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While he's not as bad as the press has painted him in the past, Bush needs to learn that assertiveness isn't enough without follow through, i.e. his actions need to be consistent with his openly stated principles. His behavior in Rio was a rare example of good leadership, unfortunately not given its due by the press...
...help in areas like Bosnia and Somalia where we have no strategic interest and cannot afford to be bogged down. The idea that government should function as protector of its own country's interests and not as global crusader is another conservative principle of limited government that (except in Rio) Bush has largely ignored...
Bush also betrayed the principle of treating people as individuals and not as groups when he consented to the Civil Rights Act. And despite his defense of business against regulations at Rio, he sent an opposite message by passing the Clean Air Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The final absurdity is the GOP platform's endorsement of laws allowing victims of sexual violence to sue pornographers. What's next--a photo of Barbara Bush hugging Andrea Dworkin? Activist government: it's not just for liberals any more...
Culture is undoubtedly important as well. "It's a lot like eating," says Richard Parker, professor of medical anthropology and human sexuality at the State University of Rio de Janeiro. "We all have an urge to feed ourselves. But whether we like Thai food or American meat and potatoes depends on where our tastes and appetites develop. Some cultures develop a taste for spicy food, and it is largely the same for sexuality...
...profit from an explosion in sales to the Mexican market. But U.S. labor leaders argue that tens of thousands of American workers could lose their jobs as companies shift production to Mexico to cash in on industrial wage rates that are roughly one-sixth those north of the Rio Grande...