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...Massachusetts will have any power then, there will be no patronage to dispense from here or from Washington. The field will be wide open for people who love the game of politics because they love to win and think they can govern, not because they have an ideological axe to grind...
Left as stereotypes, Kluger's play would fail to hold the audience's attention into the later innings. But the players' predicament creates an excellent vehicle for making the characters more interesting. The vulnerability of each player to the manager's axe, brought out best in separate monologues, successfully shows their strengths and weaknesses. Both Tank and Boomer's monologues are especially moving and genuine...
...would disproportionately target federal funding for university research and student financial aid. Funding for higher education, unlike some other domestic spending, is not specifically protected against sharp cuts under Gramm-Rudman, and experts argued that such funds do not carry the political clout to be spared of the congressional axe...
...claims that the court struck down the law because it was "the wimps way out" for Congress. This claim is bogus for two reasons. First, Congressmen really are "wimps"--to the extent that reelection pressures and special interests overwhelm any desire to bring down the budgetary axe. Any freshman in Gov 30 could prove this point. This lack of individual power to do good in Congress is the price we pay for our fragmented system. It's well worth the cost because it also prevents individuals from abusing authority. Second, Mr. Moses completely ignores the real reason for the ruling...
...protester said a leaflet signed by the Committee for a Better Brandeis and threatening to "axe the shantytown tomorrow" was delivered to a campus newspaper hours after the shantytown was completed...