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Known for his acid sense of humor, Armey has used his seat in the House as a duck blind from which to take potshots at the Administration. His weapon of choice is the rhetorical blunderbuss. The Clinton presidency is not merely flawed; it is a "train wreck." The health plan was not simply misguided; it amounted to a "Dr. Kevorkian prescription." And the Congressional Budget Office is not just a poor source of economic data; basing conclusions on its figures is "like relying on the Flintstones for an understanding of the Stone...
...rule says the vote for leader must be secret, but it is. In recent history the predicted result has usually been affirmed. "But it may be different this time," says one Senator. "A secret ballot is the ultimate weapon. Tom may have it going in, and Chris may have it going...
...Those who had dismissed the initiative as merely a tactical weapon in California Governor Pete Wilson's crusade to get federal dollars to close his budget deficit were quickly disabused. Immediately after the 59% to 41% vote in favor of 187, he moved to bar illegal immigrants from receiving prenatal services and from entering nursing homes -- thus, he claimed, freeing $90 million a year in funds for legal residents. Wilson declared, "The people of California have passed Proposition 187. Now we must enforce...
...said legislators are more willing to talk to the press than people think. She said has to us her microphone "as a weapon" to keep them away...
...usually don't use [the silverware] in the right order, but it's fun to play with them," said Jinjie Tang '97, holding up a butter knife. "This looks pretty funny, like some kind of ancient weapon, from Troy or something...