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George Bush and John McCain share a peculiar habit: they often introduce their fathers as a way of introducing themselves--even before they mention their wives, their children or the reason they are running for President. With Bush, the resemblance is so uncanny, his face does all the talking, even before he reminds you of how he got it. "When it comes to picking parents," he likes to say, "I did a fabulous job." McCain for his part presents his best-selling book as his coat of arms: Faith of My Fathers, he says, is the story of three generations...
Celebrity endorsements have long been a peculiar piece of the American political tradition. They have rarely had any measurable effect on the outcome of a race. Americans, fortunately, tend to evaluate political candidates based on message and ideology rather than celebrity support. The Presidency isn't like a high school election, where the kid on the baseball team with the most popular friends wins...
...imposed the punitive tariffs on nine types of European goods. To be sure, trade experts outside the European Union generally agree that the restrictive banana policies do violate free-trade rules. Indeed, four global trade panels have reached that conclusion over the years. But restrictive trade policies are hardly peculiar to Europe. The U.S. has its own, notably those that restrict the free access of sugar and peanuts to the American market...
...prefers water skiing. Bradley picked the sugar-free, protein-laden cashew as his snack of choice, while his colleagues admitted to mainlining cupcakes and Three Musketeers bars. Gore, the Harvard-educated, alpha male in training, named Shakespeare in Love as his favorite movie, while Hatch chose Simon Birch, a peculiar film about a dwarf who believes God selected him for a heroic mission. In another life, Hatch says, he would like to be in the CIA. It may be just as well we lost...
...plausibly argued that he has the most extensive and relevant experience, and is the most in touch with the future directions of technology and the world economy.?If he does not subdue the Weird Al, and wins the White House anyway, it is going to be a peculiar four years...