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FIREWORKS Those looking for sparks from greenhorn Fred Thompson during the Oct. 9 debate in Dearborn, Mich., were instead treated to a front-runners' spat over--of all things--the line-item veto...
ROMNEY: It's a nice line, but it's baloney. Look, we're both guys that are in favor of keeping spending down and keeping taxes down. The place we differ is on the line-item veto. I'd have never gone to the Supreme Court [like Giuliani] and said it's unconstitutional. I'm in favor of the line-item veto to make sure that the President is able to help get out pork and waste...
GIULIANI: You have to be honest with people. And you can't fool all of the people all of the time. The line-item veto is unconstitutional. You don't get to believe about it; the Supreme Court has ruled on it. So I took President Clinton to court, and I beat him. And I don't think it's a bad idea to have a Republican presidential candidate who actually has beat President Clinton at something. Proponents of the line-item veto claim it allows a President to remove congressionalpork projects...
...perfect match when the Obama campaign chose to buck the traditional system of hiring a vendor to produce and distribute its paraphernalia. The bulk of the profit from $20.08 T shirts (the most popular item) and other gear goes to the campaign as a donation. Baltes produces the goods and ships them to wherever Obama is speaking; last-minute events may find one of his employees scrambling for a flight with suitcases stuffed full of Obama swag. Other candidates have now expressed interest in Baltes' wares. But his loyalty--and business--remains with Obama...
...deplorable it was to waste all those plastic and paper bags from the market. Notwithstanding the silliness of the label-conscious, how could anyone buy a reusable bag (Hermès') that stows in a calfskin case? The suffering that calves go through for the production of this vanity item is unconscionable. Nancy Pennington, SEATTLE...