It was more what David Boren, former senator from Oklahoma and now president of the university, called it: a gathering of 17 "outstanding public servants" who wanted to talk about more than Mr. Bloomberg's supposed White House aspirations or a third party.
We were supposed to have aspirations to what we wanted in life, but the boys from wealthy backgrounds were encouraged to say their lives were plotted and planned.
Why did the candidate who was supposed to represent the aspirations of the "investor class" reject all the candidates proposed from the investment community?
MOSCOW — It finally happened: President Dmitri A. Medvedev, the man who was supposed to embody the aspirations of young middle-class Russians, has outlined a concrete and substantive agenda for political change.
He is supposed to have political aspirations and here he is lining up in a flashy fight which eighty per cent of the people in Tennessee regard as an assault on the Bible.
The issues surrounding political change in Syria are multifaceted and much more intricate than is being reported in the western media, yet the conflict continues to be painted in simplistic black and white terms -- as a battle between a dictator who brutalizes his people and the FSA, which is supposed to represent the aspirations and future freedom of the Syrian people.
These are only a few of the problems and complaints that have emerged at Suvarnabhumi airport, which after four decades of debate, planning and construction opened on Sept. 28 and was supposed to assure Bangkok's aspirations to be the pre-eminent air hub in Southeast Asia.
Any team with Super Bowl aspirations — yes, still — is supposed to beat the winless Miami Dolphins, at home, on national television, against a backup quarterback.
So I suppose the highest aspiration, artistically, would be to be open enough to pity both victim and criminal.
People are supposed to "make" houses out of blossoming aspirations and love, before busting them up in resignation and defeat.
