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(05/18/00 9:00am)
Take a look at almost every public opinion poll that tracks the issue preferences of voters across the country and you will find education at or near the top of every list. Decreasing class sizes, improving teacher quality, and providing for poor and disadvantaged students are the priorities of the American public in this election year. Public opinion plays an important role in setting the legislative agenda and it follows that education is an extremely important issue for the men and women on Capitol Hill, as well as state legislatures throughout the country.
(05/11/00 9:00am)
This weekend many of us will be sending cards and gifts as tokens of appreciation for our mothers, godmothers, step-mothers, foster mothers and countless "honorary" mothers. Still others of us will be hopping on planes, trains and automobiles en route to surprising our mothers at home. However, there will also be a "million" mothers and others on Sunday spending the day in a markedly different way -- at the "Million Mom March."
(11/19/99 11:00am)
We live in a very media-saturated world. From magazines and newspapers to television and the Internet, the American public enjoys a 24-hour news cycle and constant access to what is going on in the world around us, particularly in the realm of politics. Few would refute the contention that the media influences the political agenda in this country. Furthermore, the crammed nature of the presidential primary season can be attributed to the role of the media keeping the public informed about presidential candidates.
(11/08/99 11:00am)
The story begins in July of this past summer. Senator Bob Smith, the senior senator from New Hampshire, delivered a 50-minute speech on the floor of the United States Senate. Before a packed gallery of tourists and hill staffers, Smith attacked the Republican leadership suggesting that political consultants and polls were being used to direct GOP strategy. According to Smith, "The Republican platform is a meaningless document that has been put out there, so suckers like me and maybe suckers like you out there can read it. I did not come here for that reason. I did not come here to compromise my values to promote the interests of a political party. I came here to promote the interests of my country." This political manifesto culminated with Smith declaring himself independent and intending to run for president as such or on the U.S. Taxpayer's Party ticket. However, after more than 110 days of playing a presidential candidate, Smith announced the end of his run for the White House citing "financial problems." And, of course, there is the reality that he had absolutely no chance of winning.
(10/29/99 9:00am)
The vice president redefined the word contrived at the town meetings in Moore Hall on Wednesday night. Who is Al Gore trying to fool? Clearly, he thinks he is relaxed and reaching the people with his new style, his new wardrobe, his new way of interacting with the people. You can see him jumping around when talking to and greeting voters like some awkwardly hyper child.
(10/25/99 9:00am)
Over the past few weeks, the United States Congress has reached a stalemate in the policymaking process because of the rhetoric and rancor of partisan fighting. A wall of inactivity has been hit and both houses are exhibiting the inability to get the job done. In the House of Representatives, Republicans have been working on drafting the federal budget for the fiscal year that began on October 1. However, when passed on to President Clinton, it was quickly vetoed. Some may see this as our government working effectively -- the legislative and executive branches are keeping each other in check. However, the battle over the budget is a symbol of the hostility that exists between the House Republicans and the President. One must not forget that a few months ago, this legislative body impeached President Clinton. Undoubtedly, that has affected the working relationship. The battle for the budget is not a concern for the good of the country but rather which party can come out on top and be in the better position to win control of the House in 2000. Furthermore, it is Clinton's chance to add a notch to his Administration's list of accomplishments before leaving office.
(10/15/99 9:00am)
George W. Bush missed his calling. Forget the oil business and owning a baseball team, Bush should have gotten involved with horseracing. As the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, he has enjoyed an overwhelming swell of support from the public and political elites because of his ability to play the game of presidential campaign horseracing. Bush has not built the largest war chest in presidential campaign history and repeatedly won national polls because of his willingness and desire to educate the public on his positions. Rather, Bush, with the help of a seemingly insurmountable campaign machine, has been able to engineer an ambiguous presidential image that has attracted the support and excitement of many, months before the first primary election.
(10/05/99 9:00am)
Al Gore, the incumbent Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate, is running from his home in D.C. and moving his national campaign headquarters down to Nashville, Tenn. Some spinsters are calling this move a return to Gore's "roots," and perhaps he is looking to rejuvenate his campaign and nurture it through the primaries with the help of some southern charm in Tennessee. While Gore does enjoy a winning record for campaigns he has run in Tennessee, this is more likely a strong foreshadowing of what could lie ahead when the votes are tallied in 2000 -- the end of Al Gore's Washington career.