Word: greenhornes
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...brushed back from his high forehead, and a moustache, and the air of a 19th-century cavalry officer, a Cossack, or, possibly, the leader of a New York City street gang. He had in him the lightest touch of the thug (he had learned to handle himself as a greenhorn kid in New Jersey, fresh off the boat.) He walked with a distinctive gait, something between a strut and a shamble, broken by sudden, jittering bursts (his soccer moves). But he had an unusually focused energy. The most distinctive thing about Dan in those days was his sense...
...conservative record--one that assumes that what's good for business is good for Texas--but it is also a substantial one, worthy of more attention than it has received. The Governor's aides hope that by emphasizing the record now, Bush can transform his image from greenhorn and dilettante to Man of Accomplishment. It's late, but they have a shot, because Bush himself is transformed when he talks about Texas; he becomes more relaxed and self-assured than when he's wandering the fields of national policy. During an interview with TIME last month, Bush clearly relished debating...