Word: gandhis
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...needn't worry. The Airbus isn't flying over water today. It isn't flying anywhere. Jammed into a suburban backyard near Indira Gandhi International Airport, its nose and tail jutting over the property's walls, the plane offers the adventure of air travel without the cost--or even the travel. Its passengers, most of whom have never been on a plane before, pay up to $4 each to join the jet set for a few hours. India's skies may be busier than ever these days, as a raft of budget carriers have made flying in India more affordable...
...Dynasties still dominate Asia's political life, and, in doing so, stand squarely in the way of democratic progress. That's not a problem confined to Asia, but seems particularly acute in the region. In India, the otherwise rational Congress Party recently elevated Rahul Gandhi to general secretary - a potential stepping stone to Prime Minister - even though he had just led the party to defeat in the Uttar Pradesh state election and has articulated few fresh policy ideas. In the Philippines, one study has found that more than half the members of Congress hail from a political family. Even...
...Despite their vices, dynasties often retain their hold on people. Bhutto and Hasina remain genuinely popular, while crowds mob Gandhi and his sister Priyanka. From India to China, many people still place a high priority on helping their family first - business dynasties control some of the largest Indian companies, and princelings dominate sectors of the Chinese economy - so average citizens simply may look at family politics as normal. The fascination with celebrities also helps the dynasties, which produce known quantities ready for their close...
...zealously devoted to one side of an issue or to one frame of mind, ideologues often miss the picture or purposely ignore the reality of a situation to suit their beliefs, as Garrett did with the aforementioned Katrina relief vote. Even a well-respected and beloved ideologue like Mahatma Gandhi would not have been suited to be the leader of a nation...
Since Eisenhower left the White House, voters have carved out a Mount Brushmore of Presidents--Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton--with magnificent hair. What we need is a tonsorial memorial to those giants--Ike, Winston Churchill, Mohandas Gandhi, David Ben-Gurion--of the World War II era, that one brief and very shining moment in history when baldness was tantamount to greatness...