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From the CO2 emissions flip to the arsenic-standards flap to the energy-plan-rollout flop, George W. Bush has spent much of his presidency battling the popular impression that his White House, particularly on environmental issues, is operating under a corporate sponsorship. And some Republican poll-watchers think Bush?s only way to convince the public that his version of "balance" does more than pad Big Business? balance sheet is to borrow a page from Al Gore?s campaign handbook. "They haven?t given anyone a reason to believe Bush isn?t doing the bidding of corporate America...
...this wasn't mere technique. High hammery wouldn't have earned Lemmon two Oscars and six nominations, plus an Emmy last year for Tuesdays with Morrie. It was instead an acute perception of his characters: men drowning in flop sweat and flailing magnificently as they go down for the last time...
...switchboards to handle the calls of protest. An outvoted censor prepared to say "I told you so," and several programming executives felt premonitions of the guillotine tingling at the backs of their necks. The network did not know whether the show would be a scandal or a flop. It was neither, of course, but instead a piece of instant American folklore...
...street. As the sun sets, the group is joined by a boy wearing a striped, bright knit hat; a young man in a button-down shirt; a graphic designer - dozens of young New Yorkers of all shapes and sizes. As 9 p.m. approaches, they file into the gymnasium and flop into hard, brown plastic chairs arranged in the center. "Hi, I'm Andrew and I'm an alcoholic," says the 20-something sitting at the front. "Welcome to Never Had a Legal Drink...
Although it may seem as if the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, President Bush's reneging on his campaign promise to curb CO2 emissions is far more significant than his father's campaign flip-flop over no new taxes. Taxation of our citizens is, over time, an insignificant event, but this President's reversal presents long-term and life-threatening consequences that are being ignored under the pretext of U.S. economic viability. While his father's about-face was regarded as a political blunder, this President Bush's decision may facilitate a global environmental disaster. CARY GLICKSTEIN...