Word: burdening
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...issues that appeal to younger voters, including college tuition support and the military draft. But politicians also need to spell out in plainer terms how today’s complex decisions about taxes and social security funding will ultimately affect the up-and-coming generation’s tax burden in the future...
...repeatedly on empty assurances that they will “do a better job” than their opponent. Such platitudes do not serve the electorate. The cost of being in Iraq is significant—both in lives and money—and those costs will remain a burden for the foreseeable future. Voters deserve to know what their candidates plan to do about it, and the Iraqi people deserve assurances that America honestly intends to fulfill its promise...
...said last year that he had raised $50,000 to maintain LRAP at full strength for current students. But he added that LRAP would pose an even larger financial burden in future years...
...Kerry of 1971 paradoxically makes the Kerry of today look like an amateur. He was poised as always without sacrificing vitality; he was sharp and in command, and he seized every opportunity to quietly take his opponent to the cleaners. His nuance wasn’t a burden to his effectiveness; rather, it was captivating. He embodied the feeling of inevitability that has followed his aspirations for the White House; perhaps he was too cocksure, too patrician, but he was clear in his convictions. Today the passionate youth seems to have given way to a flabbier, saggier candidacy...
...simply whistling a happy tune. Yes Iraq is out of control, officials on the ground admit, and it could remain that way for some time yet. But, they add, help is on the way: Once sufficient numbers of Iraqi security personnel are trained and deployed - sometime next year - the burden borne by 130,000 U.S. troops will begin to ease. As silver linings go, it's a tempting explanation, both because it admits the current problems are in large part a result of U.S. failures - to devote sufficient resources to training the Iraqis; to recognize that dissolving Saddam's security...