Word: ducking
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Gordon Hammersley, Hammersley's Bistro, Tremont St. "Oysters on the half shell with as much champagne as we can get in. Turkey with a myriad of vegetables--turnips brussels sprouts my favorite, lots of rutabaga I love Rutabaga gizzards of turkey made into confit--braised in duck and goosefeet. cranberry sauce with scotch bonnet hot peppers and gravy--in the restaurant business we call it sauce, at home we call it gravy...
Remember--it is more important for the U.S. to ensure that all negotiations proceed successfully. By allowing the Syrians to duck out, you're giving Assad more time and resources to tighten his grip on Lebanon and achieve regional hegemony. (If Hezbollah continues its attacks on Israeli towns and villages, the chances of this separate peace emerging are decreased somewhat...
...Congress must now surely see itself in a position of power. President Bush, devoid of a majority and now also of a mandate, exemplifies the term "lame duck." House Speaker Tom Foley is now arguably the most powerful man in Washington. However, while Clinton's transition team begins to construct a new administration, Foley might see fit simply to lead Congress in a restful period of licking its wounds...
...decision to emulate a figure whom other members of his party have called a socialist would be difficult at best. If elected to a second term, he might pursue action as soon as November. If defeated, Bush could also attempt to force legislation through Congress as a lame duck. It seems more likely, though, that he would do his best to help out his friends in business before re-entering private life...
Some say this won't happen. The case for Bush seems to be that he would have nothing to lose as a lame duck by making the hard budget and tax decisions to get the deficit down. But remember that Bush wants to trim the budget so he can afford to cut taxes, not the deficit--he and Clinton agree that the deficit isn't the biggest problem in America...