And until her now-notorious "misogyny speech" in October, in which she accused the opposition leader, Tony Abbott, of a litany of sexist actions and remarks, she never made an issue of her gender.
To a considerable extent, Mr. Oren's account is a litany of misconceived actions, many but not all of them undertaken by Arab leaders united in their fervor for a Middle East without Israel.
The exceptions to this rule of stagnation – the creation of a background check database following the Virginia Tech shooting and a litany of executive actions taken by President Obama – amount to cold comfort for reformers.
Mr. Gingrich accused Mr. Romney of a litany of questionable actions as governor of Massachusetts, saying, "If you are genuinely pro-life, how are these things occurring?" Mr. Santorum went even harder at Mr. Romney, mocking his excuse that the courts required that abortions be covered under his health care law.
The guy doesn't exactly have a great track record, as a litany of bizarro actions proves.
All this playing out while they are trying to maintain focus among a litany of adversarial actions from institutions and infrastructures where the players benefit not by your success, but rather your failure, within the system.
It can hardly be considered news when AIPAC offers a litany of Palestinian actions it views as designed to subvert peace combined with a list of sacrifices the Israelis are prepared to make.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is credited with leading the fight to protect New York City's water supply, but his reputation as a resolute defender of the environment stems from a litany of successful legal actions.
