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...were suspended for the Holy Cross game on Sept. 16 after their involvement in an Apr. 29 altercation with a shuttle driver in front of Currier House after the team’s annual spring barbeque. Murphy suspended the pair, stating they had exercised “poor judgment.” The shuttle driver was fired because he pushed Velissaris during the altercation...
...ballot measure and the grassroots movement to impeach Bush is just a way for the far left to express its "visceral anger," he says; unlike previous calls for presidential impeachment, which involved "clear criminal violations," the call by Berkeley and other cities to impeach Bush is about opposition to "judgment calls dealing about very, very serious national security problems." But as a veteran of the sharply divided blogosphere, Volokh should know better than most that criminality is in the eye of the beholder - and Berkeley's exercise in urban overreaching could well have nationwide resonance...
...Lessons of the Cold War Peter Beinart's essay "Let Your Enemies Crumble" [June 5] correctly pointed out that containment policies against repressive regimes have been successful, most notably with the Soviet Union during the cold war. The Soviet leaders, however, were consistently capable of rational judgment, whereas Saddam Hussein was not entirely so. If Saddam were still in power, isn't it likely that he would have been able to reconstitute at least some of his WMD programs by now? Channing Blickenstaff West Lafayette, Indiana...
...Leadership matters. Confident in his own powers of judgment and persuasion, Roosevelt believed in "immediate and rigorous executive action" in times of crisis. And whether they agreed with him or not, Americans knew where this human dynamo stood on the great issues of his time. Driven by a fervent belief in the Declaration of Independence, he drew strength from his faith that all Americans "stand on the same footing," as human beings worthy of respect. And like all great leaders, he inspired those he led, turning his convictions into theirs...
...James R. Velissaris '07 were suspended for the Holy Cross game on Sept. 16 after their involvement in an Apr. 29 altercation with a shuttle driver in front of Currier House after the team's annual spring barbeque. Murphy suspended the pair, stating they had exercised "poor judgment." The shuttle driver was fired due to his role in instigating the event...