QUOTA HIRE?

Sallow George Is No More Callow George : Be nice to Stephanopoulos, he's a good egg. (TUNKU VARADARAJAN, June 7, 2002, Wall Street Journal)

Mr. Stephanopoulos does have a clear advantage over many others in his chosen field. Unlike Mr. Donaldson and Ms. Roberts, he has experience--and rather recent experience at that--of working at the highest levels of government. This is not unlike having a former player or coach calling "Monday Night Football" in the announcer's booth.

The problem would be that only three former athletes or coaches have ever added anything to our understanding of the sports they cover : Hank Stram, Tim McCarver, and John Madden. It remains to be seen whether Mr. Stephanopoulos is more of a Madden or more of a Joe Garagiola. Posted by Orrin Judd at June 8, 2002 9:37 AM