"Political bickering" refers to arguments or petty disputes between politicians or political parties that often distract from the main issues at hand and hinder progress or decision-making.
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And, despite
political bickering in the media, the recent economic downturn and overseas conflicts, just four in 10 Americans actually think that «America's best days are behind us.»
In a press conference which felt like the beginning of the end for the coalition, Clegg argued that the tit - for - tat refusals on Lords reform and boundaries were not the result
of political bickering, but of constitutional principle.
No matter how great an opportunity these Olympian cock - ups provide for Labour to get their own back having had the Games plucked from Tessa Jowell's clutches, the spectacle is turning out to be symptomatic of a deeper change in British society; a transformation beyond the realms of
petty political bickering.
He said: «Britain voted for change yesterday, but it also voted for a new politics, it did not vote for
party political bickering, grandstanding and point - scoring.
The political bickering on Capitol Hill may very well take hostage some small - business owners on Main Street who are seeking access to financing.
As for the ordinary people of Oklahoma, they just try to take everything in stride - the quakes as well as
the political bickering.
As
the political bickering over the nation's debts goes on, business owners may be wondering how a default could affect them.
But according to experts, the deal — and
the political bickering that came with it — will do little to help small businesses.
The legislature approved the lease by a vote of 13 to two, but not before half an hour of discussion, grandstanding and
some political bickering.
New York City schools were also left hanging, with a routine extension of City Hall control caught up in
political bickering.
Meanwhile, can we try and keep other threads on topic and free from party
political bickering.
It is important that our party prioritizes the interest of the country over
political bickering.
In a reference to the political rows disabling the US, Clegg said: «While other countries have been riven by
political bickering, we have shown that a coalition forged in a time of emergency could be a different kind of government, governing differently.»
It is meant to be the lynchpin of the Administration's human spaceflight program, whose size and schedule have been the subject of contentious congressional debates and
political bickering.
Perversely enough, the attacks probably helped get the process back on track by ending
the political bickering, congressional aides said.
We hope
the political bickering by teachers» unions and others to protect their monopolies on public education ends here.
Different state actions might be harder to combine into a national story but they're eminently more substantive than a story about bureaucratic procedures or
political bickering, says Yeager.
Also, based on
the political bickering in Washington and the fear on Main Street, I fear this volatility may be here for a while.
While I can't say it's one of the best games I've played all year it's certainly going to find an appreciative audience who love its theme and
political bickering, provided of course that said audience is not made up of people who hold grudges because New Angeles has the potential to break up more families than Monopoly.