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...Joe Klein is almost correct when he states that the ABC News debate in Philadelphia "will go down in history for the relentless vulgarity of its questions". But the questions weren't so much vulgar as they were vapid. The only thing moderator Charles Gibson forgot to do was follow Barbara Walters' infamous example and ask Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton what kind of trees they would be. Holmes Brannon, Woodland Park, Colo...
...Joe Klein is almost correct when he states that the ABC News debate in Philadelphia "will go down in history for the relentless vulgarity of its questions" [May 5]. But the questions weren't so much vulgar as they were vapid. The only thing moderator Charles Gibson forgot to do was follow Barbara Walters' infamous example and ask Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton what kind of trees they would be. Holmes Brannon, WOODLAND PARK, COLO...
...Joe Klein feels certain that Pennsylvania voters based their choice on "low-information signaling" and the social body language of the candidates. The bias and sheer presumption of this piece is astounding. Did Klein consider for a moment that maybe those who voted for Clinton think her just as capable as Obama of having a high-minded conversation? Most voters embrace hope and are ready for change, but the reality is that both Democratic candidates can offer these things. Obama may need to first more candidly address mundane, equally urgent issues affecting many...
...soaring vision. His plan is designed to be the climate policy that business can live with - to be pragmatic and "doable," as he says - so his targets for greenhouse gas reduction fall short of Clinton's, Obama's and those in the leading Senate climate bill, sponsored by Independent Joe Lieberman and Republican John Warner. (McCain would seek to reduce carbon emissions to 15 percent below 2005 levels by 2020, and 66 percent below 2005 levels by 2050.) All of the proposals amount to less than what the latest science says needs to be done to avert catastrophic warming, because...
...lead of many states, the U.S. House of Representatives in March passed legislation that would require equal health insurance coverage for mental and physical illnesses, when policies offer coverage for both. "Mental illness and drug addiction are every bit as real and serious as physical illness," said Congressman Joe Courtney, a Democrat from Connecticut, of his vote in favor of the bill. "And by providing intervention and early treatment we may be able to prevent more serious and costly conditions down the road...