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...America is what it is because it is absolutist - impractically, incorrigibly so - about democracy, access and freedom. We support openness and participation even when it's impractical, even when it's counterproductive. This is the difference between a society based on principle and one based on utility. Not to mention the difference between us and the French...
...Reading the minds of the nine Supreme Court Justices is always a tricky business, even if you get to hear their voices. But first impressions from the Court's 90 minutes say this thing - guess what? - is gonna be close. And as long as the Justices stick to the narrow issue of the jurisdiction of the Florida Supreme Court, close is all Gore will need...
...polls that say Gore should concede will shoot up. December 12 will start to loom. The Republicans in the Florida legislature - and the Washington one - will stomp their feet and rattle their swords. Heck, George W. Bush might even address the nation with something other than "counted, recounted and recounted again." And it will be Gore and David Boies against the world...
...Even the police were laughing. "Gore Got More. Gore Got More," sang the Gore camp. "We Won, Three Times. It's Time For You To Go," replied the Bush fans. There was more: "Cheney Needs a Heart, Bush Needs a Brain," from the Gore camp. To which the Bush fans replied: "Hey, Hey. Ho, Ho. Al Gore's Got to Go." And my personal favorite: "Oh No, I'm Not Ahead. I Think I'll Call My Brother Jeb." We'll leave you to guess who said...
...percent of his national budget is already spoken for in paying off external debt and the residue of Mexico's banking scandal, which will devour about $5 billion in interest. That gives him little to spend on efforts to promote economic growth, which remains his overarching priority. But even if he had the money to spend, he'd have to contend with the fact that he lacks a majority in the legislature, and most state governors still belong to the PRI. The charisma and swagger that helped him sweep out the PRI with only limited backing from his own National...