He made no such effort. Now it is overstretched, a reality obvious to all. That military operation was indeed a success.
The first two of these assumptions have been shown to be entirely baseless. Paul Bremer, the former administrator for Iraq, said in a speech this week that the U. But this election is anything but ordinary.
But when his foes sought to destroy him rather than to debate him they found no scandals and no evidence of bad faith in his past. But when his foes sought to destroy him rather than to debate him they found no scandals and no evidence of bad faith in his past.
But for tax cuts to stimulate economic activity quickly and efficiently they should go to people who will spend the extra money.
It showed a cumulative surplus of more than five trillion dollars. Jobs, health care, education, and the rest may not count for much when weighed against the prospect of large-scale terrorist attack.
For now, as citizens, we hope for his victory.
It showed a cumulative surplus of more than five trillion dollars.
Largely at the insistence of Democrats and moderate Republicans, the Bush cuts gave middle-class families some relief in the form of refunds, bigger child credits, and a smaller marriage penalty. Many of its provisions, such as allowing broader information-sharing among investigative agencies, are sensible. But for tax cuts to stimulate economic activity quickly and efficiently they should go to people who will spend the extra money. He boasts that he listens to no outside advisers, and inside advisers who dare to express unwelcome views are met with anger or disdain. However, nobody in Washington expects them to go away on schedule; they were designated as temporary only to make their ultimate results look less scary.
Before this war, we had persuaded ourselves and the world that our military might was effectively infinite. Some animated shows on the cable channel also have been focusing on the election.
Since it is official policy not to deport terrorism suspects, it is unclear what legitimate anti-terror purpose these secret hearings serve. At the time, there was a lot of talk about what to do with the anticipated bounty, a discussion that now seems antique. Their avowals of good faith would be more reassuring if their record were not otherwise so troubling. There are rules for settling electoral disputes of this kind, in federal and state law and in the Constitution itself. Some of the reaction to that law has been excessive.
Troops from Britain, France, Germany, Canada, Italy, Norway, and Spain are serving alongside Americans in Afghanistan to this day.
He made no such effort. Largely at the insistence of Democrats and moderate Republicans, the Bush cuts gave middle-class families some relief in the form of refunds, bigger child credits, and a smaller marriage penalty.
The arrests have continued, but eventually the Administration simply stopped saying how many people were and are being held. As observers, reporters, and commentators we will hold him to the highest standards of honesty and performance. Patriot Act through a compliant Congress.
Again, he brushed the opportunity aside, choosing to use the political capital handed to him by Osama bin Laden to push through more elements of his unmandated domestic program. There is surely idealistic purpose in envisioning a Middle East finally relieved of its autocracies and dictatorships. His record since then has been dictated, sometimes literally, by the industries affected.
The first two of these assumptions have been shown to be entirely baseless. Even the highly touted No Child Left Behind education program, enacted with the support of the liberal lion Edward Kennedy, is being allowed to fail, on account of grossly inadequate funding.
Paul Bremer, the former administrator for Iraq, said in a speech this week that the U. The Senate has confirmed two hundred and one of his judicial nominees, more than the per-term averages for Presidents Clinton, Reagan, and Bush senior. We prefer to ask which candidate is better suited to the governance of our nation.