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Such subdued opposition will inevitably have an effect on the way history treats Baker. It is very possible that he will be viewed as a brilliant, underappreciated public servant who was brought down in 1992 by his loyalty to the turkey at the top of the ticket...
...didn't Bush show his true colors and make the pardons before the election? Obviously, he anticipated that voters would see him as a servant to cronyism. It is still unclear whether the initiative for the pardons came from Bush himself, from aides, or from friends in the last administration. Now that he has lost the election, Bush has nothing to lose except a very slim chance...
...might think at first glance that Bush, longtime public servant, is outdoing himself for the world's sake. Why feed the hungry in Somalia when doing so won't change your lame-duck status? Why consider sending troops to relieve the beleaguered Bosnians if you can't convince the Electoral College to pull a fast one on the American people...
...Russian author Gogol wrote a story called "The Nose." A civil servant wakes up one morning and discovers his nose is missing. Months later, he spies it walking down the street, wearing the uniform of a civil servant three ranks higher...
Also written by Strindberg and directed by Cabranes-Grant, Playing With Fire is the farcical story of a married couple, the husband's parents, the wife's lover, and a female servant whom every man on stage wants to bed. The couple's marriage has lost its passion. Kerstin (Emily Hsu) has fallen for the itinerant Axel (Paul Vietzen), while Knut (Alexander Franklin) spends a considerable amount of time in the garden with the servant Adele (Maria Padilla). Knut's father, played by a singularly hilarious Andrew Sean Kuan, divides his time reciting obscure biblical proverbs, trying to woo Adele...