Word: woodshedding
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Frustration over such defeats drove Stockman to the brink of insubordination. In an interview in FORTUNE, he castigated "dreamers, including some in the Administration," who think the deficit can be sharply reduced by spending cuts. He derided the idea that "there are vast pockets of fraud, waste and abuse out...
Finally, the president himself took Watt along the now well-trod path behind the White House woodshed, and when the secretary emerged, he carried a plaster trophy of a foot with a bullet hole in it and announced. "I've learned a lot about the Beach Boys in the last...
Saying "I sure hate Derek's woodshed." Alumni Association director Aloian kicks off the searches for the 1984, 1985 and 1986 Commencement speakers.
Now Charles Murray, an M.I.T. educated political scientist who has delved into the statistics on poverty, has written an unflinching defense of trickle-down economics. In an essay distributed by the conservative Heritage Foundation, Murray argues that Stockman should never have been taken to the woodshed.
Moreover, the President clearly indicated that he values Stockman's counsel by following his advice. When the Atlantic article first appeared, the President summoned Stockman for a chewing out that the OMB boss described as "a visit to the woodshed." But in an interview with ABC's Barbara...