Overheard

"Had I accepted I have little doubt that by now I'd have been
indicted, if not imprisoned, discipline not being one of my strong
suits... It was a tempting offer. But in the end, I said no, and
I've thanked my lucky stars every day since, especially
lately."

--Boston Globe columnist Brian McGrory. McGrory was a young
reporter in Washington when John Rowland -- now Connecticut's
embattled governor -- asked him to be his press secretary.