Jonah: Yes, politics is terribly unfair. I have long nursed the private

suspicion, for instance, that it is hard for a guy to get elected to

anything much if he has a high-pitched voice. Newt Gingrich I guess is a

counterexample, but (considering his career as a whole) not much of one. I

have not yet seen the Democratic candidates ranked on their vocal range —

perhaps there are some insights to be gained there. Jay Nordlinger has the

best ear in the house — perhaps he could give us an analysis? No need to

get down to the full German level of categorization by fach, Jay (the

Germans put voices into 30-odd categories, with names like

zwischenfachsaengerin) — just bass, baritone, tenor will do.

(Oh, I have just thought of another counterexample — Teddy Roosevelt, who,

according to Gore Vidal, had a squeaky high voice. But that was in a

different time.)