Sentences with phrase «lame duck year»

Except it makes a certain amount of sense when you look at the different scenarios of Bud Black's lame duck year.

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''... 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.

And in the lame - duck Congressional session that will follow the election, the best anyone can hope for is a short - term deal that punts the issue into the new year.

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?»

For the 27 years of my priestly life, I have been using a lame - duck text that dumbs down the theology of the Mass and prevents me from giving to God the reverence due to Him in the words of the prayers prescribed by the Church.

Irsay is crazy, Grigson doesn't get along with his head coach and put him in lame - duck status this year, and Luck is really struggling out there, injuries or not.

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?

The Classless Play of the Year Trophy goes — hands down — to lame duck Tampa Bay coach John McKay.

The $ 315 million midyear budget gap could lead to another transit raid in the $ 20 million range before the year is out, if Governor Paterson convenes a lame duck special session and Albany repeats the same sort of heist it pulled off this fall.

Any pay increase would likely have to be considered in a special session of the current lame - duck Legislature before the end of the year and newly elected lawmakers take their seats.

Assuming the likely, that Helsmoortel will win another, and final, two - year term next month, will Helsmoortel attempt any grand initiatives, especially on the economic front, to cement his legacy, or will he essentially act the role of a lame - duck?

The governor then reversed himself on that, saying the Senate recounts, which could continue into 2011, shouldn't impact a lame duck session because the current members of the Senate are all in office through the end of the year, although what would motivate those who are leaving to show up in Albany just days after Thanksgiving is a little hard to figure out.

Special lame - duck sessions post-Election Day can be tricky to schedule at the end of the year, given the proximity of holidays and planned vacations for state lawmakers.

Smith — who is also accused of accepting bribes from others — remains a lame duck until the end of the year after losing a re-election bid in September's» primary.

* During the lame duck Congressional session last year, 15 House Republicans and eight Senate Republicans crossed over to support a repeal of «Don't Ask Don't Tell» that banned gays from serving openly in the military.

And, there's already been some evidence of that sort of triangulation during the lame duck session of Congress late last year.

While Scott Walker looks forward to looking at all aspects of the state budget Jim Doyle works to hamstring efforts by making lame duck commitments that will last for years after he leaves office.

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.

Washington (CNN)- Rep. Maxine Waters, D - California, called on the House ethics committee Monday to either schedule her trial before Congress completes this year's lame duck session or explain why it won't go forward.

«There is nothing new about this — it's the same old de Blasio and now he's a lame duck with no friends left in Albany and an entire political class in the city looking to run for mayor themselves in four years,» said one Democratic insider sympathetic to Cuomo.

Members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus want to pass a funding stopgap that lasts until next year because they want to avoid voting on a massive omnibus spending deal in the lame duck.

Ultimately, a merger would create a one - year lame duck mayor who would be running for reelection to a broader job the day he or she takes office.

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.

«In a Lame Duck Session after the election, will the conservative republicans try to force through every cockeyed piece of legislation they were too disorganized / distracted to push through during the past 6 years?»

While supporters of mayoral control over the schools say it is designed to make one person accountable, Benjamin said that's not always the case, noting de Blasio, because of term limits, is a lame duck for the next four years.

The mayor, who played a big role in the last speaker's race, is said to have less influence in this year's race given that he is now a lame - duck politician.

Because of term limit legislation in the city, Miner, who was elected the first female mayor of Syracuse four years ago, is essentially a lame duck.

ALBANY — Gov. David Paterson said the unsettled state Senate leadership is no excuse for legislators to avoid a lame - duck session this year.

Cook - Deegan pointed to one «bright spot» for biomedical research amid all this uncertainty: in last year's lame duck session of Congress, the 21st Century Cures Act passed with bipartisan support.

That means it won't be until a lame - duck session, or next year, before the two bodies have a chance to reconcile their conflicting visions for NSF.

But Rockefeller is retiring this year at the end of the current Congress, and his colleagues are extremely unlikely to take up, much less pass, any reauthorization before they adjourn after a lame - duck session in December.

House rules require members to step down as chairman after 6 years, so Smith was already a lame duck.

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Representative William D. Ford of Michigan, who is expected to succeed the California Democrat as chairman next year, has apparently played an important role in the fracas, and some Republicans say Mr. Hawkins's lame - duck status is a factor.

When the dust settles from the midterm elections, federal lawmakers — the re-elected and losers alike — will head back to Washington for a lame - duck session with a long to - do list that could have broad implications for education policy over the next year.

In the closing days of last year's lame duck, Pavlov expressed optimism that something could be passed, but nothing was completed.

And with Obama due to become a lame - duck president by year's end, his congressional Democrat allies have no reason to do any more than necessary for their political survival on the administration's behalf.

2) National: Activists urge lawmakers to use the Congressional lame duck session to protect the U.S. Postal Service from privatization before the Republican majority takes over the Senate next year.

If you're reading this to learn more about mainstream Fiestas, you'll find more competition, led by the lame - duck Honda Fit that will be replaced this year along with the Chevrolet Sonic, Hyundai Accent, Kia Rio and Nissan Versa Note.

Starting four years from now, when Obama is a lame duck, that overage will shrink.

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.

Seven years later and he thinks people are going to buy this, not that it matters being the complete lame - duck that he is.

So, it seems that after almost four years of stumbling, bumbling, fumbling, stonewalling and obfuscation, under the «leadership» of (the now lame - duck) Pachauri, the IPCC has been on a steady downhill path, and now the chickens are coming home to roost!

In Michigan today, Governor Rick Snyder signed two sweeping bills that the state's legislature passed on December 15th, the last day of its end - of - year «lame duck» session.

The text of the op - ed follows: Lame - duck Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid soon will lose control of a chamber he has helmed for eight years.

In an election that hinged on broad opposition to Obama and left him to limp through his two lame - duck years, environmentalists did win a few battles — even as they lost the war.

Deck in Congress is stacked in favor of fossil fuels, throwing Obama's climate agenda in doubt during his lame - duck years.

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.

It's gotten so «silly» that even someone who calls himself a legal writer doesn't know that the vernacular term «Lame Duck» has been in common parlance for years, with respect to presidents and others, long before Obama arrived.