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...extension on an extension for that killer 2 to 3 page paper from my not-quite-27-year-old TF—until now I’ve always relied on my noggin to talk my way out of life’s little “30-days-till-eviction” situations, but maybe my lazy lumps of flesh should start paying some of the rent...
...means the "CNN effect," or decreased consumer confidence, fine - they can always sell. If it means America's going to kick butt and we can all proudly go back to our consumerist lives and our primed-for-a-V-shape business cycle by summer, even better. They'll rally till all the terrorists are scattered and the world is safe again...
...spouses and kids. The FCC told TV stations they didn't need to test their emergency broadcast systems for a while, for fear of spooking people. Candlelight vigils brought people out of their homes to the town square, then a plane rumbled overhead. Inhale, look up, follow the lights till they disappear, exhale and return to the prayers. It's hard to have the perfect autumn wedding when all the out-of-town guests call to cancel. Life insurance policies were selling fast...
...hope the Bush plan succeeds in capturing and putting on trial the terrorists. But we are naive to think we can rid ourselves of this form of evil till we confront the deeper realities that produce it. More military force, more spies, more repression of civil liberties at home--none of this can stop people willing to lose their lives to hurt us, and the sole reliance on power reinforces the tendency of many to resort to violence when they face problems that they experience as urgent and intractable...
...Democrats who can't stand him. Al Gore--at Bush's invitation--was sitting two rows behind him during the service, silently making the point that the once vast differences did not matter anymore. (The attack even brought a reconciliation between Gore and Bill Clinton. The two sat up till dawn talking about it at Clinton's New York home before sharing a military transport plane to D.C.) Bush then traveled to ground zero in downtown Manhattan. He picked up a bullhorn, slung his arm around one rescue worker and spoke to the others--and to the world--with...