Word: competentes
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It is true that not all old blood is bad blood. Many and perhaps most Congressmen are qualified and competent. But together, as an institution, they are paralyzed. Expeditious action on Capitol Hill is reserved for nonsensical commemorative resolutions and reciprocal pork-barrel bills. Important issues are ducked, and contrivances...
Bush's message to both has been a mixture of moral support and friendly advice to ease up a bit, particularly on each other. He's been like the coolly competent air-traffic controller in a Hollywood disaster movie, coaxing down to earth crippled planes in the midst of a...
"I have no doubts that he's a competent lawyer," says Professor of Law William W. Fisher. "But the Supreme Court calls for more than this."
Those who will talk, though, represent the entire spectrum of political thought, calling Thomas everything from perfectly competent to completely unqualified for the position.
Of course, I may be slightly less competent than the normal Harvard student, but I'm not that far off.