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...would look at the morally fascinating Nader Temptation - the dilemma of those who must decide whether to preserve their indignant purity by voting for Ralph Nader, thereby helping to elect George Bush, or whether to go with the imperfect but serviceable vehicle of their principles, Al Gore. A classic bind, with psychological roots in the Glorious Lost Cause mentality - virtue going down in flames, uncompromised...
...gestures--pointing, grasping, squealing, smiling, crying. As they get older and their perceptions broaden, however, this limited vocabulary can get very frustrating--leading to rounds of Baby Jeopardy ("I'll take crackers for $500, Art!") as parents guess what Baby is trying to "say." A baby caught in this bind can, at times, resort to acting like a frustrated, incontinent mini-dictator--Idi Amin in a diaper...
...Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)--which would ban nuclear testing among its signatories--has also received much criticism abroad and has strained our alliances. Russia and 51 other countries have signed the treaty, but Congress claims the U.S., which has already declared that it will not test nuclear weapons, cannot bind itself to an inflexible treaty. Gore has supported signing the treaty and proving our intentions to disarm more than mere rhetoric, while Bush has congratulated Congress for refusing its ratification. Instead of the signing the CTBT, Bush supports the development of a National Missile Defense, a project that--whatever...
...media standards, Bush began September in a bind. There were the gaffes: his admission that he didn't effectively articulate his tax plan; his decision to spur the debate offer of a bipartisan commission; a series of televised malaprops. But by Labor Day, Bush had evened the Gore convention bounce. The two were tied in the polls. A month later, after 18-hour days of give-and-take, neither side has given an inch...
...power as ticket-splitting voters become more prevalent. Candidates have developed their own networks of campaigners and fundraisers--primaries have become so front-loaded that a small number of voters, not party delegates, are picking candidates. Parties remain important conduits for funds to candidates, but they don't really bind them to an ideology anymore. This means that voters have a harder time deciding based on policy...