By Ben Cohen: I'm sure lots of outlets will be doing similar lists of the late iconic Gore Vidal's best quotes, but I thought I'd chime in with my own as there are plenty to choose from. Here are the ones I believe capture the genius of the man who stands as one of the most ...read more

The Daily Banter headline grab (from the LA Times): Gore Vidal, the iconoclastic writer, savvy analyst and imperious gadfly on the national conscience, has died. He was 86. Vidal died Tuesday at his home in the Hollywood Hills of complications of pneumonia, said nephew Burr ...read more