Election Day is nine weeks away. Yet when it comes
to choosing members of Congress, fewer than 10% of the races are true contests
— ones in which a challenger has a good chance to win. Little wonder
turnout at the polls is on the decline. By trying to fix the outcomes of
House races before Election Day, professional partisans are effectively
disenfranchising voters.
"We are never going to forget what happened. This is going to hurt
my daughter for the rest of her life." — Wes Duffey, grandfather
of 13-year-old Miranda Gaddis, whose body was found over the weekend.
"What we must not do in the face of a mortal threat is to give
in to wishful thinking or willful blindness." — Vice President
Dick Cheney on the possibility of an attack on Iraq.
Baseball strike may be a necessary evil on the road to
an agreement.
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