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While the Republicans and Democrats both fear the lurking fraud monster, it could exist in reality only if they jointly created it, since each party's monster is a direct response to the anticipated actions of the other. Republicans think the Democrats--aided by ACORN, the AFL-CIO, organized crime, the Comintern and the New York Times--are going to stuff every urban ballot box from Miami to Chicago with fraudulent ballots cast by phony, made-up repeat voters. The Democrats fear that the Republicans--aided by the League of Snarling 'n' Sweaty Southern Sheriffs, Wal-Mart, Fox News, Dick...
...Story.” Shakespeare himself adapted the story from the earlier tale of Pyramus and Thisbe. While most of these adaptations preserve the tragedy of the love story, Ottavio Cappellani’s latest novel “Sicilian Tragedee” takes the tale in the unusual direction towards comedy.At first glance Cappellani’s work, now available in an English translation by Frederika Randall, appears capricious and chaotic, with no main character, plotline, or theme emerging. However, as the novel progresses, Cappellani’s playful manipulation of Shakespeare’s creation lends depth...
...problem, there is often an environmental and a direct cause. The misperceptions and destructively competitive behavior that U.S. News has fostered with its flawed rankings compose the environmental cause here. But the direct cause is just as horrendous: Uninformed students and employees, as well as unethical Baylor administrators should blame for this unfortunate series of events. The situation is disappointing, from any perspective...
...Coleman added to his woes by clumsily dodging questions about a report that a longtime donor had been buying suits and other clothing for him without it being reported on Senate disclosure forms. His spokesman's repeated refusal to give a direct yes or no answer to reporters' questions at one particularly tense press conference was so awkward that the video became a popular clip on political blogs. By the time Coleman finally gave a definitive response a few days later - "Nobody except my wife or me bought my suits" - the damage to his ebbing credibility had been done...
That sort of clarity is new. At the beginning of the year, Donna Brazile said of Obama, "We know he can walk on water - now where are the loaves and fishes?" The inability to describe his priorities, the inability to speak directly to voters in ways they could easily comprehend, plagued Obama through much of the primary season. His tendency to use big rhetoric in front of big crowds led to McCain's one good spell, after Obama presumptuously spoke to a huge throng in Berlin after his successful Middle East trip. Only a President should make a major address...