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...current circumstances, the job would be even worse than it was when Mitchell held it, because the margin is so close. Whichever party gets control in January will have a majority of 51 at most, which means the leader will be at least nine votes short of 60 - the minimum required to get anything past a filibuster, which is for all intents and purposes what he will need to get anything controversial through. As the Kentucky Republican Mitch McConnell, the incoming Minority Leader (at least as things stand at the moment) has noted, he can lose eight votes and still...
Although arguments for lowering the minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) are reasonably convincing, the US should not repeat its past mistakes. We have already experimented once with a lower MLDA, and the results should be enough to convince even college libertines of the wisdom of limiting alcohol to those over...
...Still, proponents of a lower MLDA persist with this “forbidden fruit” speculation and some fallacious comparisons. For instance, shouldn’t a country that sends 18-year-olds to war also let them drink? Perhaps other minimum ages deserve amendment, but the bottom line of this one remains safety and responsibility. It is probably smart to deny 18-year-olds the presidency...
...Primal Scream seems just too revealing, try the annual Santa Speedo Run, in which you can don the bare minimum while not risking your future on Google Image search. Just raise $200, bring a Santa hat, and gather at Lir this Saturday morning. Don’t forget your running shoes...
...Rodriguez is a liberal Democrat who voted against the Iraq war, against banning same-sex marriage, for partial birth abortion and for a boost in the minimum wage. Rodriguez had served seven years in Congress before losing his seat in the neighboring 28th congressional district in 2004 after DeLay's redistricting plan anchored the district in Laredo, away from Rodriguez's home base in San Antonio. The new district favored Laredo resident and conservative Democrat Henry Cuellar, who beat Rodriguez by just 58 votes in the primary. Rodriguez challenged incumbent Congressman Cuellar again this year in the March primary...