The museum would have one foot in the past and one foot in the present.

Invent a past for the present.

Kerry is an adult - he thinks things through. He learns from the present as well as the past. To George Bush, thinking things through is for sissies.

Most of your reactions are echoes from the past.
You do not really live in the present.

We forgot about that a long time ago. The past is gone. We're more excited about the present and we took care of business tonight.

The past, the present, the future: migration is what matters.