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Like everything else in Florida this fall, it's gone national. Joe Lieberman was out in front of the cameras in Washington before the committee's gavel was cold, warning that the move would set a "terrible precedent" for future elections and "threatens to put us in a constitutional crisis...
The offer had the three key elements of gracious victory. Empathy: "Until Florida's votes were certified, the vice president was working to represent the interests of those who supported him." A tip of the cap to the vanquished: "This has been a hard-fought election, a healthy contest for...
Instead, Bush grabbed the presidential reins. Of the imminent Gore contest to the night's ragged results, Bush merely said, with studied magnanimity, "I respectfully ask him to reconsider." And then it was on to the coming term, and a nice plea for both sides to "show our commitment to...
And what about the military ballots, rejected by the hundreds for technical reasons? That had been a p.r. disaster for Gore, but Democrats denied any sneaky campaign to disenfranchise soldiers. Many of the counties throwing out large numbers of absentee votes were controlled by Republicans. Republicans withdrew one lawsuit on...
Clowns are scary. I didn't used to think so; I'm a longtime circus fan, and while the clowns were never my favorite part of the circus growing up, they never freaked me out either. In recent years I have realized that the general consensus is that clowns are...