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...then let it lie for ten years. DeLay’s tactic was so shocking because it got rid of this old, informal agreement.” If the leaders of majority parties in other states follow as it appears that they will, the example set by Texas Republicans??attempting to maximize their political strength through perpetual legislative battles over redistricting—could lead to general democratic instability and greater cynicism on the part of the American people...
When Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican whip, was asked by The New York Times about the Republicans?? 55-44 advantage, he said that “Fifty-five is better than fifty-one, but it’s not sixty.” What he is saying is that the Democrats still have one crucial check on the Republicans: the filibuster, which allows 40 senators to block a vote indefinitely. Thus, Republicans will be able to pass moderately conservative legislation and put moderately conservative judges on the bench, but radical conservatism will likely continue...
...government intrusion in churches and libraries, and fought for a balanced budget. But I do know that silence on those issues is just as damaging as an offensively leftist position. Americans for Gun Safety, for example, conducted a study showing that political independents—prodded by the Republicans??assume that when Democrats don’t talk about gun control it means they’re for it in the worst possible way. Same goes for silence on faith based initiatives, big government bureaucracy and gay marriage. On controversial issues, Democrats should enunciate rather than ignore their...
...personal favorability” rating above Bush’s for the first time. And the president’s scowling, stammering arrogance—his shock and awe that someone in the same room would doubt his judgment—might also call into question the Republicans?? decision to shield Bush from anyone but his most devout supporters for the last four years...
...unfamiliar and at times unclear debate format, the debaters—rower Betsy McCormick, sailor Reva Minkoff and hockey player Dylan Reese aligned with the Democrats, track and field’s Christian Ayers, women’s lacrosse player Hope Jones and coxswain Mark Adomanis for the Republicans??initially struggled to settle into their respective comfort zones, looking uncertainly from side to side when a warning bell prompted them to conclude their arguments...