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...asked the tough questions the right way and was the best in the business at keeping his interview subjects honest." - Sen. Harry Reid...
...Europe? Where's the debate there? Where are the intellectuals who take it upon themselves to educate the public on the possible roles that a small but prosperous peninsula of peninsulas can play in our century? Who is honest about Europe's economic challenge from the rising Asian nations? Who forces electorates to consider whether it is right, or wise, for the U.S. to shoulder such a large share of the world's peacemaking burden...
...George Washington certainly did; his book of maxims (distributed, free of charge, to generations of American schoolchildren) includes this resolution: “I hope I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an Honest...
...This much seems obvious in light of recent bids at de-starching the whitest collars for election: be he a millionaire actor or a dyed-in-the-cashmere Connecticut Yankee, your candidate can also be Washington’s “Honest Man”—firm and virtuous enough, at least, to win the White House...
...When it works well, the provost’s office is convening people who want to collaborate—acting as an honest broker as people have different local needs, and then holding people accountable to make sure that larger parties don’t soak up all the resources,” Hyman said...