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...draw connections between nature and the world of human emotion. In the poem “Variations on a Passage in Edward Abbey” Hass opens by precisely describing the formation of a dune: “twenty to twenty-five degrees from the horizontal. On the leeward side / the slope is much steeper, usually about thirty-four degrees...
Twenty years later, many of From's battles have been won--even within the most leeward precincts of the Democratic Party--and others have been supplanted by new concerns. The biggest new concern is the presidency of George W. Bush, which has united Democrats across the spectrum and changed the zeitgeist of the party. The internecine battles of the past, however entertaining, have been put aside (for the moment) by all Democratic factions except Al From and the Democratic Leadership Council. The DLC opened the current presidential campaign by supporting the war in Iraq, not reluctantly as John Kerry...
...Twenty years later, many of From's battles have been won-even within the most leeward precincts of the Democratic Party-and others have been supplanted by new concerns. The biggest new concern is the presidency of George W. Bush, which has united Democrats across the spectrum and changed the zeitgeist of the party. The internecine battles of the past, however entertaining, have been put aside (for the moment) by all Democratic factions except Al From and the Democratic Leadership Council. The DLC opened the current presidential campaign by supporting the war in Iraq, not reluctantly as John Kerry...
...They were all really close,” Porter said. “The three races we lost were all decided 100 yards from the finish line. All three losses we were winning by the last leeward mark and in the last stretch we sort of lost it. We all had some stupid fouls this weekend that were a little careless and unnecessary...
...Leeward boat gets the right of way. Sheet in! Tack and cover! Hike, you pussy...