An even odder thing about this bunch of demonstrators is that they seem to be out of step with their country's general sentiment about globalisation.

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Bill Clinton, who entered the year with a reputation as the greatest campaigner of his generation, seemed to be a bit out of step with the national mood.

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It does seem to be out-of-step with public opinion.

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He may well be approaching the point where he would step out of the limelight with few qualms.

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But that wouldn't be the first instance in which the President has found himself out of step with the Gore campaign.

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But there was one finding that I found genuinely out of step with reality and it has yet to be adequately discussed.

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This was good training for a writer, for the sooner you accept the fact that you are a deluded idiot who is always out of step with reality the better off you will be.

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"I'm not ready to retire, I like to be involved with a team on a daily basis, but maybe I am ready to step out of the limelight a little bit, away from the cameras, " he told Dutch website Voetbal International.

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