Word: meaninglessness
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...simpler election, Bush would have been a strong contender. He remade and united the Republican Party and defeated a talented Vice President who had the wind at his back after eight years of wallet-popping prosperity. Bush's amiable demeanor tapped into a desire to end years of meaningless partisan rancor. Yet he was also controversial: he became the first President-elect to lose the popular vote since 1888, partly due to skepticism about one half or the other of his "compassionate conservative" duality and partly due to doubts among some that he had enough experience or heft...
...attitude seems unreal, an instrument of the plot. When he cries, he’s positively painful to watch. And when he shouts at Jamal to “Punch the keys, for God’s sake!” as he types, it’s a meaningless snatch of adrenaline meant to look snazzy in his Oscar nomination clip...
...system, since the winner, having won by gaining a legislative majority, has the power to turn his programs into law. If Canadians weren't so polite, which goes along with being orderly, they might point out that the detailed discussions American presidential candidates engage in about programs are virtually meaningless. Partly because of the separation of powers, the new President almost never signs into law the programs he promised. When you look at it that way, the only really important thing about George W. Bush's Social Security plan was that he didn't seem to understand...
...regardless of the protesters' tactics, their message was still flawed. On a university campus, freedom of expression would be near-meaningless without the freedom of expressive association. Such associations--including the impromptu group that led the protest--allow for close debate on a smaller scale and provide for the organization of student efforts and advocacy; they make campus discussion more vibrant and participatory. And if associations are to play these roles, those who would claim to speak for a student group may legitimately be expected to share in its credo...
...much of the past week, we've heard increasingly convincing arguments that the Bush case before the U.S. Supreme Court is essentially meaningless. Even if the Court rules in favor of the governor, the logic goes, and agrees that the Florida Supreme Court did not have the authority to extend the certification deadline to allow more ballot counting to take place, the immediate outcome remains the same. After all, Bush came out ahead before and after the recounts, and what is now being battled in Florida's courts is a separate issue - a contest of the final, certified result...