Word: mario
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Mario Cuomo says he has no plans to make plans to run for president. But somehow, he seems to be a front-runner...
...that Cuomo's a liar. It's just that we New Yorkers have learned that what Mario says and does has very little to do with our perception...
That, you see, is why Mario can slip past criticism of his nine-year tenure in Albany relatively unscathed. Although it is clear that New York has budget woes, racial tensions and failing social programs (just like the rest of the Northeast), it is difficult to know whether things would be better or worse without Mario...
...thing, however, is very easy to know. Mario is one of the most eloquent--and intelligent--politicians in recent history. His political ideas are sophisticated, yet easily communicated. His published memoirs are considered a fine specimen of political literature. He is a brilliant orator, leaving spectacular crescendos and deafening pauses to resonate through the audience. He has no trouble using the words capisce and chutzpah in the same sentence, and he comes out sounding like a mensch every time. He is, in a word, inspiring...
While Al Gore, Mario Cuomo and other big-name Democrats continue to shy away from the presidential race, lesser-known hopefuls are trotting forward. Now seriously considering a run: Democratic Senator MAX BAUCUS of Montana. A plainspoken moderate, Baucus knows he is a longshot against Bush (who isn't?). But Baucus feels that winning the nomination would at least give him the chance to position himself...