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...antiquated, obscure laws that are still on the books, you should have noted that at the vanguard of the movement to catch up with the times is Democratic Congressman Frank Thompson Jr. of New Jersey. He is fighting singlehanded for repeal of the 1892 law that forbids kite and balloon flying in the District of Columbia...
...ought to be able to urge their opponents to "go fly a kite" without being punished for soliciting the commission of a crime. And "what student of political science," asked Thompson in a speech on the floor of the House, "does not know the value of the trial balloon as an instrument of government? Are we now to label all our Chief Executives (not to mention aspirants to that great office) common criminals when they send aloft the name of a prospective Cabinet appointee...
...Macy's. It shouldn't happen to Gimbels. And it certainly shouldn't happen to Santa Claus. The sorry, dispiriting news is that Meredith Willson has temporarily lost his Music Man bounce, and Here's Love has all the festive gaiety of a lead balloon...
...hoist those big balloons up through the hatch of the blimp? Nobody thinks of cutting the strings and letting the balloons just drift away as Gig holds on to Grover. Instead, Buttons takes a rifle and plugs the balloons one by one while hanging from the blimp by his belt. Eventually the last balloon goes splop-psssssssss. And so does the movie...
...manifesto, said the Rt. Rev. Stephen Bayne, executive officer of the Anglican Communion, could be "either the biggest lead balloon or the most dramatic document in our history." It calls upon the Anglican churches to share their financial and human resources for the good of the entire Communion, and specifically to join in raising $15 million within the next five years largely for missionary churches...