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...public content to ignore its government can take heart that its institutions are sturdy and forgiving: the presidency forgave a reckless President, the Congress survived a bout of cannibalism, the Constitution warded off anyone who tried to ransack it for any reason. It was tempting to blame the clanking 18th century impeachment mechanisms for dragging out the investigation for months after the public had made up its mind; yet that stately pace served the purpose of forcing both sides to confront the evidence, honor the process, hear each other out. It turns out the Constitution wasn't built for speed...
...This Sunday, resolve not to succumb to the reckless indifference that Stacey's theory allows. Pulling that lever and taking another shot may cost far more than you think, and you might never see those cherries again...
While many would expect an NFL neophyte to head into his career with reckless abandon, Birk has made the leap to the NFL with a professional, workman-like approach. Untouched by the glamour and mystique of the NFL spotlight, Birk has carried out business as usual...
PROTECTING THE FORESTS Your article on the need to preserve the world's wooded areas [HEROES FOR THE PLANET: FORESTS, Dec. 14] justifiably charged timber interests, population growth and suburban sprawl with reckless forest destruction. However, you should have included the illegal drug trade as one of the culprits. For years drug cultivators have claimed hundreds of thousands of acres of forest. Environmental organizations should adopt rigorous antidrug policies that compel government accountability and stem lethal drug cultivation. F. ANDY MESSING JR. Executive Director National Defense Council Foundation Alexandria...
...former chief of staff Maggie Williams put it, "One of the things she's learned about being First Lady is, it's not just about doing, it's about being a symbol." Whatever judgments voters were asked to make about the flaws they would tolerate in a reckless politician whose leadership they valued, she mirrored in her own decisions about a faithless husband whom she loved. She was his salesman, but also our surrogate...