Democrats on the commission, not surprisingly, were more likely to look at the same body of evidence and find a less-than-curious president than were the Republicans.
He may be one of the most intelligent, thoughtful, talented men in America and remarkably well-equipped to lead the nation, but it's Mr. Bush's less-than-curious, less-than-distinguished son, George W., who is president.
As the creative director of Baxter of California, a 48-year-old grooming products company, he seems less concerned than curious about his new competition.
I am a less curious, less capable consumer of news than I was ten or twenty years ago, when the stakes were lower.
It was a remarkable turnaround in the space of less than 48 hours and a curious decision in more ways than one.
"It's curious that less than eight hours after their opinions came in for some rough sledding in the United States Supreme Court, the Florida Supreme Court decided to respond," said Benjamin Ginsberg, Mr. Bush's lawyer.
His questions led to the discovery that instead of the $5,000 a month he had been counting on at age 62, he would actually get less than $20, because of the curious way Xerox took account of a break in service, from 1985 to 1989, when he left to start his own business.
Their curious tales, no less than Punch and Judy's formulaic roundelays of beatings and squeals and denials ("Oh, no I didn't!"), say something about our unconscious wishes and fears.
While a staggering 90percentt agree that the best ideas come out of persistent and curious behavior, including constantly questioning company practices, less than 25% of those working today describe themselves as curious people.
In "The Rights of the People," Shipler is less curious reporter than outraged editorialist.
