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Michigan Sherrill Freeborough owns two Saturn dealerships outside Lansing. She was nervous about the proposed bailout and relieved when it failed. "My fear was they didn't have time to study it," she says. "I wanted them to make sure they knew what they were doing, and that it was the right thing to do. My fear was this was too quickly put together. I was surprised and relieved when it didn't pass." Freeborough says she's a "little more confident today that Congress will do the right thing. Now, I feel like they're going to take...
...imperfect compromise in an imperfect world,” he said. “This is only the first step on a long road. If the markets see that Congress is afraid to take this first step, they’re going to be very nervous...
...were caught in a hot mike incident on MSNBC saying, after the Sarah Palin pick, "It's over." Someone posted the audio on YouTube. Did that experience make you nervous about what you say? Did you pull back at all? Anyone who speaks intemperately into a live mike - bottom line, it's their fault. You gotta do your best every day and share your point of view, so you can't let it bother you too much. You just gotta push forward...
...much of the time his hand rested on hers, or hers rested on his. Christo looks a bit like Woody Allen, with his floppy grey hair and dark, thick glasses. He was casually put-together, mixing an old khaki pocketed jacket with jeans and loafers. But where Allen is nervous and pessimistic, Christo is joyful and energetic.The evening finished with an award dinner held overlooking the city and Boston harbor from the ICA’s stunning glass theater. The tablecloths and napkins were a bright orange, recalling both the Gates of Central Park as well as Jeanne-Claude?...
...Overall: Went for a solid, consistent performance to introduce himself to the country. He did not seem nervous, tentative, or intimidated by the event, and avoided mistakes from his weak debate performances during nomination season (a professorial tone and long winded answers). Standing comfortably on the stage with his rival, he showed he belonged - evocative of Reagan, circa 1980. He was so confident by the end that he reminded his biggest audience yet that his father was from Kenya. Two more performances like that and he will be very tough to beat on Election...