1.   The column makes no secret of the fact that ten years ago we were his best man.

2.   And this column is not making excuses for not doing that.

3.   And while her column made Lederer powerful friends, from prominent educators and executives to presidents, it also brought her bitter enemies.

4.   As the column makes clear, the true debate is about fundamental American priorities and the kind of country America will be in the years ahead.

5.   But reading the old columns made me happy at the end.

6.   If this column made you want to go AWOL, send me a C.O.D. e-mail for an IOU.

7.   Les Daughtry Jr., the publisher of The Sun, later apologized on the front page saying, the column had made him sick.

8.   The column makes no mention of tourists.

9.   His columns could make Post readers fume in anger or double over in laughter.

10.   Two columns of candidates made it difficult to match names with corresponding holes to be punched, voters complained.