That advice to physicians from the Hippocratic Oath also sums up a key principle in politics when choosing a vice presidential running mate. In recent election history, selecting a vice presidential running mate has become an exercise in protecting the downside. When the maxim to "do no harm" is ignored, the consequences rarely are happy ones.
The last cruel cold shoulder of winter is only a memory. This week we celebrate the summer solstice!
As temperatures warm and we're increasingly sun-kissed, we remember how divine summer lovin' can be. For New England gardeners it's time to tend the wanton beds that have been a fertile wellspring of our verdant dreams. Over the next few months there will be lawns to mow, shrubs to trim and finally, flowers that fulfill our flora fantasies. Wild or cultivated they're ready to be seduced out of dormancy and into every kind of consorting container imaginable.
