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...political courage to be a real moderate. Rather than being a measure of the strength of their convictions, the candidates' positions are a measure of their weakness. Both men are political chameleons on abortion who have simply taken what they see as the politically expedient position--to the detriment of meaningful debate...
THIS YEAR, the gaffes are frequently turned into the most memorable part of campaign speeches, often to the detriment of serious political dialogue. Who could forget Clinton's "I didn't inhale" or Bush's tribute to that famous country-western band, the "Nitty Ditty Nitty Gritty Great Bird"? Dan Quayle's little boo-boos already fill a book (Quayle Hunting). Perot was officially undone as soon as he called the NAACP "you people...
...many voters it no longer seems to stand for anything. Mitterrand, at 75 and after nearly 11 years in power, has become an august, remote figure (he is sometimes sarcastically called Dieu, or God) and has seemed at times to lose his touch in foreign affairs, to the detriment of French influence. For example, he tried to resist German unification after the Berlin Wall fell...
Organizations in Cambridge and neighboringcities first raised opposition to the $400 millionproject two years go, saying it would be both aneyesore and a detriment to the environment.Activists contended that air pollution and trafficvolume would skyrocket...
...comes to the denial of the Rev. Gomes' right to the same courtesies and honors as anyone else, I take great offense. I fear anyone who discerns a difference between people, determines that one group is "less worthy" than another, and then has the power to act to the detriment of the "less worthy" group. So the Concerned Christians at Harvard can have their opinions, but don't expect to be welcomed into my dining hall when you come to campaign for power to act. Whatever happened to "love the neighbor as thyself," anyway? Beth Raina Trilling...