Dear Bill: Thanks a Lot
We couldn\’t help but notice that some of your most controversial last-minute pardons and commutations went to our fellow Jews.
We couldn\’t help but notice that some of your most controversial last-minute pardons and commutations went to our fellow Jews.
Talk to Jewish Republicans these days and you hear a palpable sense of coming out of the wilderness.
What a difference a few months make. Last fall, a host of Jewish groups were sharply opposing various \”charitable choice\” plans favored by religious conservatives.
Listen closely, and you can almost hear the sound of panic sweeping through the boardrooms of Jewish organizations around the country.
Will the religious right dominate the Washington agenda as a Republican president, backed by a mostly GOP Congress, takes the reins of government?
Presidential transitions are tough even in the best of circumstances. And with the outcome of this year\’s political brawl delayed by weeks of legal and political maneuvering, the 2001 transition will be tougher than most.
The results of the strangest-ever presidential election are still not official, but Texas Gov. George W. Bush is accelerating his transition efforts.
The Clinton administration will continue to try to stem the violence and make noises about a possible resumption of serious talks.