Quote of the Day
House Bill Would Sell Off Western Monument Land
“This bill
would make it exceedingly easy for real estate speculators to stake so-called ‘mining claims’ on the public lands, assert that there are
minerals on them, go though the purchasing process, acquire the land, and do anything with it. Next thing you know, you’re
floating past a McMansion on a wilderness river,” said Quinn McKew of American Rivers.
A Simple Message Of Hope And Peace By
Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post Staff Writer
[The Dalai Lama] talked of love and hate, of religion and ethics, of global peace
and nuclear weapons.
He talked of malls.
“I like shopping centers,” the monk, in gold and crimson robes, confessed in his
stilted English, smiling as his audience roared. “Beautiful. When I go [to] these areas, I want this, I want that, I want that,” he said,
jabbing a finger in the air as though on a spree at Tysons Corner.
“Then, [I] ask myself, you really need that? The answer
is no.”
His main points, though, were more profound: the need for religious tolerance, the importance of carrying out
faith in daily actions and the goal of “internal disarmament” — combating one’s own hatred and anger.
The larger point is we are living in the post-Reagan era.
The outsiders of old are insiders; the conservatives are credentialed and networked. It has fallen to George W. Bush, the combative
underachiever, to create a second-term government of the best and brightest, GOP-style. The problem for the Republicans is that,
now that they’re the elite, who are they going to denounce for elitism?
Meet the New Elite
By David Ignatius
“It’s disgusting. And I’m from Europe!” said Steina Rubin
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Lingerie display garners boos, bravos
“Being called partisan and
vindictive by Tom DeLay is like being called ugly by a frog,” Ronnie Earle, the Texas prosecutor, said last year.
In Texas, The Hammer Runs Into
an Anvil
The Bush Era is over. The sooner politicians in both parties realize that, the better
for them — and the country.
Recent months, and especially the past two weeks, have brought home to a steadily growing majority of
Americans the truth that President Bush’s government doesn’t work. His policies are failing, his approach to leadership is detached and
self-indulgent, his way of politics has produced a divided, angry and dysfunctional public square. We dare not go on like
this. — E. J. Dionne Jr.
Bush’s Approval Rating Drops To New Low in Wake of Storm By
Michael A. Fletcher and Richard Morin
The bungled response to the hurricane has helped drag down Bush’s job-approval
rating, which now stands at 42 percent — the lowest of his presidency — in the Post-ABC poll and down three points since the
hurricane hit two weeks ago. Fifty-seven percent disapprove of Bush’s performance, a double-digit increase since January.
Even
some members of Bush’s own party appear to have lost faith in their leader: The president’s overall approval rating among Republicans
has declined from 91 percent in January to 78 percent in the latest poll.
Overall, half the country now characterizes Bush as a
“strong leader” — down 12 points since May of last year. And the proportion who say he can be “trusted in a crisis” likewise has
fallen from 60 percent to 49 percent now.
