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...current poor use of metaphors is a real cause for concern. As George Orwell writes in his essay “Politics and the English Language,” “It [the English language] becomes ugly and inaccurate because our throughts are foolish, but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts.” Orwell’s point is well-taken in today’s climate; the sloppy speech of our leaders fails to spur independent thought...
...which threats to worry about.) The wall space is needed for Ridge's organizational chart, for he will have to coordinate the activities of more than 40 federal agencies--and an unknown but much larger number in state and local governments. On Capitol Hill, if Ridge is ever foolish enough to stray into the building where he served 12 years as a member of the House, 26 full committees of Congress and 17 subcommittees deal with homeland-security matters...
...nation's 670 million annual passengers would be that foolish any longer. On the contrary, the challenge now will be to convince flyers that the skies won't be dangerous. After a two-day shutdown, American air space reopened tentatively last Thursday, under a list of strict new rules that many experts have been demanding for more than a decade: banning curbside check-in or parking, forbidding family and friends to accompany passengers to the gate, having security personnel check all planes before passengers board, conducting random searches of flight crews and equipment, and prohibiting the transport of cargo...
...caught in extraordinary situations. A Christmas at home of sorts does take place, but nothing is easily resolved or learned. Even though we see them become a little older and wiser, they are not necessarily transformed; surely crisis will strike their lives again. Franzen isn’t so foolish as to pretend that these are the definitive episodes in their separate or collective lives. He has merely captured the Lamberts moving through the circumstances of the larger world. It is such a simple thing, but the significance of his accomplishment...
...thousands of American troops dead were quickly eliminated after 100 hours of ground fighting.) It may be that the Bin Laden network can be crushed with relative haste. Indeed, other terror groups have been crushed before. Heard about the Red Brigades lately? The Bader Meinhof gang? It'd be foolish to be pollyannish about the coming war but it would be just as myopic to assume the worst...