Word: fiascoes
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Even some Republicans are prepared to test how much compassion Frist and Bush want to restore. Before the Lott fiasco, Ohio Republican Senator Mike DeWine couldn't get his G.O.P. colleagues interested in a measure he co-sponsored with Senator Hillary Clinton that would force pharmaceutical companies to test new drugs for their effects on children. DeWine hopes to get a better reception this year. "It's the type of legislation," he argues, "that shows we're a caring party...
...wish I could be a Republican. Seriously. Given my radical tendencies, of course, there's little chance that if I joined a party, it would be the G.O.P. Even so, I wish the Republicans would seize the opportunity presented to them by the Trent Lott fiasco to kick their 40-year addiction to race-baiting politics, make good on George W. Bush's promise to reach out to minorities and compel black voters like me to consider the G.O.P. I'm convinced that the Democratic Party's virtual monopoly on the black vote is bad for African Americans...
Council elections have improved markedly since the button fiasco of Fentrice D. Driskell ’01, but the new voting website’s difficulties this fall, which disenfranchised several students and delayed voting for days, still gives us reason to watch these proceedings carefully. The Election Commission must ensure that the mechanics of the elections process do not become a disincentive for candidates who can do the best job in bringing much needed new leadership to the Council...
Given the high-profile imbroglio over the departure of former Fletcher University Professor Cornel West ’74 last year, one would think Harvard would take more caution when dealing with important matters in private meetings. Not so. The latest fiasco comes from the Harvard Business School (HBS), where Nick A. Will, the editor-in-chief of the school’s weekly newspaper, the Harbus, resigned after a meeting with Steven R. Nelson, executive director of the school’s MBA Program...
...Then there's the issue of restoring the American electorate's faith in its ability to cast votes that count. After the 2000 voting fiasco in Florida, some localities rushed to correct their tabulation problems. While this year's primary voting showed there are still plenty of glitches to be fixed, in Florida and elsewhere, voters are hopeful they will be able to pull, push or check for their candidate of choice with a minimum degree of hassle or confusion...