"It's one of the more creatively timid times in Hollywood," he said.
"It's one of the more creatively timid times in Hollywood," actor Will Ferrell has observed.
Mr. Gore's energetic display was meant to counter criticism that he had been too timid last time; Mr. Bush's demeanor, which several commentators called "sleepy," seemed intended to play it safe and protect his slight lead.
We may agree with Polly Toynbee that, scarred by the many dreadful years in the wilderness when Labour failed to attract a strong, progressive coalition, they were too timid as time passed about championing explicitly the strong statist and redistributive elements of their policies, for fear of frightening the horses.
Stewart was able to pull things into focus, saying that the Administration's way of doing things "has felt timid at times," and Obama responded that there was nothing timid or "inconsequential" about getting thirty million people on the insurance rolls.
Mr. Stewart, for his part, pressed the president with the standard liberal critique, accusing him of pursuing a legislative agenda that "felt timid at times" — a characterization Mr. Obama fiercely disputed.
E-mail address GO SIGN UP Share Tweet Stewart was able to pull things into focus, saying that the Administration's way of doing things "has felt timid at times," and Obama responded that there was nothing timid or "inconsequential" about getting thirty million people on the insurance rolls.
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Was Fallon just too timid the first time?
It is precisely this that makes social democratic politicians so timid in our time.
