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...Dream Snow by Eric Carle (Philomel Books...
...energetic, "tough as nails" politico, Harris not only worked tirelessly for Governor Jeb Bush's campaign against Democrat Lawton Chiles, she also was among the first to join the frontlines in George W. Bush's bid for the presidency. One political reporter remembers seeing Harris tromping through the February snow in New Hampshire, delivering strawberries and oranges to potential primary voters. Later in the year, Harris posted this endorsement on George W. Bush's official campaign site: "I am thrilled and honored to announce my support of George W. Bush for the presidency...
...could be difficult: Characterized as an energetic, "tough as nails" politico, Harris not only worked tirelessly for Governor Jeb Bush's reelection, she also was among the first campaign workers for George W. Bush's bid for the presidency. One political reporter remembers seeing Harris tromping through the February snow in New Hampshire, delivering strawberries and oranges to potential primary voters. Later in the year, Harris posted this endorsement on George W. Bush's official campaign site: "I am thrilled and honored to announce my support of George W. Bush for the presidency...
...desk drawers looking for an envelope. Then I hunt for a stamp with the proper first-class postage. (Jeez! Hard to believe that dog-eared 29[cents] stamp hasn't been good for nine years.) And then, like everyone else, I wait for the U.S. Postal Service to brave snow, rain, heat and gloom of night to deliver my letter--days later...
...Campaigners will always find excuses after a loss, and the weather theory may have some basis, but you'll have to look hard for a concrete example of where snow, or sun, actually gave the election to one side or another. If it did, of course, it puts an interesting spin on actual environmental policy. Do the Republicans, by loosening pollution standards, really want to get a lock on future elections by altering the climate and buffeting the nation with freakish megastorms? Or are they sabotaging themselves by promoting global warming, thus guaranteeing balmy days in November in Democrat precincts...