Word: chokes
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...athlete has to choke on the international scene, I’d rather it be an American than a resident of any other country in the world. Why? Because we can take it. Americans are blessed to have relatively compassionate, educated and reasonable people in society. Many countries are not afforded this luxury. If you play soccer for Colombia and cost your team a game with an own goal, you get shot (Andres Escobar, anyone?). In the United States, you get a day of disappointment, followed by a 2002 Subaru Outback from Rosie O’Donnell as a sympathy...
...RECESSION THEORY President Bush may have the highest approval ratings since George Washington had real teeth, but not even a quick victory over a hopelessly outmatched enemy can save a President from the dreaded R word. As Britain's National Post suggested, what better way to choke-start the flagging American economy than a presidential endorsement of a $1.6 billion-a-year snack food...
Classic recessions start with the Fed fearing inflation and aggressively raising interest rates to choke off excess business investment. They end with the Fed defeating the inflation foe and slowly cutting rates again. This one started with inflation practically nil and the Fed in neutral. With no inflation threat--indeed, with deflation the bigger worry in some camps--the Fed has been aggressively cutting rates. Those cuts are working to stimulate the economy, but not in the usual...
...Congress resolves to get a handle on beyond-the-budget spending before they choke off the 2002-2003 recovery with big surpluses and high long-term interest rates...
When the Crimson was down 14-0 at one point in the first half, I found myself silently self-satisfied. I had known that Harvard’s magic could not last in the face of another undefeated opponent. Surely, Harvard was bound to choke when confronted with a talented team of equal caliber...