Word: socialists
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Everything else may be up in the air, but one thing is certain already: when the tally from Friday evening's voting is in, France's Socialist Party (PS) will be headed by a woman for the first time in its history. Once installed in that leadership role, however, that new patronne must find a way to repair the deep and bitter divisions that have plagued the party for more than a decade - and reverse its impotence in time to challenge conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy in the 2012 race for the Elys...
...Michael Kinsley's essay, "That Wealth Spreader," it is clear that John McCain's campaign has fallen back on an old, tired McCarthyist anthem and it is ugly [Nov. 10]. With much of the world and many staunch conservatives all endorsing Obama, how do they call him a socialist with a straight face? It shows how little faith they have in the strength of their own ideals and the credibility of their own party after eight years of Bush. This smacks of desperation and deceit. Fred Grygiel, Sea Girt...
...less than $250,000, which represents the bulk of the middle class, while raising taxes on the top 1% of wealth earners who have a disproportionate hoarding of America's wealth. Who are McCain and Palin speaking for, if not for this plutocratic top 1%? Obama is not a "socialist" just because he believes that the middle class has a right to exist and prosper. In my country, such a political understanding is hardly radical. It's just a reflection of what just and fair societies in this modern world ought to defend. Rob Evans, Willowdale, Canada...
...looking forward to my country’s general election next May. In all probability I will help re-elect the Member of Parliament from my constituency, a gentleman who happens to be—listen up American Right!—both Muslim and a socialist...
...rather be compared to the Democratic party than I would to the Republicans," says Socialist official Manuel Valls. "But, indeed, the PS is in a difficult situation...