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Article: The Philadelphia Inquirer Tom Ferrick Jr. column: rumblings may portend a broom.(Column)
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- The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)
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- September 6, 2006
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Byline: Tom Ferrick Jr.
Sep. 6--Silence, please. The Ferrick Commission is holding its first plenary session of the fall season, and we command your silence -- as a sign of respect, but also out of acoustic necessity. At the moment, the commissioners -- my panel of anonymous political experts -- are on their knees, their ears pressed against the floor of the Great Hall of Deliberation. You may ask: Why? I'll tell you why. We are listening for tectonic plate movement among the electorate, one of those rare seismic events that result in great change. We have evidence it may be occurring, caused by discontent among the voters. Mostly, it's the ...