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...esteemed career as a fair, levelheaded British politician may have been overshadowed by his fame. Onetime tailor Lord Weatherill, who kept a thimble in his pocket to stay humble, won fans by resisting pressure from fellow Tory Margaret Thatcher to be more partisan while he was Speaker of the House of Commons. Yet more knew him as the man who ushered in the age of TV coverage of the chamber in 1989 and the last Speaker to wear the traditional wig. (It allowed for selective hearing, he said...
...welterweight (154-pound) clash, motor-mouthed "Pretty Boy" Mayweather - who outside the ring carries $30,000 in pocket money and decorates himself with $1 million in diamond-encrusted jewelry - embraced the role of Iago, continuously woofing at his opponent. Seeking to irritate De La Hoya and fire up the partisan crowd, Mayweather came into the arena cheekily wearing a white sombrero and the red and green colors of Mexico on his trunks; his corner men wore T-shirts emblazoned with the words "Mayweather Loves Mexico." Meanwhile De La Hoya, the "Golden Boy" the superstar who grew up in impoverished East...
That across-the-aisle lovefest couldn't be further removed from the proudly partisan crusade of Crist's predecessor, who fought hard against many of those initiatives. Crist's amiable tack is even more surprising since Bush, who was limited to two terms, left office in January with approval ratings about 60% and the G.O.P. still in control of Florida's legislature. But while Crist calls Bush "America's greatest Governor," he's also aware that another famous G.O.P. statehouse occupant, California's Arnold Schwarzenegger, is prospering by trying to cut deals with Democrats. "I've got two ears...
...partisan campaign will focus its efforts in early-primary and battleground states with TV, radio and print ads, a website and on-the-ground volunteers. It's counting on parents, who are increasingly anxious about whether their kids can compete with the studious youth of India and China, to press reluctant candidates for concrete plans. The fate of other top domestic issues, observes philanthropist Eli Broad, ultimately depends on educating the next generation. "If we want to maintain our standard of living, pay for health care, protect the environment and have the resources to take care of the elderly...
...Meanwhile, the mainstream media paid little attention to Harry Reid's comments quoted above. Republican criticisms of them were treated as the normal tit-for-tat of partisan politics. Reid's cynicism wasn't thought noteworthy, and his defeatism wasn't thought extraordinary. Apparently, cynicism in the service of the defeat of Republicans is no vice. Undercutting the efforts of American troops you have voted to send to fight in a war is a virtue...