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Experts said Gonzales is all but certain to win Senate confirmation. “Because so many people were discontent with Ashcroft, Gonzales ought to win relatively easy approval,” said Barry C. Burden, an associate professor of government...
Being in the minority, while incredibly frustrating, can also be extremely liberating. Democrats no longer hold the heavy burden of Congressional legislation or electoral math. We can take a step back, look at our Party, our country, and our world as it stands halfway through a new decade. Our old electoral coalitions simply are not enough, and this gives us the freedom to think seriously about new ways to win. This conversation began after the 2002 loss, but has been put on hold because of the necessary unity required for the 2004 presidential campaign...
...history, to the point that every man, woman and child in America owes $25,000, Bush has not established a shred of credibility when it comes to fiscal responsibility. His misguided approach to reforming social security is likely to add to the deficit and place an even greater burden on the younger generation who will have...
...bedroom windows. We watched the debates. We wore pins. We argued about political issues with unselfconscious earnestness. But our greatest leap of faith was giving our hearts away to John Kerry with the ardor that remains, even in this irony-steeped era, both the gift and the burden of youth...
Such deep sentiment has been a burden for Bosox players over the years. So to insulate themselves from that kind of pressure, this Red Sox squad cultivated an attitude better suited to its needs: staggering immaturity. They sported hairdos of unknown origin, beginning with Series MVP Manny Ramirez, whose locks spilled out of his hat like they were trying to abandon ship. The players treated every game as though it was, well, a game. They were the polar opposites of their rivals from New York (no facial hair, no fooling, no fun). They were the anti-Yankees...