I'm making it my mission to spank the heck out of former APPLEr Paul Thornton's Daily Cal columns. Today he took on Bill vs. Bush.

Frankly, I've got no complaints if he's gonna bash Bush and cheer on Clinton. I'm much that way myself, although I'm happy to approve of Bush's handling of foreign policy thus far.

But what is it about Daily Cal Columns that make ordinary, well-adjusted people write incessantly about themselves? "I" and "Me" is the most common word I see. Last semester I seriously considered counting how many times the columnists said a personal pronoun. At least one said it every 6 words.

When I see the former president on television or hear him speak at an event I get this sense of familiarity and security that I don't get when today's leaders try to relate to their American audience.

Three 'I"s in one sentence... c'mon, Thornton! You're better than this!

Update: Apparently the Editors cut his column to pieces. They even add I's and Me's to make it more 'personal.' Wow. Paul is gonna try and send me the original column, so we'll see.Email This Post!