The problems, it seems, began a year before the invasion when Blair met Bush at Crawford, Texas in 2002.
With or without a new book to his name, Mr Sarkozy, it seems, began his own rentrée littéraire ahead of time.
American consumers, it seems, began feeling more confident about the economy in early April.
Life, it seems, begins not at birth but with online conception.
Yet, as with so many things Basque, Txakolina is nowhere near as simple as it may seem, beginning with the identity of the wine itself.
Now, its real aftermath, how it affects our democratic values, how it shapes the future of this place we call America, will, it seems, begin there, too.
Colourful bricks and tiny men and women - mostly Star Wars figurines, it seemed - began forming in piles around the gear stick, over the centre console, and along the dashboard.
Democracy, it seemed, was beginning to find its feet.
And it all seemed to begin so well.
Thomas, whose demeanor always seems relaxed, began an easy banter.
In the last two years, it seems, something began to change.
