Word: defeatism
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...This is no accidental presidency. Bush intends his to be a consequential presidency. And he knows that in January 2009 it all ends. This is a man on a mission, indeed several missions. And very little time. If that scares the Democrats who tried everything to defeat him-and those around the world who were desperately hoping for his replacement and repudiation-it should...
...people of the U.S.?and that includes the media?need to rally behind our President and give him our full support. We must remain a nation united to defeat our enemies. They would like nothing better than to see the U.S. implode. We don't need the mainstream media to foment chaos and divisiveness. Enough already! We need the media to help unite us. United we stand; divided we fall. Harriet E. Rice Webster...
...surprisingly, on their faces were looks distinguished by a defeat, certainly, but not the last defeat they’d ever have the pleasure of suffering...
...bask in whatever glory can be got from tomorrow’s effortless victory over the Bulldogs, we must remember to not be too cruel to that breed of undergraduate, so faithful in their defeat. Yes, there is a kind of beauty in the simplemindedness that keeps Yalies coming back year after year only to face loss after loss...
...lows were plentiful—the 86-42 loss to Boston University, the 100-59 defeat against Stanford and the 104-69 blowout at the hands of Penn—but the resiliency of the team was beyond compare...