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...East Bank. No one in the government ever actually says these things publicly (although some American Jewish leaders do). Usually, the dream is expressed in the mildest possible terms: "I have high hopes that the removal of Saddam will strengthen our democratic allies in the region," Senator Joe Lieberman told me last week. He may be right. But there is also a chance that the exact opposite will happen, that war will nourish the Arab mirror fantasy: the fantasy of martyrdom, and a continuing romantic struggle that will only end when "Zionists and Crusaders" are once more expelled from...
...political price for his aggressive steps, partly because his opponents have been largely ineffectual: environmental groups ritually accuse the Administration of trying to reverse three decades of environmental policies, but they are preaching mostly to the converted. Earlier this month, the attempt by Senators John McCain and Joe Lieberman to launch a bill to limit greenhouse gases met with stern disapproval from the White House--and little apparent interest from the public. Although Americans as a whole are uneasy about the President's environmental stewardship--a CBS News/New York Times poll taken in November said 46% of Republicans...
Gore's decision not to run opened up opportunities, but competition is fierce. Lieberman, whose crusade against violent and sexually explicit entertainment has left him with few friends in Hollywood, is working Silicon Valley hard. And in New York City, several of Gore's former backers plan to meet this week to consider their options. "This is the first time in my experience there's not been an obvious candidate that all the most engaged activists here are going to get behind," says one of them, investment banker Steve Rattner. "At the moment, it's a real free...
...beat George Bush, at that? Nearly all the Democrats seeking the White House are trying to channel Senator John McCain's straight-talking, iconoclastic appeal. They work his name into their speeches. Their operatives seek his team's advice. And most of the candidates have sponsored legislation with him--Lieberman on global warming, Edwards on health care, Kerry on fuel-efficiency standards, Gephardt on corporate welfare. Dean has gone so far as to declare himself the John McCain of 2004. In politics, there's nothing inauthentic about swiping someone else's authenticity...
...February, a week after New Hampshire. South Carolina may be the most crucial test--one that will show which candidate appeals most to moderates, Southerners and African Americans. Such attention is new for a state accustomed to being overlooked by national Democratic politicians. "I've noticed that Joe Lieberman has been using the term 'y'all' lately when he calls me," South Carolina Democratic chairman Dick Harpootlian says with a laugh...