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...Speaker Dennis Hastert today said Foley had done "the right thing" by resigning.) "When you look at how vicious political attack ads have become in this country, it's no surprise how quickly a candidate in Foley's position would say, 'It's just not worth it,'" says Susan MacManus, a political expert at the University of South Florida in Tampa. "The atmosphere is just too poisonous and venomous right now to risk...
...defense of Harris's performance, Susan MacManus, political professor and analyst from the University of South Florida in Tampa, notes that Harris has labored under the stress of her father's death, surgery for an ovarian mass, the undermining by her own party and a certain amount of political sexism...
...think the coverage of the trivial is what is most unfair," says MacManus. "Everybody has some quirky tale to tell about...
...time for Irish and alcoholics alike, so why not celebrate with “The Boondock Saints,” a Boston-based cult film about how being Irish and kicking ass go hand in hand. TAKE A SHOT… 1. Every time the brothers MacManus do something in unison, like fingering the rosary, taking a shot of whiskey, or serving up justice with an ass-kicking. 2. Every time someone drops the F-Bomb. Take two shots if someone drops it more than 8 times in one sentence. Go ahead, count. 3. When you hear the baptism reference...
...improved schooling in Florida, Jeb pounced and successfully labeled McBride a tax-and-spend Democrat, political death in tax-allergic Florida, which still resists a state income tax. "This turned from an election spotlighted on education to one focused on pocketbook issues," says Susan MacManus, a leading Florida political analyst at the University of South Florida in Tampa. While the chief voter concern was schools, she notes, Floridians were willing to entertain the notion of change. "But when they suddenly start thinking about all the economic uncertainty we're living under now, then change of leadership is a lot less...