Word: afterthought
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...against terrorism - as in any other war - putting the enemy on trial is always an afterthought. That's why the conviction in New York of four footsoldiers of Osama bin Laden's jihad to drive the United States out of the Middle East will be recorded as, at best, a footnote in the chronicle of a long and bloody war in which the real measure of U.S. success is tragedies averted rather than perpetrators apprehended. After all, the man named in the indictment as the architect of the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania wasn't even...
...boys try to capitalize on their personalities by walking out, one at a time, to graciously receive the screams of a thousand girls. The music is a mere afterthought, scattered throughout the self-congratulatory banter, but the high-energy “Every Six Seconds” at the very end shows that at least they can pull off a quality dance tune. “All or Nothing,” their second single, has some decent (non-lipsynched) singing, but the inane repetition of “Giiiirrrrrlllll,” with Jacob moonwalking, earns no points...
...what Bill Clinton would have done - say it all again, with details and pint-sized porkers. The Democratic darlings came first. And the tax cut became as an afterthought. Education got the bulk of time, and Bush made sure we heard that it was his first love (yes, he likes teachers so much he married one) and his biggest outlay. "The highest percentage increase in our budget should go to our children's education. Education is my top priority and by supporting this budget, you will make it yours as well...
...trial, in some ways, is an afterthought for those engaged in the ongoing war against terrorism...
...There was one good moment - Gore's Nov. 22 afterthought forswearing the support of any Bush electors should his legal effort run out of courts and time. From this non-election's first Tuesday night to its last, Gore has claimed to have only rightful victory on his mind, but that was a prescient bit of pre-statesmanship that will be to his credit tonight...