Joe Scott: The Body Politic

9/11: Hunt for Bin Ladin

11 September 2007 |permalink | email article

While the Republican presidential field, in baseball parlance, is well into its season, Fred Thompson is only now taking batting practice.

The “Law and Order” actor and former Tennessee senator is trolling for sensational headlines to get himself into… read full story

Iraq: No way out

10 September 2007 |permalink | email article

Gen. David Petraeus begins testimony to Congress today, the eve of 9/11, on conditions in Iraq. It ‘s the most anticipated appearance by an Army officer since Gen. William Westmoreland traveled from Vietnam 40 years ago to address a… read full story

Read ’em and weep

08 September 2007 |permalink | email article

“The road to our comeback is clear. The California Republican Party should be a right-of-the-center party that occupies to broad middle of California.” Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, trying to convince his party’s dominant right wing which he says is “dying… read full story

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Mission Statement

Aristotle's Politics (Book 1, Chapter 1) is clear that "man is a political animal in a greater measure than any bee or any gregarious animal. For nature does nothing without purpose, and man alone of the animals possesses speech."

The blogosphere watches as a divided America reexamines its soul. After 35 years as a journalist I have broken a long silence to comment again on critical moral and political issues that impact the U.S. body politic. Reflections on JoeScott3.com, an independent, non-profit blog, are posted frequently, not daily. I hope global readers, accepting Aristotle's definition of a political animal, will find this quick scan both provocative and mindful.

About Joe Scott

A graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Joe Scott spent many years as a columnist for the Herald-Examiner (1978-1989), and later the Los Angeles Times and other California dailies.He was the critically-acclaimed editor and publisher of the Political Animal and California Eye, newsletters (1973-1992). He worked as a political consultant and ran several successful political campaigns in California. Joe Scott is a third-generation Angeleno. He is working on a novel about public corruption in Los Angeles during the late 1930's.

Joe Scott 3: The Body Politic