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...constant and often eloquent calls to "count all the votes." He must hope we will remember those for their principle rather than their application, because neither was a request his lawyers ever bothered to make before a court. (By Monday's oral arguments, the mantra and its disconnect had even become a joke to Justice Souter. And to Boies...
...loses, Gore should disconnect himself completely from power for a couple of years--the power that addles his judgment and scrambles his more decent instruments. He should move far from Washington (not to Tennessee) and find a job among real people. He should take a vow of political silence. He should grow a beard, discard his ego and, for two years, listen to people. He should learn to walk like a normal human being...
Holcombe, who will soon move to the University of California at San Diego to become a postdoctoral fellow, was amazed by the team's ability to experimentally disconnect object and location...
Gore should disconnect himself completely from power for a couple of years - that power that addles his judgment and scrambles his more decent instruments. He should move far from Washington (not to Tennessee) and find a job among real people. He should take a vow of political silence. He should, for two years, listen to people, and learn to walk like a normal human being. He should school himself in a sort of Japanese self-effacement, learning to describe his achievements as "worthless" or "miserable...
There has been a great deal of talk during this election cycle about the disconnect between youth and politics. College students today are more enthusiastic about volunteer work and community service; they are widely cynical about politics. Neither candidate has been able to spark excitement on campuses across the United States. In this era of peace and prosperity, the students' apathy may be understandable, but it is nonetheless an unfortunate and disturbing omen for the future...