IF GEORGE W. BUSH CAN’T get his own Toy-Safety Czar confirmed by the new Democratic Senate, what chance does he stand when he nominates someone who is actually controversial, for a position that actually affects American life? By a party line vote last Thursday, the Senate Commerce Committee…

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