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the goal of internal disarmament

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.

Meet the New Elite

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

If Only

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.

End of the Bush Era

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.