The Automatic IRA concept enjoys bi-partisan support.
HARRY REID, the Senate majority leader, announced yesterday afternoon a "bipartisan compromise" (a novel concept in these decidedly partisan times) that should end the partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration FAAA).
Representative Amo Houghton, a New York Republican who is one of the retreat's founders, said the concept was born of the partisan turmoil that followed the installation of Newt Gingrich as speaker in 1995.
This time, the fuel is a weekend conference that Mr. Bloomberg is to attend in Oklahoma, ostensibly to bemoan partisan gridlock but perhaps also to explore the concept of an independent presidential candidacy.
The Arizona case, in particular, is all about whether the concept of "one person, one vote" allows partisan politics to play some role in the process of legislative redistricting -- that is, drawing and redrawing the state map for representational purposes.
Readers who wonder why Young criticizes Taylor and Austen for using the "alchemy" concept too tentatively should consult Adam Cohen's review of "The Partisan: The Life of William Rehnquist," in the same issue.
"Senator Sampson supports the broad concepts behind the bill, but has concerns that permanent partisan control could detract from its independence and effectiveness," Mr. Shafran said.
Finally, the vagueness of concepts can only be of limited use to the partisan of slippery slope arguments.
Essex's commitment to making every game at Chelmsford a real event – "Fortress Chelmsford" may be an amusing concept, but Essex don't often lose in front of their partisan support – has paid off.
He was also invoking the concept of public service, which, in Washington these days, is routinely subjugated to partisan advantage.
