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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...problems for a while. The markets love gridlock, and for a while the Endless Election only confirms that next year, Washington will be seized with it. But if the thing takes another turn, one that starts to touch seriously on faithless electors and President Dennis Hastert, it will get ugly...
...democracy, as the founders noted, every man is a king. (Of course, women didn't count in those days.) That can get to be a problem. One king is simple; 100 million kings is chaotic. Let every voice be heard is the rule in democracy, but it makes for cacophony, not harmony. "Democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention," said James Madison, who helped create ours...
...take the hard road. Be the bigger man. Get out of the way of the Bush steamroller and let Americans see that you are, in fact, a guy who's capable of behaving like a president. We'll remember that in four years, I can promise you that...
...Spend the interim four years getting to know all of us a bit better, and, more importantly, letting us get to know you. We've heard about your decidedly un-robotic behind-the-scenes persona, and now that the pressure's off, maybe we could witness your purported grooviness firsthand...
...Take up golf. (Well, scratch that.) Get some empathy tips from Clinton. Mow the lawn. Help Albert III with his college applications...