Word: tempering
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...cast aside in account of his superior qualifications for the job,” Rogoff said.Obama’s first appointment may indicate his willingness to tolerate blunt managerial styles. Rahm I. Emanuel, who will serve as White House chief of staff, is known for his short temper and office tirades.Additionally, Summers had a low-profile but important advisory role in the Obama campaign, and was at Obama’s side for his first press conference last week, along with the rest of the president-elect’s economic transition team.Frankel said that he believes Obama will...
...more realistically, a little bit of both. Either way, the results last Tuesday convinced millions that “change is coming,” not only within America, but also in relations between the U.S. and other nations. As the president-elect and his transition team seek to temper expectations around the many hot issues that decided the election, what should we expect from an Obama presidency in terms of foreign affairs...
...Langella's interpretation has drawn some criticism, suprisingly, for being too saintly and hammy - surprising because what stood out for me in Langella's performance was how bracingly human it is. As the rebellious counselor, Langella is a man of stoic determination, but not without moments of fear, doubt, temper and smugness; his moral courage seems cobbled out of human reason and resolve rather than handed down from God. And if Robert Bolt's 1960 play looks a bit square today, with its period setting and easy-to-follow moral outline, it's beautifully written, clearly argued and, with...
Smith: In a more benign way, I would point to Eisenhower ... It was famous around the White House that if [he] was wearing a brown suit that day, stay away, because you didn't want to be around him. George Washington spent a lifetime trying to control his temper, not always successfully. Eisenhower probably did a more successful job, but that's not public ... On a brown-suit day, he was irritable. He could be curt, but ... most of the time, [he was] much more politically sophisticated than he wanted the public or the press to believe...
...sense that you're never sure which McCain you'll get feeds Obama's case that being an unpredictable "maverick" may not be the model you want in times that call for methodical decision-making. But McCain's defenders cite another soldier turned politician who was legendary for his temper: George Washington. Those who rise in the military, notes Virginia Senator John Warner, "are people of strong will, of brevity, giving orders and commands. I just hope the people that occupy the presidency are people of strong will...