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At lest all those tiresome left-leaning Democrats are trying to do something more than the Republicans, who continue to stick their heads in the sand and ignore that fact that this and other serious issues (oil dependence, the environment, the economy, a big-stick foreign policy, to name just a few) that are coming to a head right now have been festering, largely unaddressed, for decades.

GOP head demands apology for slavery remark 2009

ROBERTS: Some big-stick diplomacy in the Middle East this morning.

CNN Transcript Apr 30, 2008 2008

Stylistically, McCain's presidency would be neo-Rough Rider: big-stick diplomacy, some class-bashing at home ( "I don't think Bill Gates needs a tax cut right now," he says), a larger-than-life mix of bruised honor and bully-pulpit pounding.

The Politics Of Personality 2008

Smaller government, cleaner and more transparent government, low taxes, serious border controls, and big-stick foreign policy wins every time.

"51% Say Reporters Are Trying To Hurt Palin; 39% Say She Has Better Experience Than Obama." Ann Althouse 2008

This big-stick approach hasn't worked in Afghanistan or Iraq and shows no sign of working in the rest of the world.

Printing: A Liberal Foreign Policy: Ten Maxims 2007

This big-stick approach hasn't worked in Afghanistan or Iraq and shows no sign of working in the rest of the world.

A Liberal Foreign Policy: Ten Maxims 2007

Perpetuating the big-stick approach to the problems of the world instead of intelligent negotiation and sharing of resources (an art that seems to be out of the reach of the Bush administration) can only perpetuate conflicts, war, terrorism and hatred between nations (witness Israel and the Palestinians), to the great enjoyment of generals and the wealth of arms dealers around the world, but to the despair of mankind.

Mail Call: Iraq's Guerrilla War 2007

Back to Ezra -- seeing as I remember him from a frighteningly short amount of time ago as "that wonky kid up the street at University", his big-stick swinging in the public policy world is impressive.

Archive 2006-12-24 Rogers 2006

Back to Ezra -- seeing as I remember him from a frighteningly short amount of time ago as "that wonky kid up the street at University", his big-stick swinging in the public policy world is impressive.

Various Congratulatories Rogers 2006

Some still hope the Europeans can be converted to a big-stick approach; others, uncomfortable with the grand rhetoric about transforming the Middle East, hope the president will adopt the EU3's Libyan scenario.

The wages of appeasement Richard 2005