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...here we are, careening into July, and I've seen only two movies since Memorial Day. And those weren't even "real" movies; they were low-budget art-house "films" made with grainy resolution and subpar sound. It's not that I didn't enjoy "The Croupier" and "Hamlet," (OK, I didn't really enjoy "The Croupier" so much), it's just that I've been so well conditioned by the Hollywood machine to expect blockbusters from May through September. (Think "Independence Day," "Deep Impact," "Star Wars".) And now I find myself fighting off low-grade depression...
...true, you say? OK, then, just for the sake of argument, let's take a look at a few of these "hits" we're all supposed to be running...
Sure, Congress is OK if you're looking for legislation. But when it comes to interpreting the United States Constitution, the kids on the Hill are well advised to step aside...
That last point is exactly what inhabitants of major cities fear most. OK, plenty of New Yorkers have long harbored a secret hope that rising crime rates will yank housing prices back into the realm of reason. But for the most part, city dwellers have spent the past five or six years in a state of uneasy contentment, pleased but mystified by the drop in crime, never quite believing they were safe. Maybe it's better that we never got too comfortable...
...that I thought that he was the right person to take over as chairman and that I'd like him to do it. And he took a deep breath and he said, well, I'd like to talk with you about it over a cup of coffee. I said, 'OK, I'll hold the phone; go make some coffee.' And then there was a long silence, not too long, and then he laughed and he said, 'You mean you want to talk now?' And I said, 'Yeah, I'll hold. Make some coffee.' And he laughed, and then we continued...