Word: though
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...have been something of a pose, but Bush's macho demeanor in the interview revealed a disturbing lack of restraint, a combination platter of unwelcome traits--stubbornness, as he admits, with side dishes of arrogance and an irritability that couldn't be contained even though things are going well for him. He shows a disturbing blindness to the feelings of those around him, whether it's Letterman or those on death row pleading for clemency whom he mocks (Karla Faye Tucker) or the McCain voter...
...death penalty, he laughs about it; he's so sure of himself, even though five of his fellow Governors are so disturbed by new evidence that convictions were brought about by faulty forensics, coerced confessions and false accusations that they've placed a moratorium on executions. Yet Bush insists he hasn't made and couldn't make a mistake...
There was a moment last week, though, when Washington seemed to be descending into an uglier version of its usual gun-control warfare. Wayne LaPierre, the N.R.A's executive vice president, tore into Clinton by charging that he is "willing to accept a certain level of killing to further his political agenda." If that weren't inflammatory enough, LaPierre drove home his point in a separate interview by accusing the President of having "blood on his hands" for the death of a former Northwestern University basketball coach whose murderer slipped through existing gun-control laws. In the background of this...
Shearling slippers but sometimes bare feet, stepping lightly so as not to wake my daughter. My office is just down the hall from my bedroom, though I sometimes work in the bathroom, at the vanity, because the room is soundproof and well...
...Beyond the usual allegations and denials, though, the case may contain some particular problems. Unless it can be proved that a vast right-wing conspiracy forced the Northrop Grumman staffers into lie under oath, it might be hard to convince the public that a group of pocket-protector-wearing techies had anything to gain by fabricating allegations. Adding to the administration's load are claims by the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch, whose $90 million civil suit filed against the White House led to the DOJ investigation, that Justice took over the case simply to delay the civil action until...