A GLASS HALF EMPTY OR FULL?

Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill had trouble deciding whether to feel elated or desperate about the illustration of him on the cover of TIE's May/June 2001 issue. According to an aide, O'Neill joked that he wasn't sure whether the illustration was supposed to represent him riding the wave "of a blockbuster" or standing on the deck of a "sinking ship."

O'Neill had another question about the cover too: "Where's the cute girl" who's the love interest of the hero of the movie Titanic?

Despite the omission of Kate Winslet, O'Neill asked TIE for a signed copy of the cover illustration, which was drawn by Patricia Raine, TIE's regular cover artist. Apparently, the former aluminum king liked being depicted as king of the world.