Bully for Us  You talkin' to me, world? You talkin' to me? I'm
the only empire around.  These are the three key elements of
Republican belief and election strategy. Bush wants to expand
the military into the major instrument in foreign policy. When
you come right down to it, there probably is not that much
difference between Kerry and Bush on Iraq. Because of tradition,
Democrats ought to be able to take the initiative on jobs, but
this is difficult because Clinton-Gore basically dissed what's
left of the rank-and-file labor movement and scorned the
assorted mix of liberals and leftists because they were, as the
Democratic Leadership Council never fails to point out, a bunch
of sorehead losers who caused the party to crumble during the
1980s. Instead of instituting bold programs to revive
manufacturing and directly seeking to stop outsourcing, Clinton
introduced a tax write-off here and there.  Women, on the other
hand, hold out real promise for Kerry in the election. In
recognition of their importance, the B