A Year in Review Chad Year Ends in Legal Comedy
A satirical year end summary mocks 2000 politics with jokes about Y2K, Gore and Bush nominees, Elian Gonzalez, Social Security, and a fictional Supreme Court ruling returning Florida to Spain. It highlights media appearances and electoral chaos in a humorous tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
George Foreman Grill
al Gore
Bill Bradley
George W. Bush
John McCain
New Hampshire
South Carolina
Wisconsin
Canada
Bush
Gore
Montreal
Ralph Nader
Pat Buchanan
Elian Gonzalez
Miami
Palm Beach
Florida
Mister Woodles
U.S. Supreme Court
Spain
Has Russia turned the corner in growth and reform
Alvin Rabushka argues Russia shows 10 percent industrial growth and 7 percent GDP rise this year due to commodity prices and oil earnings but warns true reform remains undeveloped. He critiques SLIP and introduces enterprise network socialism as the hidden inflationary path, urging privatizing income and private property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Rabushka
Snce
Russia
International Monetary Fund
Perts
Mixed bag from Santa Congress leaves critics wary
The piece criticizes the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 and related Wall Street lobbying. It cites boosted margin borrowing, unregulated stock futures, and SEC windfalls for brokers, contrasting vetoes and privacy rule promises with industry pushback and public concern about data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Wall Street
Frank Portnoy
The
New York Times
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Lucy
the Times
Clinton
Phil Gramm
Gramm
Henry Hyde
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Students of Democracy
Republicans misrule spending under GOP Congress
The piece argues Republicans failed to curb spending after 1994 and increased budgets for education arts and other programs. It claims the 106th Congress boosted non-defense social spending, notes deficits and tax-cut promises, and calls for a fiscal reset under Bush with targeted cuts and elimination of wasteful programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Endowment For the Arts
Legal Services Corporation
Moore
106Th
Congress
Jimmy Carter
Tip O’neill
House
America
Clinton
GOP
Newt Gingrich
Bush
Reagan
Wisconsin
William Proxmire
Pentagon
Office of Management and Budget
Washington
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Dick” Cheney
Sen
Joseph Lieberman
Lieberman
Hollywood
Jay Leno
David Letterman
Conan O’brien
Oprah Winfrey
Dave Barry
Hoover Institution
Russiaeconomy
Knight Ridder
Tribune News
Santa Congress
Molly Ivins
Epublicans
Ronald Reagan
BNR
Department of Education
Stephen Moore
Cato Institute
Cal Thomas Tribune Media Services
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