Word: elect
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...suspect that the leisurely conclusion to the election has made us a little looser about time and deadlines in general. If we don't have to elect a president on time, why exactly should my mortgage check be in on time? Or what does it really matter if the new TV I ordered is delivered a couple of days after they promised? Or, hey, why should I turn my story in by the deadline? What difference will it really make...
President-elect George W. Bush is saving the tough work for later in the week - Wednesday, he nominated an array of moderate Republicans to a series of relatively noncontroversial Cabinet posts. This trend of soft-sells, however, is unlikely to hold - more-controversial nominees are expected Thursday and Friday...
...Finally, Bush pal Don Evans took his turn at the podium to accept his nomination as commerce secretary. A friend of the President-elect for nearly a quarter century, Evans is credited with reinvigorating Bush's religious faith during a difficult period in both men's lives. The oil executive has also been Bush's chief fund-raiser since 1978, and is a staunch advocate of "free markets and free enterprise." He is expected to focus primarily on domestic economic policy issues...
...Bush could be in for a battle over Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson - a pioneer of welfare reform and dedicated pro-lifer - who could take over the Department of Health and Human Services. In fact, some observers say the President-elect may be trying to smooth the path for his more contentious nominees by floating the name of New Jersey governor Christie Todd Whitman, a liberal, pro-choice Republican, who is expected to take the helm of the Environmental Protection Agency...
...speedy meeting, fraught with symbolism. After greeting each other with cordial smiles and vigorous handshakes, Vice President Al Gore and President-elect George W. Bush conferred privately for about 20 minutes Tuesday at the vice president's residence. The talk, aides report, centered on reconciliation and the now-familiar theme of "healing the wounds" left by a bitter election and post-election cycle. They could have talked about peanut brittle, of course, and it wouldn't have made much difference. The healing was all in the pre-confab photo...