Premise: You could say that McCain is to be faulted for not working out a better education proposal in the first place.

Hypothesis: McCain failed to work a better education proposal out, but many people liked him anyway.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: It is only one hour from Paris by TGV and is the ideal gateway for a tour of the vineyards to the south or a drive around the pretty Val-Suzon to the north.

Hypothesis: To get to the vineyards to the south it takes an hour by TGV.
Answer: yes

Premise: Some Republicans are content to delay big legislation till George W. Bush's presidential inauguration.

Hypothesis: Ninety percent of the Republicans are happy to delay all legislation until after President Elect Bush's inauguration.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: Suppose a reckless Congress decides to appropriate $10,000 of your money to finance a worthless aircraft carrier or a worthless social program.

Hypothesis: What if they wanted to give you $10,000 to invest how you want?
Answer: no