The challenge for Congress, aside from the political battles already stirring, is whether policy makers can come up with a proposal that addresses opponents' concerns, by limiting the tax to the wealthy, or otherwise fine-tuning it.
Bush addressed opponents of the war in a far more direct and, at moments, almost conciliatory manner, acknowledging that "this war is controversial" and saying he has heard those who disagree with him.
And that, of course, doesn't address the opponents -- Scott Stevens comes immediately to mind -- who want the puck, too.
Ukip has been forced to cancel its Freepost address after opponents of the party sent a series of unpleasant packages - including blood and faeces.
The other four principles are to deny the enemy a base, secure your own base, keep the political and moral high ground and address your opponents' grievances.
China's rulers know that Mr. Obama faces a tough re-election battle, and they know that he must address his opponents' repeated claims that he has failed to stand up to Beijing.
Akimasa Miyake, a historian at Chiba University, disagrees, and has helped organize seminars for students to address what opponents of Mr. Kobayashi say are misperceptions that the students have picked up from his work.
To address the opponents' fears of equipment errors, we have included measures to prevent over-ticketing drivers.
They are needed for democracy to work effectively, and rather than attack Youssef with legal challenges on his satire, the Muslim Brotherhood should engage in the building of a true democracy by promoting their own satirists and public figures who can address their opponents' viewpoints.
