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This is not to imply that everyone who has seen "West Wing" is so enamoured. The show has draw catcalls from conservative viewers, who point the thinly-veiled liberal Hollywood bias evident in everything from the fictional administration's rejection of school vouchers to their staunch gun control position. An even bigger criticism, oddly enough, is the flip side of one of the show's most charming aspects; it's unsinkable sanguinity. The episodes often end on an upbeat moment, a trend that naysayers find both unrealistic and nauseatingly touchy-feely. I have a good friend who refuses to watch...
...Mets' left-handed pitching was also on message. NLCS MVP Mike Hampton, a hired gun from the former Colt 45s, threw 16 scoreless innings, allowing nine hits and four walks against 12 strikeouts. He pitched a three-hit shutout in the clinching game...
...thought. St. Louis inspired Bush and Gore to abandon the middle ground altogether. Bush wants a teensy, tiny federal government, where meetings are short and there's plenty of time for jogging. Gore envisions federal tentacles creeping into every last aspect of public life, including education, health care and gun control...
...Bush got a "Truth" reading when he said said that if schools failed "there has to be a consequence." Since "consequence" is Bush's latest buzzword (Saddam, Hollywood and unlicensed gun traders all face "consequences"), teachers should be afraid. Very afraid...
...running away from it. Robb says he will not change his beliefs - he is pro-choice and pro?gun control - even if they are too liberal for a right-leaning state like Virginia. "I'm looking to win," said Robb last week, "but not for the wrong reasons or at all costs." This time around, he may be more battle weary than ready...