"I believe reincarnation is just a poetic expression of what collective memory really is," one commentator declares.

Allen Barra can work himself into a lather whenever a commentator declares that you just can't trust the numbers where so-and-so is concerned.

After her party's poorer than expected showing in the election in September, some commentators declared her politically finished.

"You are heroes," the commentator declared.

On balance, however, Israeli commentators declared that Mr. Gingrich's visit proved less contentious that had been expected.

"The students turned to Gorbachev as a model," the commentator declared.

Even before today's shooting, several Israeli commentators declared that Saturday night's bombing threw that message back in Israel's face.

If it goes through, many commentators will declare that disaster was avoided.

Only three months prior to that, most commentators declared his political career over after he was the first incumbent mayor of Detroit to come in second in a primary.

First the commentators would declare someone the golden boy, the woman to watch, the best United States hope.