Word: jacksonism
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...reputation of the court as a whole, and the individual Justices, will ultimately be affected by Bush v. Gore. But one thing is clear: the court has demonstrated in the past that it is fully capable of reasoning its way to dubious decisions. As Chief Justice Robert Jackson once wrote, in a bitter dissent of his own: "We are not final because we are infallible, but we are infallible only because we are final...
Gore had kept a lid on his allies: when Jesse Jackson rallied thousands in West Palm Beach and Miami on the two days after the election, the Vice President put out an order through Daley that there would be no more of that from any of his backers. The atmosphere in South Florida was already too charged, he argued. Early on, Gore opted not to go to West Palm Beach himself and make an appearance with supporters who feared they had mistakenly voted for Pat Buchanan...
...Jesse Jackson will throw up his hands and declare America a better, fairer place, and retire...
...George wrote the song with Johnny Cash in mind, but Cash wouldn't touch it. Finally, Stonewall Jackson heard it and persuaded George to let him have it. It became Stonewall's first hit in 1959, and George cut it soon after for an album of other people's hits...
...will be a pretty wide variety of professionals, all more intent on doing their respective jobs than messing around with Roe v. Wade and the like. As for diversity of color: If blacks are willing to look at Colin Powell and Condi Rice as viable political alternatives to Jesse Jackson (and if Bush eventually tips his hat to the Florida election problems), Bush may yet make friends there too. Though it'll be hard with Clarence Thomas sitting in the stands...