Word: gridlocking
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...specific, the plan proposes new or additional "user fees" and surcharges for air travelers and new authority for states to turn federally financed highways into toll roads. Translation: Bush wants to improve Americans' mobility, but he would prefer that local politicians raise the funds needed to break the transportation gridlock...
...Eduardo Molet, Madrid's traffic jams were not merely an irritation, but also an inspiration. As the capital's gridlock slowed cars to an average speed of 6 m.p.h. and frustrated drivers, the Spanish businessman saw an opportunity. Why not provide stalled motorists with portable telephones so they could call ahead and explain why they were delayed...
This is a heavy legislative load, and with elections ahead the temptations will be greater than usual to posture and obstruct, to veto and delay. But if the current Washington gridlock continues, the voters may eventually see to it that incumbents of both parties get a much longer vacation than they wanted...