EDITORIAL WEEK IN REVIEW.Highlights from some of our more important editorials this past week. To read the editorials in full, please visit our Web site at www.dailynews.com. Pound-foolish Among the possible arguments against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed ballot initiatives, quibbling about the cost of a special election has to be the lamest one imaginable i·mag·i·na·ble adj. Conceivable in the imagination: imaginable exploits. i·mag . PR or propaganda? From the City Council to the U.S. Congress, politicians now all have P.R. staffs - public-relations assistants, speechwriters and spin doctors working on the public payroll. When is enough enough? Hahn (mis)calculates Let's not Let's Not is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. It was first published in Boston University Graduate Journal in December 1954. It was written for no payment as a favour to the journal, and later appeared in the collection Buy Jupiter. indulge in·dulge v. in·dulged, in·dulg·ing, in·dulg·es v.tr. 1. To yield to the desires and whims of, especially to an excessive degree; humor. 2. a. Mayor James Hahn's fantasy that some gaps in Antonio Villaraigosa's credibility are the moral equivalent of Hahn's turning City Hall into a special-interest swap meet swap meet n. An informal gathering for the barter or sale of used articles or handicrafts. . Where are the leaders? Where is the congressional leadership that should be coming up with sensible and humane immigration policies An immigration policy is any policy of a state that affects the transit of persons across its borders, but especially those that intend to work and to remain in the country. ? Doing what it does best with so many of our problems: ignoring its responsibilities. |
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