Word: hogwash
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...government hasn't been able to negotiate a deal to avoid the bizarre and politically disastrous outcome of being penalized for economic growth. A debate has sprung up in Slovenia about whether the government should take the absurd step of cooling the economy down to remain eligible for subsidies. "Hogwash," says Janez Potocnik, the Minister for European Affairs. "I would gladly postpone joining the E.U. if we could raise our GDP by another percentage point." The 53% of Slovenians who either think that joining the E.U. is a bad idea or are neutral can be excused for their lack...
There's a new survey out saying that people who take a positive view of aging actually live longer than those who grouse and grumble, which is hogwash, and I am paying no attention to it. I turned 60 last week and it's no picnic, and anybody who says so is whistling in the dark. Maybe this doesn't sound life-affirming to you. So--shoot...
...death of irony" may be exaggerated too. Many critics read Letterman's emotional return as the sudden maturing of a wiseacre who had never manifested any real beliefs. As any Letterman fan knows, this is reductive hogwash. "Irony"--as popularly misused to mean a mishmash of easy sarcasm, cynicism and detachment--is ludicrous at a time of mourning, as is Letterman's meaningful irony (which is really a principled response to phoniness). But real irony--the basis of satire--is possible and valuable in addressing war. (Catch-22 and M*A*S*H, for instance, are darkly ironic yet serious...
...with special interests, is likely to sign what Congress passes--even if it is McCain's measure, which he opposes. So both sides are playing hardball to win. G.O.P. leaders are threatening to strip Republican Representatives of choice committee assignments if they defect, according to House sources. "That's hogwash," says...
...intranet to create a community spirit and host regular events, like interactive quizzes in which rival pubs compete against each other on large screens showing live shots of the opposition. This might sound like a good idea - until you see the victory "salute" of the team from the Hogwash in Watford...