Word: government
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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While Blair seems content with the perception that nothing much will really change if he wins, there are still the questions of where this telegenic 43-year-old came from and, more important, whether he can be truly trusted to govern as he has campaigned...
...great ideological swap shop that politics has become, Blair hardly stands out as an egregious idea thief. Everywhere, everyone appropriates whatever he thinks can help him win. What then? How does one govern once the triumph is secured...
...Clinton had to become the acceptable face of Reaganism to reach the White House, so Blair is willing to become the acceptable face of Thatcherism to reach No. 10. Yet cloning has its limits, and Blair knows them well. He understands what happens when the dissonance between campaigning and governing becomes too great. Asked about the Republicans' 1994 midterm sweep, Blair suggested Clinton lacked the will to pursue the New Democrat policies on which he ran. "You don't run on one basis and govern on another," he said...
...Prime Minister can hardly be certain of that. For starters, individuals--and the opposition Labor Party--have the right to petition the Supreme Court to order a reconsideration of charges against Netanyahu. Smelling blood, Labor politicians are hammering hard on the government's obvious ethical lapses. "He has lost the moral ground to govern Israel," argues aspiring Labor leader Yossi Beilin. "We are now trying to topple the government." Huddling in their party sanctum, Labor bosses have decided to crank up the pressure with pickets and street demonstrations. Shimon Peres, who was hoping to resume national leadership by joining...
...questions at hand remain the old ones: who is ultimately responsible for the administration and governance of programs functioning under the 501(c)3 structure of PBHA Inc.? I believe it is only ethical that PBHA Inc. govern itself as is expected of a non-profit corporation--that is, with a Board of Trustees openly responsible for overseeing the best interests of the corporation. Such boards are reasonably expected to set policy, to employ an Executive Director, and to raise money--in short, to be able to manage their own affairs. Should a board prove unable to do as much...