Word: gop
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Palin, the dispirited GOP glimpsed the glowing horizon of a brighter tomorrow, whether it's her or someone who comes behind her. Democrats who gathered four years ago in Boston to nominate a candidate they didn't really like, and found their thrill in the eruption of Obama onto the scene should relate...
...Still another layer: Palin signaled to a disheartened GOP that there's a future. Republicans know that their party has plunged in popularity, and most of them will agree with John McCain that they have themselves to blame. "We lost the trust of the American people when some Republicans gave in to the temptations of corruption," McCain told the delegates. "We lost their trust when we valued our power over our principles." After decades of promising smaller government, fiscal discipline and military competence, the GOP got the reins of government, expanded its power, blew out the budget and blundered through...
...disapproval rating is the most feared disease in politics, rare and highly contagious. Bush contracted it after Katrina stripped his immunity and the germs swept in: Iraq, foreclosures, $4 gas. So you can't blame the GOP for trying to seal away its afflicted leader like the boy in the bubble. From now on, candidates in swing states won't go near him without a mask, gloves and a bottle of Purell. John McCain, the party's nominee, is promising to fumigate Washington. Add one more metaphor of sickness: the lame duck...
...uncompromising position on abortion, they like the guns in her home and the game in her freezer, and they like the way she symbolizes a jaunty "up yours" to cultural snobs the world over. So Palin can count on a passionate welcome and abundant cheers as she accepts the GOP's vice-presidential nomination...
...knowledgeable source told TIME that Palin plans to deliver a relatively short, plainspoken address in the voice of an ordinary working mom. She'll talk about challenging old-boy networks - oil companies, Alaska's corrupt GOP establishment - and learning to lead. Raising five kids while making a career won't necessarily earn you an invitation to the Council on Foreign Relations, but it does instill organization and discipline. That's what Palin brings to the table, the source said...