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This election proved that it pays to spend big(ger). The average House winner burned through about $1 million on the stump--and the candidate who spent the most won in 93% of House races. The most expensive victory was, oddly, one of the Dems' safe bets: New York Senator Hillary Clinton, who won a second term with 67% of the vote--and $35.9 million...
...struck by the cavalier nature of Cheney's response when he was asked about his plans for after he leaves office. His intention to spend time with his family and go fishing is in striking contrast to the violence, suffering and death that will probably plague Iraq long after he retires. Because of his actions, there are thousands of men and women whose families have been denied the possibility of a reunion or day of fishing...
...will be incoming minority leader Mitch McConnell, one of the Senate's canniest operators. After wrangling with McConnell for years over campaign-finance reform, Senator John McCain declared, "There are few things more daunting in politics than the determined opposition of Senator McConnell." President Bush does not want to spend his last two years in office vetoing one Democratic measure after another. So McConnell will play a position much like the goalie in a hockey game, blocking legislation from ever reaching Bush's desk...
...generals came up with what they thought was a clever scheme that might prevent the President from going to war. Gates was in the Oval Office when the generals brought in maps, charts and pointers and told Bush that Kuwait could be liberated only if he was willing to spend six months deploying half a million troops halfway round the globe. The reluctant generals were betting, Gates explained, that no U.S. President would agree to such a crazy and expensive adventure. But what made Gates smile when he told the story was the cool and determined way Bush responded...
...Cutting Our Losses Leslie Gelb has got to be kidding [Oct. 23]. Can the terrorists in Iraq be deterred by mutual assured destruction, as the Russians were? Can we defense-spend them into oblivion? If we cut and run in Iraq, it will be annexed by Iran, a larger share of the world's oil will be used as a weapon against the U.S., a Shi'ite majority will have free rein to commit genocide against Sunnis and Kurds, and the Shi'ites will have more money to buy arms for Hizballah. Jose Ramirez Lindenhurst, New York...