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...first First Lady to abdicate White House duties, establish a separate residence (even a separate skybox), Hillary, without the President, is all work but no warmth. Can't we just award her the Senate seat? She has followed the owner's manual on how to be a candidate. She kisses babies, wears funny hats, eats blintzes, visits diners (and doesn't forget to tip!) and has been to so many senior citizens' homes it's a wonder her hair isn't blue. She's not exaggerating when she boasts of visiting all 62 counties. She probably knows the precinct captains...
When the two conventions crossed paths, it was usually in corporate skyboxes high above the floor where big donors rubbed shoulders with big Republicans while the convention went forward on TV sets hardly anybody bothered to watch. Why would they? Eye contact with the power brokers of Congress was the real point of the proceedings. In the skybox suite for House Speaker Dennis Hastert, a lobbyist for Union Pacific fretted on Tuesday night that the Speaker had not shown up yet. "My entire board of directors is coming down tomorrow," she said. "They're going to be disappointed if they...
...reporter walks downstairs to the convention floor, turns the corner and heads beneath the stands. He walks into a small room enveloped in blue drapery and full of thick wires. It is an anchor booth. To save costs, a major television network decided not to outfit a skybox. Packed in the tiny room are about 12 technicians and stagehands...
...Success! Access feed from "Pseudo SkyBox." Am able to pan, 360 degrees, around an equipment-filled room that is apparently entirely submerged in water...
...have buoyed Bush's baseball career. He corralled investors to buy the team in 1989, stringing together family contacts and his own relationships. Delegating much of the nuts-and-bolts work, Bush became the struggling Rangers' public face, touring Rotary clubs and talking up the team. He avoided the skybox and sat with the fans--chewing sunflower seeds, husk and all. It was the best place to catch the action and evangelize. He'd chat with the players (in English and Spanish), signing bubble-gum cards with his picture on them...