Merry Christmas

A very merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year to all of the readers of this blog - I know you are out there (over 77,000 hits since May). I would also like to thank those of you who took time to write a kind word and sent it my way, or linked to this blog. Likewise, I am thankful to members of the National news media who have followed up on data, opinions and perspectives that originated here. My agent, Sam Fleishman (Literary Artists), and I are still looking for the right publisher for Pardon Me, Mr. President: Adventures in Crime, Politics and Mercy, but we already have an impressive list of wonderful reviews from influential persons in both academia and government. The consensus is that the work is readable, enjoyable, informative and ground-breaking. Thus, we continue to have very high hopes. Again, Merry Christmas to all. P.S. Ruckman, Jr.