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...think that maybe there is just too much to put in with too little space,” said Harvard Allston task force chairman Ray Mellone. “Maybe it is best to leave some of it not developed, so you don’t get the feeling of claustrophobia...
...Sometimes in these meetings I’m feeling like we’re away from reality,” said task force member Bruce Houghton. “This is the hope and dream you’re presenting, but the reality of what is proposed is...alien to everything you have suggested tonight. It is not green, and it is not compatible with open space,” he said...
...youngest, least patient, and most spoiled member of my family, I saw it as my prerogative—my duty even—to vocalize all displeasures and frustrations as often as possible. Take an easy coming-of-age task like swallowing a pill for example—this eluded my single-digit-self like rocket science...
...McCain is a much better debate performer than is commonly acknowledged, but he would have to turn in his all-time best national performance to give his candidacy the kind of significant boost that it needs right now. And McCain's task has been made even more difficult by the sour, stumbling manner in which his campaign has operated in the past few days...
...Obama's task is easier: He must maintain the almost preternatural calm he regularly exhibits on the trail, respond to McCain's anger with feigned (or perhaps real) disappointment and offer firm answers that address voters' fundamental hopes and needs. Obama supporters probably do not need to worry much; since winning the nomination in June, the Democratic candidate has rarely strayed from his unflappable, steady style...