Impeaching the judges. Icing the torts. Back to school for Enemy Central. Plus much more.
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CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE
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In the aftermath of Saddam Hussein's capture by the US 4th Infantry
Division, almost all of the Democratic presidential hopefuls issued
standard messages of congratulations to the troops. These messages
were well deserved, and not doubt sincere. But what I do not
understand is why none of them went so far as to congratulate
President Bush. After all, every one of them has been citing
Saddam's continued elusiveness as a failure of the President and
his administration. So if not finding Saddam is a personal failing
for the President, why is finding him not a personal victory,
worthy of praise and congratulations?
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p>I am, of course, not saying that the President should take the
credit for this victory away from the troops who so rightly deserve
it. But this is an example of two unfortunate phenomena that have
become all too prevalent in our nation's political discourse. First
is the continued moving of the proverbial goal posts for leaders
and officials. The second is the inability of political candidates
to say
anything
positive about the person against whom
they are running. Members of both parties have been guilty of this
in the past, and it is time that these negative and
counterproductive tactics were laid to rest.
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--
Nick J.
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Chicago, Illinois
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LEGAL MODESTY
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Re: William Tucker's
Shifting
Alliances on Tort Reform
