Word: governability
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...United States and China move closer and closer to consensus on a variety of major international issues, including the fight against terrorism, the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, and the importance of free trade. A new national missile defense system would send an aggressive signal to the Chinese government and threaten to reverse all the diplomatic gains of the past three decades.What makes the Wolfowitz proposal even more appalling is that it proposes a massive increase in military spending just as the nation is suffering through a financial crisis of historic proportions. Causing needless confrontation with China by building...
Then the Democrats: Trust us! Now that we've taken back Congress, Washington is going to change. We'll end the war, get the lobbyists out of the back rooms, show the country we know how to govern...
Frank—best-known for his 2004 best-seller “What’s the Matter with Kansas?”—was promoting his latest book, “The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Govern.” He spoke at the Brattle Street Theatre to a lively audience comprised mostly of community members outside the College...
...there are many ways to grasp at one. Palin could have said that elections are only one component of democracy; that bringing extremist groups into the political process helps to moderate their behavior; that extremists tend to lose support once in power, because they don't know how to govern. She could even have said, "Those are the breaks - we don't get to choose...
...Hail Mary” choice of Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. There seems to be an epidemic of, “Ooh, wouldn’t it be cool if…” running through the McCain camp, but this is no way to govern. Presidential decisions must be made with careful consideration of consequences and public reaction. McCain’s antics had the foresight for neither...