I've been watching golf all day. Golf, golf, golf.

Speaking of scoring, rumor has it there's a naughty Jenna Bush tape floating round. Because I'm so classy, I don't want to be gross, but I will say this ...

Slate had a wonderful article about how permissive parenting falls into the domain of the Court of George II.

Now, I won't say that pushover parents are exclusive Democrat or Republican, but take a look at the wealthier parents across the land, ones who feel that cash solves any family dispute. Also, fun parents has a certain lowbrow appeal, as Ann Hulbert wrote:

But there's a reason the campaign goes ahead and flaunts the "when we were young and irresponsible, we were young and irresponsible" ethos that the twins displayed at the convention: It has the anti-elitist appeal the party assumes its Red state base thrives on. Filtered through a populist prism, such an attitude needn't suggest decadence; it can convey a spirit of down-home, defiant independence. After all, studiousness and parental pushiness, however virtuous, are also part of the pointy-headed approach to life. To snub TV is snobby, and adult hypervigilance can look like a lot like elitist cosseting. You can see the cultural contradictions of populism at work: Hit the books is not presumed to be what Joe Six-Pack wants to hear.

In a culture in which luck and bloodlines are rewarded over hard work, this certainly makes sense.

I seriously doubt the Gore girls would have any tapes floating around if their daddy became prez.