Word: pocketing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...have himself introduced by all five of his children. Jesse Jackson Jr. is a member of the Democratic National Committee. That is no worse than Maureen Reagan being co- chair of the Republican National Committee. And neither is as offensive to democratic values as the Kennedy family's pocket borough of Massachusetts, where a congressional seat may be thoughtfully lent out until a Kennedy is old enough to claim it. ("When Jack became President," writes Tip O'Neill, "his Senate seat was kept warm by Ben Smith, Jack's old Harvard roommate" until "Teddy turned thirty," the minimum...
...find--wool hat, ear muffs, ski mask, long underwear, electric blanket. And, still, you are cold. You bring all the warm drinks you can pour into thermoses--hot chocolate, coffee. You tuck a pint of something your mother would be ashamed of you for drinking into your coat pocket. You take a swig. And, still, you are cold...
...meetings down at the convention, the Ivy coaches get together and the one thing the coaches talked about was how Yohe is dangerous when he's in trouble. Well, I said, 'just don't put him in trouble. Let him stay in the pocket and throw...
...lack the ability to raise sufficient taxes or sell enough bonds to keep their schools up to standard. The Federal Government should make no- interest loans available to tear down or rebuild old buildings and replace them with smaller, more attractive units. School systems would not be permitted to pocket the savings but, in exchange for the aid, would be required to shift their current expenditures for maintenance into areas directly related to education -- higher teacher salaries and reduced class sizes. It would cost $4.5 billion to renovate every school in New York City...
...wisely and generously when confronted by the destitute. Now some officials and even advocates for the poor suggest that giving to panhandlers may only make the problem worse: the more handouts, the more hands are out. Have Americans reached the limit of their patience, their charity and their pocket change? See LIVING...