[meandog]

If you want to read more about Pinch Saltzberger, I suggest THE TRUST by Susan Tifft and Alex Jones. They relate that Pinch decided to grant domestic partners benefits to same sex couples despite his father's opposition and then deceived the old man about the issue.

Yep, "Pinch" is a mere reflection of "Punch" all right. Punch was a liberal who published the Pentagon Papers but at least he paid his dues during WWII as an enlisted Marine. Pinch, OTOH, is just a rich kid.

[quadrant]

Agreed. Punch was a liberal, but a WWII liberal, not a member of that seedy group of lefties who grew up in the 60's and 70's.