'Gambling' suggests vice, the shady underside of games of chance. 'Gaming' suggests sportsmanlike, honorable behavior in which there are rules that are enforced, and there is no shady underside. |
As our country grapples with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist, Constitution Day offers young people an opportunity to learn how a cornerstone of our democracy -- the concept of federalism -- shapes our lives, |
As our country grapples with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist, Constitution Day offers young people an opportunity to learn how a cornerstone of our democracy -- the concept of federalism -- shapes our lives. |
As our country grapples with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist, Constitution Day offers young people an opportunity to learn how a cornerstone of our democracy -- the concept of federalism -- shapes our lives. |
I find this more troubling than deception in the political campaigns, |
I find this more troubling than deception in the political campaigns. The level of misunderstanding and the consequences of misunderstanding can be much more dramatic. If we don't hold the right people accountable and the right processes accountable, we'll risk having another catastrophe without real preparedness, and more people will die needlessly. |
It's hard to find the right rhetoric because he's carrying the baggage of governance and his accountability for the lack of preparedness. It's not that empathy doesn't have some traction. It's just that when you're watching television and his empathy is pitted against anger, the anger wins. |
Neither candidate has found a compelling argument that knocks out the other or is decisive for their candidacy. It's like when there's parity in commercial products. After you've thrown everything at the other side, you bring in everything else you can and try to give this the standing of a national contest. |
Nixon's strategy was to give a lot of access to local reporters and shut national reporters out, |
The assumption that seeing is believing makes us susceptible to visual deceptions |
The metaphor that should be looked for was in Cheney not following the rules, getting by without shooting the way you're supposed to. You are supposed to shoot the bird, not your friend. |
We shouldn't call winners or losers immediately after a debate. Those calls have been useless as a guide to what really matters. . . . What matters is what the press focuses on. |
When a war is long-lived and the outcome is not demonstrably positive, the lines of argument available to a president are seriously constrained. Democrat or Republican, 1960s or early part of the 21st century, you're going to hear a common rhetoric. |
When he did very well in New York, he looked as if he'd done extraordinarily well. Now when he does well, we think it's inadequate. |
When you define yourself as a protector-in-chief, your accountability is higher. On Sept. 11, you could reasonably say he hadn't had time to take charge, whereas at the beginning of your second term you really can't say it's someone else's responsibility. |