Word: democratization
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...gambit with John McCain in June; Kerry warmed to the fun of floating the name as a testament to civility and bipartisanship, not to mention how it would drive the White House crazy. The actual list of serious contenders grew to about 25. Kerry consulted just about every Democrat who matters, including Bill and Hillary Clinton, all his fellow Democratic Senators and much of the rank and file in the House. One big booster of Edwards was Kerry's senior Senator, Ted Kennedy, who had taken the impressive newcomer under his wing the day he set foot in the Senate...
...came roaring out of Iowa in second place on the night Howard Dean let loose with his famous scream. Edwards was drowned out each time. Sensitive about his scant experience, he published a 60-page booklet full of plans and proposals, far more detailed than those of any other Democrat. He could be withering in his critique of the Bush team, but he carefully clung to the high ground when discussing his rivals, keeping the door to the vice-presidential nomination open...
SOME REPUBLICANS ARE ALREADY COMPLAINING THAT YOU'RE A DEMOCRAT WHO'S ON THE WRONG SIDE OF FREE TRADE, PROPERTY RIGHTS AND LABOR ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO HOLLYWOOD. ARE THEY RIGHT...
...Blair renovated his case for war, telling M.P.s it was good to get rid of Saddam in any event. Are people buying his argument? In two by-elections last week, Labour lost one safe seat and nearly lost another - not to the opposition Conservatives, but to the antiwar Liberal Democrats. The victorious Liberal Democrat candidate, Parmjit Singh Gill, said his constituency had "spoken for the people of Britain. Their message is that the Prime Minister has abused and lost their trust." But the Lib Dems have no chance of winning the general election expected next year, which explains...
...control like never before in an orgy of fiscal irresponsibility. Even as we grieve for Reagan, we must remember that his presidency was an era of harm as well as charm. Peter Lautz San Diego Americans seem to take pride in giving themselves one of two labels, Republican or Democrat. On the occasion of Reagan's death, it was refreshing to witness the divisive labels dropped for a common descriptor: American. As a Canadian, I was moved by the displays of Americans' patriotism - men and women placing hands over hearts as the coffin passed by and the frequent singing...