Word: absurdities
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...government is running surplus a la Bill Clinton. But now that the country is facing a huge and dangerous budget deficit, Congress still passed an omnibus spending bill filled to the brim with gratuitous appropriations. In the wake of another bumper crop of cash for the unnecessary to the absurd in pet Congressional districts, some belt-tightening has to happen somewhere. Congress’ latest bright idea? Cut Pell Grants to poor college kids to make up some of the difference...
...best of the more traditional narrative offerings. "Jeepers Jacobs," beautifully rendered in the pastels of dappled summer sunlight, effortlessly mixes the comedy of human foibles with the debate over the existence of hell. Among other things, its thoughtful portrait of a religious conservative ingeniously rebuts the divisive and absurd language of red vs. blue...
Sure he asked nicely. But the request was absurd. It isn’t possible to see the end zone at the closed end of the stadium while seated at that distance, and even if it were, would you really want...
...with the vast majority of Americans, when I’m living in this country, the concept of the world “outside” the United States seems like a foreign and largely absurd concept. But, as I am about to embark on a journey to Europe—yes, unlike most Americans I have a passport—I decided yesterday to check the headlines of some of the most widely-read European newspapers. What was the reaction in the world to this almost inexplicable occurrence which has since ruined my rest? It was to this question...
...such an absurd, scripted comment,” he said. “I almost found it humorous. If there was not a weapon pointed at my stomach waiting to be discharged, I would have laughed...