Even judges are not immune from that wifely law that clearly states, as every wife knows, "Don't bring it home until you check with me first."
From years as an undergraduate at Vanderbilt University, one day in 1958 stands out in Jim Sasser's memory.
After John East, a stalwart conservative from North Carolina, entered the U.S. Senate in 1981, wags began referring to Jesse Helms as "the liberal senator from the Tar Heel state." We are reminded of this tale as Republican activists rush to encourage, if not yet fully embrace, the presidential candidacy of Fred Thompson, the former senator from Tennessee. The Republican base is evidently unimpressed or uninspired (or both) by the conservative credentials of the top three Republicans (John McCain, Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani) seeking the 2008 presidential nomination.
From years as an undergraduate at Vanderbilt University, one day in 1958 stands out in Jim Sasser's memory.
Since restoration the car has never been out in rain, Mr. Sasser says.
"It's so unlike the early Jags," he says, joking.
