Word: catbird
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...close in the polls because debates historically have worked against incumbents. Dukakis' political sense should have told him to avoid a direct confrontation four years ago. Now, as a challenger with a large lead in the polls and with no current record to defend, he is sitting in the catbird's seat...
...election year, but the President could also blame Democrats for any resulting budget deadlock. The White House also hopes that the economy will revive enough by late summer to give its budget a lift and help prepare the party for the November elections. "The President is in the catbird seat," contends one of his top aides, referring to the budget process. "He has his program, and he has the veto power...
...however, in an era when excessive gasoline consumption has become offensive to nostril, pocketbook and national pride, automotive abstinence has become a virtue. The kiwi is in the catbird seat. The man or woman who gets to work by bicycle or shanks' mare trails clouds of self-esteem as palpable as the carbon dioxide fumes he has forsworn. Whether he refuses to buy a car at today's prices or simply will not or cannot take the wheel, he can be said to have heeded official pleas to share the ride (though it is someone else who does...
...city's leaders worry that big tax increases will persuade voters to favor 2 1/2. If they do, City Manager James L. Sullivan warns, Cambridge's current financial posture would be a comparative catbird seat...