Word: brokenness
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...Obama remains the only candidate to forcefully argue that we must change the way politics itself works to successfully change our policies. Only Obama has consistently offered a coherent vision of the way in which a broken political system—in which politicians decide what to say, how to vote, and with whom to cooperate for re-election based on partisan loyalties—leads to poor decisions. Certainly, the Bush administration was at fault for the misguided invasion of Iraq, but the effort was aided and abetted by those members of Congress who, fearing that standing...
Romney echoed that sentiment in his concession speech. During his campaign, he said, voters complained to him, "Washington is broken? and Iowa said that tonight. On the Democratic side, we have a new face, Barack Obama. And on our side, new contenders...
...could hardly use more strife this season. This summer the league had to hold a "concussion summit" to tackle the growing problem of career-shortening brain injuries suffered on the football field. Older retired players, broken and broke, clamored for better disability benefits, portraying the league, its rich young players and their union as greedy. Bad player behavior--Adam (Pacman) Jones' involvement in a strip-club shooting, Vick's ties to a dogfighting ring--forced commissioner Roger Goodell to enforce unprecedented penalties for off-field incidents. Then there were tragedies: Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams was murdered early New Year...
...question of who voters trust to make change. As he said on Wednesday, "The question for those of you who are undecided is, 'Who's best equipped to deliver change? Who is actually gonna make it change?' You can't argue that you are a master of a broken system in Washington...and that you are also the best agent to change the system. You can't be steeped in the conventional wisdom in something as profound as war and then argue you are best positioned to chart a new course in foreign policy. That's not how change works...
...Mehsud had been party to an agreement with the Pakistani government to cease his protection of al-Qaeda in his region. The Pakistani government has since then considered the agreement to have been broken. Says Frederic Grare, a former French diplomat in Pakistan and a scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, "Mehsud is a very convenient [person to blame]. He?s the bad guy in the trouble areas." He asks, "Why would Mehsud be willing to kill Benazir? Beyond the stated fact that she?s against extremism. How do [Mehsud's people] benefit from Benazir?s assassination...