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...distasteful as it is. The end will not have been brought about by stolen elections, an unprovoked and disastrous war breeding more terrorism, suspension of habeas corpus, state support of torture or a dangerous and ballooning federal deficit. It's curious that Republicans might be toppled by the Foley fiasco. Seemingly, only a sex scandal can make voters take notice. Judy Matysik Minneapolis, Minnesota...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 11/5/2006 | See Source »

...push toward faith in charity has been the fiasco of fiascos, the one Presidential scandal that could disaffect every demographic. Benjamin Franklin wrote, “Communiter Bona profundere Deum,” or, “to pour forth benefits for the common good is divine.” Maybe we should have left it at that...

Author: By James M. Larkin | Title: A Lack of Faith | 11/1/2006 | See Source »

...distasteful as it is. The end will not have been brought about by stolen elections, an unprovoked and disastrous war breeding more terrorism, suspension of habeas corpus, state support of torture or a dangerous and ballooning federal deficit. It's curious that Republicans might be toppled by the Foley fiasco. Seemingly, only a sex scandal can make voters take notice. Judy Matysik Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. Let's face it: there is no true leadership in the U.S., Republican or Democratic. Our elected officials operate at the basest level of power politics, ready to skewer one another whenever necessary. And they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Remedy for a Deadly Disease | 10/31/2006 | See Source »

...Strayhorn, who bills herself as "One Tough Grandma" and is the mother of ex-White House spokesman Scott McClellan, has turned Perry's toll road "fiasco," as she calls it, into the centerpiece of her campaign while attracting teachers upset about school finance. But even Strayhorn, one of the state's most popular officeholders, has been unable to break out from the "anti-Perry" pack. She stumbled during the lone gubernatorial debate, leaving an opening for the little-known Democratic candidate Chris Bell. The 46-year-old Bell, a former U.S. Congressman who filed the first ethics complaint against DeLay...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign '06: A Texas-Size Race for Governor | 10/30/2006 | See Source »

...cause of the party's downfall, distasteful as it is. The end will not have been brought about by stolen elections, an unprovoked and disastrous war breeding more terrorism or a dangerous and ballooning federal deficit. It's curious that Republicans might be toppled by the Foley fiasco. Seemingly, only a sex scandal can make voters take notice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Nov. 6, 2006 | 10/29/2006 | See Source »

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