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...billion in loans to keep their companies afloat. Official Washington was outraged at the extravagance. Columnists and comics were ever so grateful for the gift. "I mean, couldn't you all have downgraded to first class or jet-pooled or something to get here?'' whined Representative Gary Ackerman of New York...
...Ford announced they were selling two jets (meaning, of course, that lower-ranking execs will be flying Northwest to the plant in Valencia) and driving a Ford Escape hybrid to Washington. GM has caved completely and shut down its air force, throwing 50 people out of work. (Thanks, Congressman Ackerman!) Maybe the President should send his helicopter for the GM honchos. He doesn't really have use for it now. And when some truly desperate Americans need a dramatic rescue, sending in Marine One isn't a bad idea...
...camouflaged its secret occupants. It is a beautiful and intriguing story, and were it structured differently, there is no doubt that Ackerman’s narrative would have been as emotionally gripping as Benigni’s. But plot is clearly not the driving force of the book. Instead, Ackerman focuses on stylistic experimentation as well as naturalist observation. The latter is enthralling in its meticulousness, but it distracts and disengages the reader from Antonina. Ackerman the writer clearly has difficulty separating herself from Ackerman the naturalist. Antonina frequently disappears from the page to make room for long and enthusiastic...
...very disabled child can mean a disabled family." Why apply this consideration only to disabled infants? Cheating husbands, alcoholic wives and nagging mothers-in-law are just a few of the many sorts of people who can mean a very disabled family. Why not kill them too? Felicia Nimue Ackerman Professor of Philosophy Brown University Providence, Rhode Island...
...very disabled child can mean a disabled family." Why apply this consideration only to disabled infants? Cheating husbands, alcoholic wives and nagging mothers-in-law are just a few of the many sorts of people who can mean a very disabled family. Why not kill them too? Felicia Nimue Ackerman Professor of Philosophy Brown University Providence, Rhode Island...