Word: sad
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...airport the next morning to catch the 6:25 a.m. flight to the Bay.Before my return to the airport the next morning, I encountered: 1) A stranded freshman who had missed her own San Francisco flight, and accompanied me back and forth to campus; 2) The same sad and dejected Colorado friend who had missed her flight (and had a harrowing journey of her own); and 3) An eerily deserted Dunster dining hall, in which I proceeded to prance around with another friend who had stayed at school for an extra day.I thought those would be the most exciting parts...
...Operation Reboot Re "The battle for control of the war" [Jan. 29]: How sad that President George W. Bush's strategy in Iraq is so clearly political rather than military. The surge in troops presents the appearance of action while gambling American and Iraqi lives on the outcome. If stability in Iraq is restored, even short-term, Bush can denounce his naysayers. If the surge fails to effect a long-term change, the conflict will probably last until Bush leaves office - and then he can blame failure on his successor. Bush is a canny politician but no leader. Our troops...
...Battle for Control of the War" [Jan. 29]: How sad that President George W. Bush's strategy in Iraq is so clearly political rather than military. The surge in troops presents the appearance of action while gambling American and Iraqi lives on the outcome. If stability in Iraq is restored, even short term, Bush can denounce his naysayers. If the surge fails to effect a long-term change, the conflict will probably last until Bush leaves office--and then he can blame failure on his successor. Bush is a canny politician but no leader. Our troops deserve far better...
Damon Lindelof, a co-creator of Lost, says it was Fox's unexpected tears in his audition for that show that scored him a role. "Matthew has elevated crying to an art, where somehow it's a form of badassness. He never cries because he's sad. He cries because he wants to hit someone," Lindelof says. "I can't think of any other hero characters who have cried. If Patrick Dempsey cried on Grey's Anatomy, people would be like, 'Meredith, do not waste your time with that crybaby.'" When he's not crying, Fox is stone cold, silently...
...depend on maintaining the status quo. GM is in trouble, and sooner or later it will have to find a Ross Perot to dig itself out of its problems." Keith Grain, publisher of the weekly Automotive News, seemed disappointed at the turn of events. Said he: "It's a sad day for GM. Ross Perot up to now was a hero to the common man, but he's just had his mouth stuffed with millions of dollar bills...