Word: laming
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What binds these failed politicos together? None of them had a transition period. Unlike current lame duck George Bush, none had 11 weeks to cover up mistakes or to begin long-overdue policy initiatives. No time to look pensive in public. In some ways Bush has outdone these three fallen heroes in the twilight of his political career, but his seemingly altruistic activities in recent weeks raise disturbing questions about the cynicism of his entire presidency...
...might think at first glance that Bush, longtime public servant, is outdoing himself for the world's sake. Why feed the hungry in Somalia when doing so won't change your lame-duck status? Why consider sending troops to relieve the beleaguered Bosnians if you can't convince the Electoral College to pull a fast one on the American people...
...Lame-duckery has liberated Bush. It's ironic that he showed more vigor in December than he did in the 18 months before the election. Transition periods, more than just slowburns between the vital periods of two presidencies, become instead windows into what politicians would do if left absolutely to their own devices. And now President Bush has chosen, as he has all his life, to magnify himself at the expense of sound, consistent policy...
...appointment of a huge commission of businesspeople to fight a "war" against debt and overspending, and a freeze on federal spending at the current level, with all revenue above that point dedicated to deficit reduction. If "the end of America as we know it" is truly at hand, these lame measures are too little and too late to prevent...
...like about the shuttles is that big gap in the afternoon when no shuttles come to Memorial Hall," says Bethany M. Allen '94. "Someone said the administration said that kids just want to go back to their rooms and sleep at that hour, but that's really lame...