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...delicate version of the venomous bumper sticker: BUSH: LIKE A ROCK, ONLY DUMBER. But lest John Kerry get smug, Clinton is the guy who warned his fellow Democrats in December 2002 that voters in dangerous times may prefer a candidate who is strong and wrong to one who is weak and right...
...Kerry's test in Boston was to show voters that he is not weak, Bush's task at the Republican Convention in New York City this week is to show that he is not wrong, that his strength comes not from a six-gun temperament but from judgment that has matured through three years of hard testing. His vital audience is not that portion of the electorate that sees him as a savior, nor is it the inflamed opposition that calls him a liar and a zealot. He needs to reach the voters who are unsure about either voting...
...tactics. Bush won't change his mind when the French want to avoid a war at all costs, but he is willing to change course if there's a smarter way to get where he wants to go. He still thinks international institutions like the U.N. are feckless and weak, but he now understands they have a role to play...
...reason my tour was looking weak may have been my lack of respect within the Southern rock community ever since I cut my mullet. But it's also because almost everyone involved in the arts is liberal. Perhaps that's because the left, with all its hemming and nuancing, is more willing to accept imperfection and failure, which are inherent in art. Conservatives, with their definitive solutions and visions of Utopia and impeccable memories, are better at philosophy and political talk shows. Plus, if you're a budding rock star, it's unproductive to hang out with the Young Conservatives...
...civilians, mostly women and children, held captive by a group of masked Chechen gunmen demanding that the authorities free their jailed comrades. As Russians reeled from the impact of a savage terror assault on children, President Putin on Saturday visited the scene and promised a tough response. "We showed weakness and the weak are trampled upon," he said, promising to take steps to improve the performance of his security forces and vowing to fight a long war to eliminate the perpetrators...