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...compassionate conservatism, ‘values voters’?” “Um…that was campaign-trail hogwash, Hoss. Hate to burst your bubble. Maybe you haven’t noticed, but we’ve never really been the go-to guys for compassion??or prudence, or honesty, or the human touch. Ours is the big tent of Joe Lieberman and Alberto Gonzales. You’re right, though; Gramps isn’t pulling it off. No use being a wolf in a temperamental and frustrated old man?...
...Bush administration will leave behind a lexicon that even our “change” candidates have taken to using. In it, “terror” is defined as a shadowy coalition of America’s (Muslim) enemies, not a feeling; “compassion?? is not a virtue, but a hidebound, evangelical conception of charity. Amid this catalog of inexactitudes, the most egregious example must be terror’s foil, “freedom”: In its reduction to the neoconservative excuse par excellence and a shoddy fa?...
...institute’s interdisciplinary approach.When she took over Radcliffe in 2001, the institute faced a budget shortfall that forced Faust to slash several administrative positions, according to Crimson reports at the time.Her colleagues say that she was able to handle the situation with “compassion?? and “strong leadership”—skills that could help her when she faces tensions as president. Nevertheless, because of the small size of the Radcliffe Institute, Faust was one of the least seasoned candidates in terms of academic leadership experience. Indeed, many...
...colleagues say that she was able to handle the situation with “compassion?? and “strong leadership...
...case entirely. But this defense is highly dubious. It’s unlikely, after all, that the attorney general places similar phone calls in all cases involving families with which he is not personally acquainted. If the attorney general is not going to demonstrate similar “compassion?? for all Massachusetts families victimized by drunk driving, then it is grossly inappropriate for him to do so only when the family involved happens to be politically and personally connected to him. Furthermore, even if Reilly never directly intended to hamper the investigation, his request could only have injured...