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...have been raised by the cascade of contradictory Bush blinks-sharp tax cuts, exploding Medicare benefits, the Social Security hand grenade-plus the apparent disappearance of the Republican Party's traditional fiscal restraint. "The conventional wisdom is too cheerful," joked Maya Macguineas, the group's president, surveying the prevailing gloom. But when she asked the assembled wizards why these impending disasters weren't having a more immediate impact on the markets, there was a long silence followed by hemming and hawing. The contrast to Bush's intuitive certainty couldn't have been more stark...
...notice. His emotional palette can be an oppressive little thing, and if you listen to him in the wrong mood--say, mordant, as opposed to deeply depressed--you will find him intolerable. But if you happen to be feeling low, or just want to be, no one can make gloom more rapturous...
...Most Amazing Inventions of 2004 The fascinating success of Burt Rutan's SpaceShipOne ["Coolest Inventions 2004," Dec. 6] opens a brilliantly lit pathway out of the gloom and disappointment in which man has been stranded since the Challenger and Columbia space-shuttle disasters. SpaceShipOne avoids using brutal force to leave Earth and re-enter the atmosphere, thereby minimizing risks to itself and its crew. SpaceShipOne works its way into space and is the most human-friendly space vehicle man has yet devised. Ashoka Weerakkody Colombo, Sri Lanka...
...fascinating success of Burt Rutan's SpaceShipOne [Nov. 29] opens a brilliantly lit pathway out of the gloom and disappointment in which man has been stranded since the Challenger and Columbia space-shuttle disasters. SpaceShipOne minimizes risks to itself and its crew. SpaceShipOne works its way into space and is the most human-friendly space vehicle man has yet devised...
...long as his stats are improving; a leading candidate can look desperate and defensive if his advantage is slipping away. With two of three presidential debates past and just three weeks to go, the candidates face the moment of greatest danger and opportunity--which is why, after weeks of gloom, this has been a sunny stretch for team Kerry and why Bush's supporters were relieved to see him pushing back hard in the second matchup last week...