say what they have to say and get to the point. With Noonan's writing, one often has to search among the "fuzz" to find what it is she's trying to suggest. Sometimes you find her point, sometimes you don't. Mostly, what she has to say seems irrelevant to me.

[HitmanLV]

For reason's I can not fully explain, and though I'm 36 and I suspect Peggy may be old enough to be my mom, whenever I see her on tv the thought of a lusty roll in the hey crosses my mind.

I have this strange thing with big old Irish blondes, but they break your heart everytime! God help me! ;-)