He began his career in newspapers, writing for Stars and Stripes in the European Theater during World War II. Rooney also was a freelance writer and a television script writer before joining 60 Minutes.
Though originally a regular correspondent, Rooney now has his own "end of show" segment, in which he offers a light-hearted editorial on a trivial everyday issue, such as the cost of groceries, annoying relatives, or faulty Christmas presents.
His mini-rants have been archived in numerous books, such as Common Nonsense, which came out in 2002, and Years of Minutes, released in 2003. He also has a regular syndicated newspaper column that runs in many newspapers in the United States.
Andrew Aitken Rooney (born January 14, 1919, in Albany, New York) is an American journalist and commentator.
Rooney is popularly thought to be an atheist based on a series of comments he made regarding Mel Gibson's film The Passion of the Christ.
Rooney attended The Albany Academy in Albany as a boy, and later attended Colgate University in Hamilton, New York, until he was drafted into the Army in 1941.
While I think Rooney is accurate in certain particulars, I've got to agree with Greyhawk that the real thrust of this column is Rooney attempting to seize the moral high ground by implying that the troops don't favor the war in Iraq.
Rooney wants to imply that soldiers would prefer to come home, and therefore the war should be ended as quickly as possible.
Rooney points out that many soldiers joined the Guard and Reserve (and the active force, too, if the truth be known) for education benefits without planning on going to war.
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