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...confidence and strength--the latter a quality not often found in Democrats. He is willing, obviously, to tell audiences some unpleasant truths. He is also gloriously free of the rhetorical, demographic and intellectual shackles that come with political consultants, pollsters and the other skittish, spineless purveyors of the conventional wisdom. He not only speaks plain English, he speaks unafraid English. Consequently, he has reopened the Democratic Party--formerly a political nursing home--to idealistic young people. His position on the most important issue, the war in Iraq, still makes sense: there was no immediate threat and therefore no casus belli...
...American forces finally captured Saddam, but no matter what else happens to him, he must not die at the hands of the U.S.-led coalition. Like many others, I would like to see this evil man dead. But wisdom argues against capital punishment. Even the George W. Bush Administration can understand that a death sentence would only make Saddam a martyr, generating new dictators. His trial will be scrutinized by the whole world, including Arab and European countries. Rajiv Thind Christchurch, New Zealand...
Having trouble with your spouse? Try this: when you arrive at a relaxed moment, "make agreements... to be used as guidance in critical times, especially during a fight." That gem of wisdom comes from Twenty Practical Ways to Educate Your Wife, a self-help tome making the rounds of publishers in Jakarta. Its author: Ali Ghufron, a.k.a. Mukhlas, the self-confessed mastermind behind the Bali bombings of 2002, which claimed 202 lives. Mukhlas, while appealing the death sentence he received in October, kept himself busy in his Bali jail by penning his marital guide and two other books...
...former Navy SEAL will join the IOP as a visiting fellow, a post which will enable him to share his political wisdom with undergraduates—and pump iron at the Malkin Athletic Center, to which he gains keycard access...
...semester at the IOP, the Institute was subsidizing a former Republican congressman to fly Harvard students for a day on Capitol Hill. On another occasion, they were paying the fare for Katherine Harris, the Florida official blamed by many for partisan manipulation of the 2000 election, to share her wisdom at Lowell House. Another IOP fellow, the campaign manager for Mass. Gov. W. Mitt Romney, offered popcorn at seminars on how he utilized the media, opposition research and fundraising techniques for his candidates. I had no complaint about these Harvard-subsidized ventures into hardball politics. I thought that was what...