Tough enough? (Letters).Paul Glastris's article "Why Can't the Democrats Get Tough?" (March 2002) was an extraordinary analysis of the death of democracy in this country. The Democratic Party has lost its focus, and its most formidable members are fawning fawn 1 intr.v. fawned, fawn·ing, fawns 1. To exhibit affection or attempt to please, as a dog does by wagging its tail, whining, or cringing. 2. for favor by prefacing every public statement with some nauseating assertion about supporting the president. It seems that any criticism, any counterattack Attacking an attacker. Even though a criminal hacker or other agent is attempting to penetrate a security perimeter or damage systems, the counterattack must not violate applicable laws. , any truth about the terrible errors being committed by President Bush and his cohorts may be seen as unpatriotic and anti-American. How terribly sad--and horribly portentous por·ten·tous adj. 1. Of the nature of or constituting a portent; foreboding: "The present aspect of society is portentous of great change" Edward Bellamy. 2. of things to come. Glastris's closing comment, however, left me smiling with hope. What a marvelous thought, that Bill Clinton would take on the opposition and become the standard bearer an officer of an army, company, or troop, who bears a standard; - commonly called color sergeantor color bearer; hence, the leader of any organization; as, the standard bearer of a political party s>. See also: Standard of the Democratic Party once again. Please, please, send this article to his New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of office right away. He might just save us all. Many thanks for an excellent bit of reading in these distressing times. REGGIE AVRAHAM Brooklyn, N.Y. This was an absolutely first class article It's about time It's About Time may refer to:
This is not going to change until Daschle, Gephardt, and the rest resign their leadership positions. Since that is futile to expect, I'm afraid we must live with this a little while longer. You have the pulpit, though, from which to create a grassroots campaign to drive these wimps out. WINSTON L. COOPER via email This is one odious bit of claptrap, special pleading SPECIAL PLEADING. The allegation of special or new matter, as distinguished from a direct denial of matter previously alleged on the opposite side. Gould on Pl. c. 1, s. 18; Co. Litt. 282; 3 Wheat. R. 246 Com. Dig. Pleader, E 15. and willful ignorance. No sane, fair observer of political events in this country since the Hoover administration could possibly fail to recognize that, while there is a noisome whiff to politics in general, it is the Democrats who lead the field in character assassination, vote fraud, corruption, mean-spiritedness, and sheer stupidity. This would be outrageous if it were a) in some media where someone would pay some attention b) not so obviously another death throe throe n. 1. A severe pang or spasm of pain, as in childbirth. See Synonyms at pain. 2. throes A condition of agonizing struggle or trouble: a country in the throes of economic collapse. of the irrelevant left. The only prayer the Democrats have of any sort of electoral success in the near future lies in abandoning the race-baiting, taxpayer pillaging and "victim" coddling In cooking, to coddle food is to heat it in water kept just below the boiling point. The eggs added to a Caesar salad should ideally be coddled. However, coddled eggs are not fully cooked and still present a salmonella risk. policies it has spent 60 years developing. KEN WATSON Atlanta, Georgia |
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