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...Clarence Thomas in my childhood bedroom. My aunt even got me a subscription to The National Review for Kids. But ever since I heard Hillary speak about her health-care plan, I’ve been hooked.” I see. You’re a policy wonk. “She was wearing this orange pantsuit, low neckline. Dude, I’d wonk that!” Braddock said with a hearty laugh. It was all beginning to make sense...
...Edwards was more in command of the details than he was in 2004, though nobody would mistake him for a wonk. On Iraq, however, he was a bit less impressive, promising that as President he would immediately withdraw 50,000 troops but not explaining which 50,000 he had in mind. "I haven't specifically identified them," he says. "I know the regions-the north and the south, not Baghdad. I think it's a mistake for the President to micromanage. Execution should be left to the people who have the expertise...
Yeah, right. Actually, I can easily imagine Senator Clinton chatting away with pals about the need for "cross-border cooperation on economic development with Mexico." She's a drop-dead policy wonk. And she's never going to be a warm, cuddly public person. She attacks her job like an assembly-line spot-welding robot, hitting each and every talking point precisely, even when she's rusty with allergies. And that, ultimately, is what she brings to this campaign: reliability, as opposed to experience. She has never been an executive decision maker, but she is solid as granite and righteous...
...result is not just the oil lobbyist caught editing science out of climate reports, or the energy lobbyist convicted in the Abramoff scandal. It's the scandal-free corporate welfare, tax breaks and other Big Government goodies for industry. Baroody is a family man, a policy wonk whose father founded a think tank. But he's been working the Washington henhouse since 1970, and he has fought to shield manufacturers from claims and fines. Giving a NAM lobbyist power over consumer safety would have been like giving a child power over bedtime. It's only a problem if you expect...
...almost any school administrator, education policymaker or think-tank wonk about NCLB, and you're guaranteed to get at least one sunny metaphor about how the law opened a window, raised a curtain or otherwise illuminated the plight of the nation's underserved kids. This is NCLB'S biggest achievement and the best reason for Congress to reauthorize the law. "At the end of the day, who can argue with holding schools accountable for all children?" asks Paul Vallas, outgoing chief executive of Philadelphia's schools and incoming head of the New Orleans school district. "Who can argue with...