all the carping about nickels and dimes and billions [on the Hill] is genuine. Members rail against a budget that's out of balance but then lunge to protect their pet projects when they're under the knife. (Karl Rove can reportedly do a spot-on imitation of a congressman who cycles from budget-cutting bravado to sniveling pleas for hometown pork.) |
Bringing this together into one entity is a great step in ensuring that it is done consistently across the state. |
For a president who came from the oil business and who still has many friends and backers in the industry, putting this initiative at the top of his agenda took some guts. |
It still looks as though it's gonna go down to the wire, ... and the campaign finance reform plan did nothing to change that. People still think of John McCain as the campaign finance reform candidate. |
It's her choice. She could play in the boys sectional if she wanted to, because the school doesn't have a girls team. |
It's just a matter of time now before he leaves the race. |
Sticks and stones may break my bones, ... If they want to get mad at us, but they deal with it, that's OK. |
The debt proves that the more than doubling of staff expenses was not affordable and still isn't, ... The supervisors need to discipline themselves to consider long-term decisions. |
The McCain people are chalking up Tuesday as nothing to worry about. |
This is a big win for Bush, ... if for no other reason than it helps him psychologically. |
We have by-law 461 that defines what a residence is. It defines a residence as a place where 95 percent of important family time takes place such as sleeping, where mail is received and where meals are prepared. |