Word: guess
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...briefing for columnists just after the talks ended. He was flanked by General David Petraeus, who reinforced Holbrooke's message. The talks "exceeded my expectations," the general said. A good deal of this is, obviously, puffery designed to keep the diplomatic balloon aloft. But there was also, I'd guess, some wishful thinking involved...
...punish him. That's an interesting concept, could you speak a little bit about that? I had just done this hideous radio interview in Berlin for German public radio. At one point, I meant to say "Sieht so aus als haettest du all dein Deutsch vergessen," which means "I guess I've forgotten so much German." Only I misconjugated the verb vergessen to vergast, and when I came out of the interview, the publicist was a furious with me. Vergast is the past tense of the verb "to gas people to death." I even said Deutsch wrong...
...staying forever young. Unlike that other Dylan--Thomas, whose name he appropriated--Bob doesn't rage against the dying of the light. He savors it, tries to understand it, enjoys the long-term memories--the sound of Chess records--sighs and heads home: "The sun is sinking low/ I guess it's time to go/ I feel a chilly breeze/ in place of memories." But it's not over yet, is it, Bob? The creative arc's not complete. You've got one more trick, right...
...guess it's true what they say. It is hard to put a price on toxic assets...
...guess is that the public option is a bargaining chip that will be cashed in to gain support from moderate Republicans and Democrats as crunch time approaches. The real battle, and the fate of this liberal dream, will be fought over what gets covered and who decides...