Word: righting
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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With last night's concession by Vice President Al Gore '69, the most tumultuous election of modern times finally came to an end. In an election that deeply divided the American people, Congress and the Supreme Court, Gore rightly fought to the end not only for his espoused campaign goals but also for every American's right to vote. He ran a strong and clean race, not merely resting on President Clinton's legacy of peace and prosperity but promising that more can be done to help America's least well...
...What he'll read off that TelePrompTer if he bows to Bush on Wednesday can set both men off on the right foot. He can nod ruefully at the machinery of our election and praise the resiliency of our democracy (and the wisdom of its high court), making special mention of the American ability to embrace the imperfect. A blessing for both these guys. And how Bush receives it will be everything for his first 100 days. Admitting there were vexing problems with his victory - and promising to try vigorously to fix them for next time - is a good preamble...
...After five weeks of Rashomonic court cases, shrinking candidates and disappearing dignity, the bar could hardly be lower. Gore and his lawyers helped lower it. And if his 10-minute farewell to the battle for the White House his the right notes, he can be the guy to raise it a little...
...Netanyahu's popularity may be the surest sign that Israel is in no mood to make peace right now. He has already begun campaigning, playing on Israeli anxiety in the face of the renewed Palestinian intifada to charge that Barak's peace efforts have compromised Israel's security, and promising a return to his peace-through-strength philosophy. It may be a measure of the depth of their fears that many of the same Israeli voters who drove Netanyahu out of office only 18 months ago for his failure to make meaningful progress toward peace with the Palestinians...
...hard to believe, but that little island owes Russia about $20 billion. It's a good example of how the Soviet Union wasted money - our money went up in smoke in Cuba, Angola, Libya and elsewhere. And $20 billion is about half of Russia's total annual national budget right...