They pointed smugly to the president's assertion on June 8th that he is "not ready to lay down a specific calendar" for the creation of a Palestinian state, despite pressure from Mr Mubarak and other Arab leaders.In his talks in Washington, Mr Sharon dwelt on the Palestinian Authority's record of incompetence, corruption and indifference (at best) to terror.
"We are not ready to lay down a specific calendar except for the fact that we've got to get started quickly, soon, so we can seize the moment," Mr. Bush said in a joint outdoor news conference this morning at Camp David with President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt.
"Preparation," to Biden, means that Obama is ready to lay out a rational plan for engagement.
Fortunately, the CFPB has the power to do something about this; and after two years of study, the Consumer Bureau is getting ready to lay down a set of national rules for payday and other small-dollar loans.
Todd Walker, handling the bat gingerly, like a conductor's baton, maybe getting ready to lay down an especially dainty, or precise, bunt, offers advice that could apply to baseball, photography, and life: "Shoot straight and, as they say in golf, keep your eye on the ball".
It seems HTC is getting ready to lay off nearly a quarter of its workforce by cutting 1,500 jobs in its manufacturing unit in Taiwan.
"Khazali was telling us when he was being interrogated that they were ready to lay down their arms," said a Western diplomat, referring to the group's founder.
Or, "War is like fire; he who is not ready to lay down his arms at a point shall perish, consumed by his arms" (the programmed retreat of the expeditionary corps in Iraq).
A straggling group of soldiers, still steeped in gore, has returned from the Crusades, ready to lay down swords and make love for a change.
Voters here, engaged by the foreclosure problem and fearing a recession, are ready to lay eyes on candidates, or at least see their faces on television.
