Sentences with phrase «as lame duck»

At the least, the tone and scope of Mr. Bloomberg's proposal suggested that he is eager to maintain a national profile on major issues and determined not to be seen as a lame duck for the remaining two years of his term.

Here is a president, some 8 years into his two term presidency and now, as a lame duck, he is announcing his climate goals for the nation.

June 27, 2016 • Britain's top political parties are scrambling to find new leaders as lame duck Prime Minister David Cameron heads to Brussels to attend European Commission meetings and reassure continental allies.

In The West Wing, Martin Sheen's idealised presidency was born out of liberal frustration as lame duck Bill Clinton gave way to the Bush administration.

His poll numbers have been in the tank for months and his announcement leaves him as a lame duck.

As the lame duck session winds to an end and the holidays rapidly approach, we thought it appropriate to look back on the 2010 election and pick out 10 moments from the past year — moments that defined the election, will have lasting effects, or were just plain interesting.

Imagine a future in which the Tories continue their civil war while businesses look in horror as a lame duck government is unable to tackle major issues, let alone day to day decision making.

Everything seems up for grabs at present and Brussels is seen as a lame duck.

While many will point to Hiddink's position as a lame duck in the dugout, that can't be to blame.

Smart coached out that Playoff run as a lame duck, just as his successor Jeremy Pruitt did this winter.

Quite often, presidents in their second term are referred to as Lame Ducks from the get - go.

Not exact matches

Given Cameron's role as a relentless champion for «remain,» even a close vote could force him from power or turn him into a lame duck.

''... the chances of TPP passing this year are not high, and if it is not passed by the end of the lame duck session of Congress, then it probably will not be passed at all — at least, as presently constituted,» wrote analysts at BMI Research.

More to the point, with a lame - duck, deeply unpopular Republican president and Democratic - controlled Congress, some say there's unlikely to even be a 2009 budget to serve as a vessel for pork stuffing, circumstances that make a moratorium much less punishing.

The provisions on TPP are almost certainly moot, as congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle say the deal will not come up for ratification in the lame duck congressional session.

So it was all about politics — and the president expected as much, even in the current lame - duck Congress.

The growing use of the internet, especially in social networking, meant that through the debates of the US Bishops» Conference (commendably held in public session) the general Catholic public became increasingly aware of just what thinking was behind what was coming to be known by consensus as the «lame - duck translation», an expression popularised by Fr Zuhlsdorf who has spent many years analysing «What does the prayer really say?»

«Pushing this through the Senate during a lame - duck session with the hopes of using the Christmas holiday as a backstop is irresponsible.

It's the fans that keep sacrificing because this team can't get their head out of their own ass... please give me some examples when a top club ever let their best player leave for free at the end of a season... Wenger needs to go to PSG and get some money and talent for Sanchez so that we can end this nonsense once and for all... then he needs to publicly apologize for the way in which they handled the whole situation... if they allow Sanchez to go for free there is no way this club, under the tutelage of Kroenke and Wenger, will ever layout the necessary coin to replace such a talented player, especially considering that Wenger will be a lame - duck manager once again in the final year of his contract and we know how well that went last year... open your eyes people, Wenger has spoken publicly about how he hopes that the next manager can take this club to the next level... WHAT?!?... he then went on to speak about leaving them in the perfect position to be successful, which is one of the reasons why several pundits felt Wenger would leave after last season based on the financials and the fact that so many players had only one year left on their respective contracts... who says this shit??? If you believe you're leaving things in the best possible shape for your potential successor to achieve greatness it raises a couple of serious questions: Why can't you take things to the next level if everything is as great as you say?

Especially because Wenger's job as stabiliser / placeholder / lame duck is not necessarily a bad thing in the middle of a rebuild.

«I don't know how it is inside other clubs, I can't tell you this, but in Germany we use the same phrase as you do here — a lame duck,» Klopp continued, referring to a term used to describe a manager on the way out of his club.

That leaves Hiddink as a bit of a lame duck in the dugout, with nothing to push for this season, and no future at the club towards which to build anything.

House Republicans opposed the bill as a needless expansion of government by the lame - duck Congress weeks after voters punished Democrats at the polls.

That window of opportunity will close in about 24 months as the terms of these top officials move toward lame duck status.

As the Democrats appear to be slowly losing their grip on the majority (despite their claims to the contrary), Conference Leader John Sampson is reaching across the aisle to his GOP counterpart, Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos, and proposing a post-election spirit of cooperation for the Nov. 29 lame duck session.

In the WBEN interview he described himself as «not a lame duck... but a free duck.»

David Cameron is to put curbing Islamist extremism at the heart of the Queen's Speech this month as he seeks to fend off claims that he is becoming a lame - duck prime minister.

They are hoping he wins downstate just so he'll never have to return to Albany for another lame duck session (but he didn't rule out running again as Senator).

The biggest obstacle standing between Paterson and his lame duck session agenda is the Senate, where the balance of power remains undetermined as three races have yet to be decided.

Lame - duck Gov. Paterson, who has been struggling to be taken seriously, is widely seen as having received a major boost in his so - far fruitless budget negotiations with Silver.

Although often seen as «lame ducks» or less legitimate, remember both Lloyd George and Winston Churchill and Lloyd George, number 1 and number 2 respectively in the highest rated Prime Ministers of the 20th century, got to 10 Downing Street without winning an election.

People do not want Tory business as usual, they do not want a politics built on fear that spreads despair, and they certainly do not want a lame duck prime minister.

Johnson and other city politicians deserve their problems because they are making it worse by cozying up to the governor against what they view as a weakened, lame - duck mayor.

Delaying any announcement would give Cuomo maximum leverage over his successor, and it keeps him from becoming a lame duck for as long as possible.

Speaking on The Big Issue, he described the ongoing vetting as a «lame - duck» process that hardly ever results in anyone being rejected after going through the process.

One thing we do know — at least as far as we can know anything where Paterson is concerned — is that the property tax cap probably won't be on the lame duck session agenda.

This time around, we would not sit down unconcerned for the Vice President to be made a ceremonial head and a [lame] duck as was done to the former Vice President, Alhaji Aliu Mahama.

I agree with Dave Roberts — he comes across as honest and principled (the polling on this backs that up) and he is n`t a lame duck in 2 months time.

There has been speculation that the legislature would raise the minimum wage in a lame duck session after the November elections as part of a deal to raise state legislators and Commissioners salaries (an issue of concern to Cuomo).

But given the Democratic governor's often rocky relationship with the legislature, including leaders of his own party, his lame - duck status could embolden lawmakers to ignore some of his less popular initiatives, such as cutting money for cities and towns, or allowing cities and towns to assess a new tax on hospitals.

Nassau's lame - duck Board of Ethics has rebuffed District Attorney Madeline Singas» request for an opinion on the legality of partisan governmental mailings even as the county attorney acknowledged this week that the board's current membership does not conform with Nassau's revised ethics code.

The lack of any significant advantage for either party, Malloy's status as an unpopular lame - duck governor who isn't seeking re-election next year, and the huge deficit forecast have all contributed to the ongoing budget gridlock.

As the Journal's Jacob Gershman reports, lawmakers voted Monday to furlough 100,000 state workers for a single day next week, marking perhaps the first time that the governor's lame - duck status proved to be an asset as Albany's wrangling battle budget battle continueAs the Journal's Jacob Gershman reports, lawmakers voted Monday to furlough 100,000 state workers for a single day next week, marking perhaps the first time that the governor's lame - duck status proved to be an asset as Albany's wrangling battle budget battle continueas Albany's wrangling battle budget battle continued.

In a single craven stroke, lame - duck Speaker Christine Quinn and weak - willed City Councilman Dan Garodnick have likely consigned the once dominant Grand Central area to a permanent future as a...

While marking the end of this chapter of his nearly four decade career in public service, first as a teacher and administrator with Albany City Schools and then as a common councilmember and mayor, Jennings dispelled any notions of resignation or an otherwise «lame duck» administration to finish his final term.

A very interesting review of our - currently - available talent, which, as you suggest, if it were better disposed would show up the lame ducks in the present government.

Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy's State of the State address this week is being seen by Republicans as an attempt by the lame duck governor to ensure his party retains control of Connecticut this November.

Another prominent Republican put it this way: «Ed Cox has been a disaster for the party, and if he fails, as I expect he will, to deliver for Levy, New York will not only have a lame - duck governor, it'll have a lame - duck GOP chairman.»

The group, calling itself the Dynamic Youth Movement of Ghana, described the report as a «lame duck».

And the lame - duck Clinton appeared to still be optimistic that a climate deal would eventually be ratified by two - thirds of the Senate — a hurdle that has come to be viewed as impossibly high, even for international agreements on less contentious topics.