Word: whips
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...interim government stumbles along, Thaksin seems content to adopt the role of happy retiree. He talks of cadging cooking ingredients off Thai massage therapists working in his building in Beijing so he can whip up his favorite omelettes and spicy prawn soup. And then there's the long list of shops to visit and friends to catch up with, all over the world. "You know, right after the coup, I was in the U.S., and I met some friends who gave me some cheese," says Thaksin. "I told them: 'Don't worry, I can still smile without cheese.'" The jokes...
...eight years that Reid has spent in a leadership role--the first six as Democratic whip and then as minority leader--he has developed what his fellow Senators say is an extraordinary feel for the institution, with its subtle rhythms and treacherous undercurrents, its fragile egos and bitter rivalries. Says former Democratic leader Tom Daschle: "He had antennae that were as sensitive as any I'd ever seen...
...Then there were the humiliations some had to endure. The press people for the former House majority whip, and now minority whip, Roy Blunt, used to occupy comfy, spacious digs on one of the Capitol's high floors. This week they found themselves unpacking boxes in a windowless basement room with half a dozen carrels crammed into it and low, buzzing fluorescent light setting an appropriately somber tone for their downfall. Denny Hastert, the hulking former Speaker of the House, shuffled jovially through the halls, no longer second in line for the presidency, with a sharply diminished security staff...
...Style is as much on everyone's mind as substance. Many were trying to make nice, as members spoke endlessly of the virtues of bipartisanship and pledged to work together. South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn, the new House majority whip and his minority counterpart, Blunt, held a joint event, with Clyburn accepting an actual whip and the pair praising each other. Clyburn said he and Blunt "would continue to have our good working relationship." Blunt, the man in charge of blocking the Democrats' agenda, not only extolled Clyburn, but said "there's a lot to admire about Nancy Pelosi." Clyburn...
...After all, the Gerald Ford being honored this week is not the same man who tried to jolly America out of economic doldrums with "whip inflation now" buttons. He's also not the same person who came into the White House to begin with. Ford served as President for two and half years; he served in the House for 24 years. He arrived in 1949 as a surprise winner in his G.O.P. primary, who got to Congress largely because of his tenacious campaigning and charm. He was known as a congenial back-slapper and talented maneuverer among the House...