The Week

■ The Rev. Adrian Condit, Gary Condit’s father, told his local newspaper that “Satan had a big-time role” in his son’s troubles. Let’s just call Satan an unindicted co-conspirator.

■ More bad economic news. Unemployment has spiked up and the stock market is in the tank. The economy grew by only 0.2 percent in the second quarter, and the numbers look worse if the private sector alone is considered. President Bush’s tax cut may help the economy, but only very modestly. Alan Greenspan has shown no interest in coming to the rescue. Only Republican congressmen are advocating serious pro-growth measures: not only the free- trade initiatives Bush is already championing, but a reduction in taxes on capital gains and business investment. Since the federal government is running a surplus of around $160 billion, the usual concern about the “cost” of tax cuts should not apply. Bush must choose between fictitious lockboxes and America’s economic strength.

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■ The Rev. Adrian Condit, Gary Condit’s father, told his local newspaper that “Satan had a big-time role” in his son’s troubles. Let’s just call Satan an unindicted co-conspirator.

■ More bad economic news. Unemployment has spiked up and the stock market is in the tank. The economy grew by only 0.2 percent in the second quarter, and the numbers look worse if the private sector alone is considered. President Bush’s tax cut may help the economy, but only very modestly. Alan Greenspan has shown no interest in coming to the rescue. Only Republican congressmen are advocating serious pro-growth measures: not only the free- trade initiatives Bush is already championing, but a reduction in taxes on capital gains and business investment. Since the federal government is running a surplus of around $160 billion, the usual concern about the “cost” of tax cuts should not apply. Bush must choose between fictitious lockboxes and America’s economic strength.