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...over half the eligible voting population. That is a powerful victory, but not a landslide. The Republican ascendancy in the Senate shocked many Democrats who had become complacent in their control of Congress, and certainly it adds color to the visions of “America Swinging to the Right?? that are multiplying on magazine covers. But it is as much a tribute to the tactical skill of New Right organizers who have mobilized the support of fundamentalists and other right-leaning, formerly apolitical groups through the use of national computer address banks. The answer...
...excuse it as an unfortunate slip, critics find it typical of a carelessness of expression that mocks both logic and human decency—a carelessness that pursued him into his presidency.There is much public confusion over why Summers resigned, and the speculations are a Rorschach of the right??s views on what’s wrong with America. The consensus circles around two allegations. Some judge that elite university academics are lazy and complacent, while others have blamed the Faculty’s “political correctness”—which one alumnus defined...
...eating innings on Sundays, Brunnig rounded out a pitching staff many expected to falter thanks to the departures of Frank Herrmann (to the Cleveland Indians) and Mike Morgalis (graduation). On one memorable day, he and classmate Javy Castellanos—who turned in a career season in his own right??teamed up to shut down Columbia in a doubleheader, each garnering a win. Castellanos allowed two earned over six innings, while Brunnig followed him by allowing just one run over seven strong frames. The importance of the event wasn’t lost on Castellanos...
...Board was right??they do write funny jokes...
...prohibitionist vigilantes argue that non-smokers need to be protected from noxious fumes. Restaurant patrons, they cry, have a “right?? to eat in a smoke-free environment, and bar workers should never be “forced” to work in a smoky haze. And these hypocrite liberal lecteurs know the solution: a totalitarian-minded ban on smoking in public places...