Word: patting
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...Reported by Pat Cole/Los Angeles and David Thigpen/New York
...bipartisanship, Clinton could tap Pat Buchanan to head up the Commerce Department, although that would mean retooling his free-trade policy and imposing harsh tariffs on Japan, as well as accepting the high cost of building that wall all along the Mexican border. Also, Buchanan's racism might bother the rest of the staff, although since Mike Espy resigned and Pena and Cisneros are on their way out, will any minorities be around to care...
...three hours each week may not accomplish much in the larger scope of things. And if you are not involved in PBHA, it is equally easy to assume that volunteers in a program that requires only two or three hours a week are participating so they can pat themselves on the back for being socially aware...
DALLAS: In racking up nearly eight million votes for candidates Ross Perot and Pat Choate, the Reform Party made a significant breakthrough in Tuesday's election, becoming the first third party in modern American politics to qualify for significant federal matching funds, even if Perot is not the candidate (and don't be surprised if he is). True, Perot was more successful in 1992, but without the backing of an organized party, Perot alone qualified for matching funds in this election cycle. With conscientious efforts at party-building in the next four years, the Reform Party could become a perpetual...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "[A minimum-wage increase] is going to pass, and people are going to pat themselves on the back for it. What's lost in this debate on how we really raise wages. This is a short-term political ploy...