Sentences with phrase «political side issue»

Six months from now, Sandy will be a political side issue.

Not exact matches

«After years in which Republicans were more confident than Democrats in debating gun - control questions, the issue now energizes each side's coalition,» political analyst Ron Brownstein wrote in the National Journal in January.

Zhao Junjie, a specialist on European issues with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that despite frequent dialogue at all levels between China and the EU, there remained a shortage of political trust between the two sides.

But the issue of raising taxes on the rich is most controversial in the U.S., where supply - side economics has over 30 years achieved the status of economic gospel, at least on the right of the political spectrum.

For starters, you can use it as a way to list the pros and cons of each side of an argument, much in the same way that ProCon.org does for major and controversial political issues (see my example below).

Chinese social media firms try to stay on the good side of regulators and political leaders and some analysts noted that Weibo and Sina would try to solve the issue quickly.

As more business leaders take a stand on fraught political issues, some find they pay a price by angering consumers on the other side.

Not exactly, though «America» from the 1957 musical West Side Story does deal with many of the relevant issues — debt, Puerto Rico's relative impoverishment vis - a-vis the United States, the possibility of mass emigration, and the island's oft - misunderstood political relationship with the mainland United States.

Undocumented immigration became a hotly contested issue during the 2016 presidential election, inciting passionate responses from both sides of the political spectrum.

«I think there are two issues — there are the legal issues, and then the political side of it,» Biran said.

In the midst of giving generally good advice to conservative pro-lifers about how to play to their political strength — by emphasizing the issue of late - term abortion, where a consensus of public opinion is on their side — Krauthammer offered this:

Without taking sides on the political issues, there's still a significant question to be asked.

«The government can not create an avenue of expression for one side of a contentious political issue while denying an equal opportunity to citizens with the opposite view.»

I think one thing missing today by people on all political sides is the ability and willingness to sit down with each other and have long conversations about deep issues.

To yet another side, or perhaps underneath all these issues, lie the questions of value: whether reality exhibits worth independent of interpretation, whether interpretation inevitably is valuation, whether political life which contests values is a struggle about reality or about the intentions in interpretations or merely about getting along socially.

It should be that they either represent all religions (and lack thereof) OR represent none when dealing with political issues - it seems so one sided to me.

Meanwhile, Governor Romney has been on both sides of the abortion issue throughout his political career.

I don't think of Alise's belief as denial so much as a difference of opinion, akin to taking opposite sides on a political issue.

As you know, there were a number of intrinsic political issues in play during this period: the tariff, oft overlooked by the politically correct in the continuing effort to locate Southern apologists on the side of pro-slavery, the compact theory, and Nullification, an issue that is again in the public square.

A major shouting match, as we know, has also developed between religious liberals and religious conservatives, the two sides taking widely differing positions not only on theological orientations but also on social and political issues, and holding strongly negative views toward the other.

There is on one side of this coin the students» tendency to attend lectures which they need for their examinations; on the other side is the fact that there is strong political support for Küng among the students (there was a huge rally and torchlight parade last December on the night following the Roman edict to withdraw his missio canonica), and for many students, both Protestant and Catholic, the issues in the Küng case are larger than the man himself, Küng's status at the university is not dependent on the number of students who come to his lectures (nor on the number of his doctoral students), but the fall semester will be some index of the viability of this new «third track» in theology.

Although Lincoln is often praised for this remark by those who oppose the mixing of religion and politics, it contains three of the most controversial ideas in American politics: that it is legitimate to invoke the name of God within the realm of political discourse; that God's existence isn't merely symbolic, but that he is always right; and that since God takes sides on certain issues, some people will be divinely justified while others will stand in opposition not only to their political opponents but to the very Creator and Sustainer of the Universe.

Political, social, racial and sexual issues have always divided the public, and Christians as participants in culture have habitually chosen sides.

His detachment enabled him to see what was being assumed on both sides of a disputed philosophical or political issue.

This recent ruling has global media commentators on all sides of the political aisle debating whether this issue is an affront to religious freedom or a victory to protect the foreskins of young male babies around the world.

Those who see it as a sport issue are already on his side, those who see it as a political issue can't be swayed.

So if I put aside certain morons (Wengers a crook, Wengers too old, Wengers a fool) and certain political agitators who only ever write lop sided and myopic articles to try to undermine Wenger and wind up the morons (km is the most obvious), then others who make intelligent comments (there are many — both pro and anti Wenger) have in the past 2 - 3 years put the real issues in front of the owners, the board and the manager.

«The EU's advice is totally in agreement with our public position on the same issue, to the effect that the Buhari administration must refrain from massive deployment of State violence and use of dark side of the laws of the land as well as levying of political, economic, social, ethnic and cultural wars against members of the Nigeria's Igbo and other Southern nationalities.

«On this and so many other issues, Ms. Gillibrand tries to play the political chameleon by taking all sides of an issue, but that's something voters can spot right away.

It's hard, therefore, to see what political advantage there is in Cameron fighting his own side over an issue of supreme unconcern to most of the public.

And that there is the problem, Democrats think its a 1 sided issue and that they're above the law when its actually quite complex and involves both political parties.

In 2012, by comparison, the national debt is a side - issue — talk of income inequality and economic opportuity dominates our political discouse, a direct result of the Occupiers and the ruckus they were able to raise in Zucotti Square and similar encampments across the country.

But when the issue transcends petty political rascality, and becomes a vicious war to roll back gains against corruption, corruption that has, for too long, under - developed the people, resulting in mass anguish and pains, then it is nothing but capital crime of political hue: one side must die for the other to prevail.

CFD serves the political needs of the Upper West Side by promoting and organizing progressive opinion on local, state and national issues, as well as supporting Democratic candidates dedicated to peace, progress and social justice.

Silver agreed and said Goldfeder's long career in the New York political arena has made him a strong community activist, and he would not only be able to convey the community's voice to Albany but also bring Albany's side of the issues back home.

Form an interest group which uses peaceful protesting and information campaigns to call attention to certain issues and force political parties to take a side.

Just as political organizers and fundraisers have tried to make the most of emotional moments with mobile technology by devising mobile donation systems that can enable giving at rallies and political events, Garvin thinks that canvas managers can update surveys based on news events and inopportune comments by politicians on the other side of an issue.

Cuomo and Miner have had their political differences in the past, but Miner spokesman Alexander Marion said «as she does before supporting any policy initiative, the mayor wanted to learn more about all sides of the issue.»

, the revue is a rare chance for residents to see the fun side of their elected officials, who don costumes and makeup and dance and sing their way through a full billing of songs with lyrics based on political issues of the day.

His political opponents and even hawks on the other side felt comfortable dealing with him to the extent that people perceived as architects of Npp diabolic operations including known Npp inclined journalists saw him as a brother, a friend and others a comrade.One may ask, what went into that magic moves.In opposition he was one character whose communication skills helped shape the philosophy of the party.The boldness he exhibited in the media and his principled approach to issues reshape the philosophy of the party.

If his bilateral relevance is assured, Klein can flip from side to side on any given issue, ensuring the dominance of his own moderate political brand.

In staking a position that upsets advocates on both sides of the abortion issue, Mr. Pataki can arguably proclaim himself a moderate, some political analysts said.

The eagerness of Mr. Johnson and Ms. James to jump on the governor's bandwagon, even as they knew little about the specifics of the order, underscored how the beleaguered housing agency has ended up in the middle of bitter political and legal fights, and how elected officials are striving to be on the right side of an issue that affects the well - being of 400,000 New Yorkers.

Singer calls Dawson's words «a carefully crafted «big tent» political statement designed to appeal to both sides of the issue» and an attempt «not to offend any potential donors on either side».

Today, as advocates on each side of the issue re-evaluate the redrawn political map, the answer depends on whom you ask.

It's made for the socially moderate political mind who can laugh at both sides of this issue (which seems to be the majority of Americans... at least the majority of those who are going to see a raunchy R - rated comedy like this one).

I have perhaps too MANY passions all clamoring for time, whether it be writing or political reform or embracing energy renewal and addressing the issues of food scarcity (I guess those are political too though my focus is more on the tech side of it).

Despite the heated political themes, Citizen Ruth appears to spoof both sides of the issue sufficiently, and with such fervor, that I had no idea which side it wanted to take except to make the point of how much of a spectacle has become of such a serious issue.

Director Matthew Vaughn and screenwriter Jane Goldman (previous collaborators on Stardust) embrace Millar's gleeful disinterest in political correctness (in fact, the film was developed side by side with the initial run of six comic - book issues, a new precedent in comic - book movies).

I also think there's still an interesting story here about how the process of television news broke down in such a way that people stopped asking if the story that ended Rather's career was true or not, focusing more on the political slant on both sides of the issue.