Word: approachement
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...oriented, sees problems as separate issues and is primarily reactive. Barack Obama is more of a visionary, seeing a bigger, intertwined picture. For example, the visionary would perceive energy as an issue related to our security, the environment, our domestic economy and foreign policy. The troubleshooter, McCain, tends to approach energy by proposing immediate fixes: opening areas for drilling, now; building nuclear plants; reducing restrictions. While style is no guarantee of competence, Obama's fits the country's needs. James A. Savage Jr., HOLLY SPRINGS...
Though many pundits accuse Obama of being too cool, I do think some of it is on purpose. Imagine being the first African American with a real shot at the job. A hotheaded, emotional approach could make many whites uncomfortable. If Obama is elected and does the job well, the next time an African American runs, he or she will be freer to act less controlled. Diane Lake, MACHESNEY PARK...
...harsh realities of life.Halloween, like college, is a chance to do regrettable things without actually having to regret them.There is no such free pass in Ivy League football.With just seven games of conference play, each Saturday brings a sense of urgency, each win or loss a sense of finality.We approach the home stretch of the season, and the race for first place in the Ancient Eight is tightening to suffocating proportions.So while the rest of us get Sweet n’ Nasty, visit Heaven and Hell, and then return to school not much changed, we should have a little sympathy...
Mankiw said that while he prefers the approach taken by Republican John McCain, both candidates support a cap-and-trade system to address global warming and that there are only “small differences” in their plans...
There was a similar unveiling in 1992. Like Obama, Bill Clinton campaigned for the White House on a platform of middle-class tax cuts and a free-market-friendly approach to public policy. The government doesn't "spend" tax money in the New Democrats' lexicon. It "invests" in the future. And like Obama, Clinton saw another version of himself painted by the opposition: a pot-smoking, war-protesting, bureaucrat-loving, income-redistributing radical...