One measure of Ghana's success is that his opponent would have pledged just the same.
Had there been fraternities in elementary school, he would have pledged the most desirable one and might well have ended up its president.
After the remarks, Mr. McCain said that he wished the president would have pledged to work with Republicans, but he bluntly acknowledged, as he knows firsthand, that elections have consequences.
The truth is that this needs federal money, and state Labor would have pledged more than a meagre sum if it was serious about getting this done in the short or medium term.
Here a more substantial and humble man would have pledged loyalty, and delivered his defence of small-state Conservatism – to which I assume, from his rare political utterances, he owes his allegiance – to soothe the party members who think him irresponsible, and because he has the mind to do it well, doesn't he?
The motion, discussed in private session, would instead have pledged that the party "provide robust and effective opposition for the benefit of Wales".
A supplicant would have to pledge to put its public finances in order and undertake other economic reforms to persuade bond markets to renew lending.This sort of proposal attracts two main criticisms.
Any government it joins, he suggested, would have to pledge to begin drafting the ultra-Orthodox, reduce the cost of living, and return to peace talks with the Palestinians.
But although the ECB has said that it would maintain overall levels of its liquidity lifeline to Greece's private banks, it added that lenders would have to pledge more assets to gain the same amount of funding – a de facto tightening of terms for Greek banks as they are already running perilously short of cash.
To receive RFC funding, the test said, candidates would have to pledge to support at least eight of ten policy positions.
