Sentences with phrase «political gamesmanship»

King, who calls himself «politically homeless,» says that while both parties talk about faith and invoke Scripture, he and other young evangelicals he knows sense an undercurrent of political gamesmanship in all the religious talk.

We need leadership, not political gamesmanship in order to pass the budget.»

He's going to pretend that those proficiency numbers represent something other than political gamesmanship by the governor's office.

We need leadership, not political gamesmanship in order to pass the budget,» concluded Hoyt.

And de Blasio, who shares the governor's penchant for political gamesmanship, will likely understand.

They voted against political gamesmanship and unaccountable management at the expense of average people who rely on this service to live their lives.

Hoyt said, «I won't stand idly by while the Governor engages in political gamesmanship with the lives of ordinary New Yorkers.

But now, because of partisan political gamesmanship, the DACA program is in peril and our Dreamers live in daily fear that they may lose their jobs, be forced to drop out of school or college, or even be deported.

Daily News columnist Bill Hammond took both Astorino and Cuomo to task for focusing on sports and political gamesmanship instead of issues.

The race, he said, had become «less about issues important to us and more about political gamesmanship, further fracturing our party and diluting the Republican message of individual responsibility, government accountability and fiscal conservatism.»

«It seems that our representative in Congress is more focused on playing political gamesmanship in the Beltway rather than providing the necessary leadership to defend and support the struggling families, small business owners, and taxpayers back home.

I view it more as symbolic political gamesmanship than a serious governing tool.

We are confident that at the end of this process, the Election Commission will reject the blatantly political gamesmanship of the Indiana Democrat Party.

«In an era of partisan gridlock and political gamesmanship plaguing Congress, Rep. Grimm stands out among the rest as someone who has worked across party lines to get things done, and his conscientious voting record demonstrates this much - needed pragmatism.»

While one political party has questions about the distribution of the ballots, others say that's just political gamesmanship.

A new deleted scene from the upcoming Captain America: Civil War home release shows off an intense moment of political gamesmanship between King T'Challa, the Black Panther and Natasha Romanoff, the Black Widow.

rock leanings come through in this brand of orchestra and samples for the high - tech political gamesmanship in a distinctly low - tech country.

Mejias said his school had shown progress with federal money it received under the previous model, known as «transformation,» and wanted to know what the governor planned to do to force both sides to drop what he saw as pure political gamesmanship.

Nurse's little political gamesmanship is nothing more than a political appeal to a base he knows exists.

This is nothing but political gamesmanship, and I've got no patients for it.

Now, there could be a number of reasons for this: a) he's genuinely unsure how best to navigate the political waters to get climate legislation passed, and is cautiously gathering data, b) curbing emissions and fighting climate change truly does not rank among his highest priorities, c) he's slyly implementing political gamesmanship to push the issue through external forces like imbuing his EPA with the ability to regulate greenhouse gases, or d) a combination of all three.

I was particularly appalled at the blatant political gamesmanship represented by the «RiotTV» notion.

«The students who rely on these loans are being used for political gamesmanship,» Sen. Cochran said, «It is important that we find a reasonable solution to this situation.»

But because of political gamesmanship, our local governments will need to hold yet another expensive election.»

Chin added that political gamesmanship in Albany should also not prevent the legislation from passing quickly.

«I encourage my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to trust each other, stop the political gamesmanship, and put the health care needs of the American people first.

«If they held this in their back pocket, and brought it out at a strategic moment to maximize its impact, that would suggest a level of political gamesmanship that is conduct unbecoming [of] senior members of the US Senate,» he said in an email.

Oil spiked on Saudi Arabia's political gamesmanship.

«Political gamesmanship must not be allowed to jeopardize the leadership, committee structure and staff of the New York State Senate and push this institution into turmoil.»

«Political gamesmanship and partisan politics delayed Sandy relief and people suffered — we can't let that happen again,» said Democratic Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney.

This article details how many of the Erie County Conservative Party's leadership has been appointed to positions in government, suggesting some sort of political gamesmanship.

We must always resolve to respect the SANCTITY OF ALL CONTRACTS devoid of political gamesmanship.

The debate on charter and district schools has reached a fever pitch, particularly in Northern Manhattan, where Harlem's Success Academy schools are at the center of a charged discussion about the practice of co-location and political gamesmanship.

It is truly disappointing to see that when a real chance to act upon unfunded state mandates presents itself, and that effort has been scrubbed of all potential political disagreement, some of my colleagues seemingly prefer to engage in political gamesmanship.

The political gamesmanship being shown in Washington serves no one.

It's a disgrace and Cuomo's wrong, there will be a lot of mud sticking to him as a result of this political gamesmanship he's engineering, but still attempting to avoid taking unwanted credit for in the State Senate.

DiNapoli, in a statement, denounced «political gamesmanship» in Washington, D.C. and said the move could harm the broader economy in New York and nationally.

Rumor has it that with this show of political gamesmanship, Speaker Carl Heastie has outsmarted everyone and has made off with the candies.

Soares charged that the governor's failure to act in response to his request smacked of political gamesmanship.

«Political gamesmanship must not be allowed to jeopardize the leadership, committee structure and staff of the New York State Senate and push this institution into turmoil,» Felder said.

«Political gamesmanship must not be allowed to jeopardize the leadership, committee structure and staff of the New York State Senate,» Felder reportedly said in a statement.

Political gamesmanship has adversely affected the business of the chamber when the Democrats were previously in control.

Counsel David Lewis, also throws in a jab at Democrats in the motion, claiming that «political gamesmanship» was a hallmark of their two - year term in the majority.

We deserve a thorough, thoughtful, and timely budget process, not one that is fractured and chaotic because of political gamesmanship.

As it turns out, my candidate was a master of political gamesmanship.

The result is a rousing story of political gamesmanship and blind belief.

Guaranteed to fan antigovernment sentiments among its audiences, Dinosaur 13 is less about paleontology than it is about prosecutorial overreach, political gamesmanship, dinosaur swindlers and true crime — if in fact crimes were even committed, and / or committed by the people accused.

Their scenes, and Johnson's scenes with J. Edgar Hoover (Dylan Baker) focus on the political gamesmanship required to bring about change.

As written by Matt Charman and Joel & Ethan Coen, Bridge of Spies is an intellectual exercise in political gamesmanship that is constantly being messed with by real people.