Word: doneness
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...with these hard truths in mind, which Democrat running for president is best suited to navigate the complex web of political ideology, special interests, and lobbies that will dominate American politics for the foreseeable future? Who will actually get something done? Hillary Clinton, who has the most preparation, experience, and knowledge ever combined in one Presidential candidate, and who also happens to be a woman, is clearly the candidate best suited at this particular moment in our history...
...When it comes to domestic policy, no one has a better sense of when to compromise, “triangulate” (a word no one should be afraid of), and fight the good fight when this is what is required to get the job done. Only Hillary’s unmatched combination of Executive, Congressional, and political experience, in addition to an entire career dedicated to resolving of the major domestic issues of our time—medicine, education, poverty—is suited to get the job done...
...talking a good line, others by waving their résumés. But only one candidate, Mass. Gov. W. Mitt Romney, can deliver. With experience to prepare him and vision to guide him, Romney will be the president who rolls up his sleeves and gets the job done...
...He’s done it before. In 1975, Romney earned both a J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School and an M.B.A from Harvard Business School, where he ranked in the top five percent of his class. After school, Romney played the whiz kid at the management-consulting firm, Bain & Company, where he fixed failing companies. Six years later, Bill Bain tapped Romney to lead the private equity firm, Bain Capital. There, Romney helped build household names like Staples, Domino’s Pizza, and the Sports Authority. During his tenure, Romney returned an average annualized return...
...questioner said later he was satisfied with the Senator's answer: "I hate this war, I hate what we've done to that country, but he might be right." Such equanimity in the face of an issue that's divided the country and isolated the President makes little sense to some who view presidential races as stark choices between ideologies, which includes the candidates. McCain himself, while complimentary of Obama, has trouble coming up with what might bind himself to the young Illinois senator in voters' minds: "He's an attractive candidate, he's getting across the message...