Word: governing
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Donahue said. “He’s got no choice if he wants to maintain that consolidation of Democratic power.” Christopher S. Arlene, a Harvard Kennedy School student, agreed, saying that he believes that “Obama is going to have to govern from the middle.” “I think a lot of liberals who are a little more left than they are to the center are going to have to taper their expectations,” he said...
...lines of a congenital defect. George Washington didn’t have to make us laugh; he just had to establish precedents and avoid chopping down more cherry trees than he could possibly help. But somewhere along the line, Americans began expecting their Presidents to do more than just govern. They also had to make us laugh. As long as there have been Republican presidents, they’ve been kind of funny. Lincoln was a veritable wellspring of quips and anecdotes; Taft at least looked jolly; Reagan was a laugh-a-minute, from Star Wars missile defense systems...
...people who govern Formula One have been trying to reduce these financial and competitive gaps for years. Rule changes between seasons often ban new technologies, or at least limit their further development. In the season that just ended drivers were required to do without the hugely expensive computerized traction-control systems that make cornering easier and racing more boring. Such rule changes have boosted competition in the last five years by helping to narrow the gap between the fastest and slowest cars by two to three seconds. Now the global financial crisis has added a new sense of urgency...
...White House, you can be on the pitcher's mound or you can be in the catcher's position. Put points on the board. Show people you can govern. Deliver on what you said you were going to deliver on." - On Barack Obama's need for an aggressive agenda to fulfill his campaign promises (Politico...
...lines a little brighter. The Veep choice always promised to be complicated for a solo pilot who resisted the idea of a partner at every turn, but now the Constitution required him to pick a wingman. He wasn't the type to look for someone to help him govern. But what about someone to help...