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...Bush administration. The Liberal Party presides in government—led by the feisty and determined John Howard, who fought long and hard throughout his last two terms to be at the constant beck and call of the United States. The Australian Labor Party (ALP), unable to engage the Liberals?? policies, has proved impotent during federal elections and—until recently—offered very little political competition...
...pattern has not been missed: labeling the liberals?? case against President Bush, editorial writers and commentators from across the punditocracy have stamped the epithet “populist” across the forehead of nearly every Democratic candidate. In the Washington Post last month, David S. Broder called former Vermont Governor Howard Dean’s fundraising appeals “internet-based populism.” In The New York Times the same day, Robin Toner mused about whether Americans can accept a “populist uprising” at a time of economic recovery...
Generally, when liberals?? pet projects fail or work against them (think campaign finance reform), Dartboard is filled with much rejoicing—after all, he hails from a “red state” where the terms “stupid” and “liberal” go hand in hand. But DeBergalis isn’t liberal or conservative—he’s merely pro-student, and the “progressive” nature of Cambridge elections (a system which actually protects incumbents even more than other forms of voting...
Even more unconscionable are the “liberals?? who claim to be against the war in Iraq while at the same time arguing to keep our troops there and voting to pay for a long-term occupation of Iraq. Those against the war should openly argue, as I have, for an immediate withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq so we can bring our troops home and allow the U.N. to assume the lead in rebuilding that nation...
...differences. But in reality, their disrespect for Pappin’s right to disagree with their vision of inclusiveness indicates a dangerous and corrupted definition of tolerance: respect only for opinions consistent with one’s own. It is precisely this construction of tolerance that makes liberals?? frequent calls for tolerance classes and sensitivity education so chilling...