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...Aw Geez, David Ortiz...
George W. Bush gave yet another speech last week defending his Administration's war in Iraq. Actually, it was the same old speech--the same Western aw-shucks-isms ("We're on the hunt"), the same complexities avoided. The President is beginning to sound pretty defensive--with good reason: he's been playing defense since July. As he said last week, "Wars are won on the offensive." So are second terms...
George W. Bush gave yet another speech last week defending his Administration's war in Iraq. Actually, it was the same Old speech-the same Western aw-shucks-isms ("We're on the hunt"), the same complexities avoided. The President is beginning to sound pretty defensive-with good reason: he's been playing defense since July. As he said last week, "Wars are won on the offensive." So are second terms...
...Spoon stumbled onto a sound of its own. Girls Can Tell, the 2001 reanimation of Spoon, was a brilliantly minimalist rock album about love (or the lack of it). It was hardened but not ironic, tense but not jagged, smart but not so smart that Daniel couldn't shout "Aw-right!" to get his point across. The songs were about small things--girlfriends, dads, girlfriends--but they contained a multitude of emotions, and the music was so melodic that listeners were reminded just how great rock could...
Franks gets along with Rumsfeld--who doesn't suffer fools lightly, especially if they are in uniform--because he has the right mix of attitude and intellect. More than a dozen senior officers who have worked with him over the years say that behind the aw-shucks, I've-never-had-sushi wrapping is a very well-oiled military mind. In an interview with TIME, Rumsfeld heaped praise on his field marshal for being open to new ideas. "He's intelligent and quick, and he knows his stuff," Rumsfeld said. "He has total ownership over these matters. He cares only...