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...most important task on that to-do list is simple: Don't be George W. Bush. At a time when climate change forced the rest of the world to pay more attention to the environment than ever before, Bush went AWOL. "I think the most important opportunity for the new leader is simply to be a leader," says Mark Tercek, the president of the Nature Conservancy, one of the most influential environmental organizations in the world. "We need a President who will help the American people understand that investment in the environment is necessary and not a burden." (Listen...
Providing that Obama can hold on, Harvard’s Republicans will need to do some soul-searching. I agree that McCain is no Bush, but George W. Bush was not a one-man show, and the real problem today lies with the entire American Right. What kind of campaign explicitly states that one part of the country is more American than the other? What kind of party lets incompetent Regent University cronies like Monica Goodling infiltrate the federal administration because they share a belief in the second coming of Christ? What kind of administration says they will reduce government...
...generous grants to high-achieving students in private colleges. We applaud these states for their willingness to tackle this difficult issue, and we hope to see other states follow their example. At the federal level, we must confess to a certain degree of disappointment. During both terms of George W. Bush’s presidency, he has done very little to make college more affordable for the average American family. And even on this historic Election Day, we see only one of the two major presidential candidates—Senator Barack Obama—making a definite commitment to enhance...
...Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has spent millions on ads in the state, including a series of successfully satirical TV spots featuring two old men in rocking chairs arguing over Dole's age, her low effectiveness ratings as a Senator, and how frequently she has voted with George W. Bush. "The DSCC ads have been devastating," says Democratic Congressman Brad Miller. "They have not been nasty, they've been light and funny, but they've made the point that Elizabeth Dole has not been an effective Senator." Though freshman rarely achieve much, Dole has left a fairly shallow impression...
...came to Palm Beach County, Fla., on Friday. Palm Beach, you may recall, is where butterfly ballots, hanging chads and other election catastrophes helped thwart Gore's efforts to win Florida's electoral votes - and the presidency - in 2000. That bizarre recount drama gave the White House to George W. Bush by just 537 ballots. This time Gore was stumping for Barack Obama, but memories of the 2000 debacle were surely not forgotten, especially since Palm Beach keeps experiencing electoral mishaps. The county is using a third voting technology in as many presidential elections, and its first two outings this...