But for the nominees, as always, the evening came down less to the sweeping issues facing the entire industry and more to smaller, more personal moments of drama.
"I am confident that together we can shape a future of which all of us can be proud". But for the nominees, as always, the evening came down less to the sweeping issues facing the entire industry and more to smaller, more personal moments of drama.
It did so by moving past the limited controversy that was actually in the case and deciding a sweeping issue of constitutional law that no party had raised for the justices to consider.
Then Mr. Kissinger, going for a broad, sweeping issue, says the "essence of foreign policy is the accumulation of nuance". In other words, there are no decisive strokes; we must look to "gradual transformation". Again, there seems to be general agreement.
And it could be argued that a lack of good TV shows for 6-11 year olds is not one of the more sweeping issues.
But the corporate-lawyer-turned-politician told MPs on Wednesday night that she had received a great deal of support for her remarks and voters were tired of the major parties "sweeping issues under the carpet".
But the sweeping report issued on Tuesday by an 11-member task force convened by the Constitution Project, a legal research and advocacy group, provides a valuable, even necessary reckoning.
Mexico's 47 consulates in the U.S., more than any other country has, facilitate the sweeping by issuing passports and offering assistance when Mexican immigrants run into trouble.
Sweeping issues under the rug will only accrue a lump of resentment that will ultimately impede communication.
But the outlook for such a deal, which involves sweeping issues of troop withdrawal, as well as detention and other aspects of an American presence in Iraq, is in doubt.
