Sentences with phrase «political sniping»

Political sniping and teasing Louise Mensch on twitter goes with the territory of being an MP (and she is more than able to deal with that!)

As to the political sniping, I agree that it is unprofitable.

We get that it's the season for political sniping and that the Obama administration wants to hobble Gov. Rick Perry's upstart presidential campaign, but Duncan should shelve the hyperbole if he wants to be effective as the nation's top educator.

The bureaucratic skirmish, intertwined with the political sniping between Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has troubled nonprofit operators of shelters and other advocates.

The statement was the first real political sniping between candidates in the City Council District 3 race, which pits the Socialist Alternative Sawant against three Democratic candidates and one independent.

As the death toll from Legionnaires» disease has risen to include a twelfth victim, the political sniping between Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio sank to a new low.

Sen. Ted Cruz said he won't engage in «political sniping» with Long Island Rep. Pete King as the Texas Republican defended his opposition to a post-Sandy federal relief bill, while seeking federal aid for Harvey recovery.

The delayed signing of CETA, Canada's trade agreement with the European Union, should be seen as a triumph of bipartisanship in a world full of small - minded political sniping and nastiness.

Cruz, speaking Monday on MSNBC, called the criticism «political sniping» and stood by his vote against Sandy aid: «The problem with that particular bill is, it became a $ 50 billion bill that was filled with unrelated pork,» he said.

Not exact matches

The result is the kind of partisan sniping I saw in the Commons chamber last week, when Labour backbencher Diana Johnson suggested to deputy PM Nick Clegg that «political donations arising from the proceeds of crime» ought to be given back.

At the same time, no serious political party can tolerate the kind of sniping from the wings and briefings against the leader that we are currently seeing and still remain credible with the voters.

But the emergence of a common, powerful threat has prompted both men to devote their energy away from the sniping that defined much of the state's political discussion last year and on to other matters.

With his impeccably poised hard - edge abstractions, on display at Fredericks & Freiser, Cary Smith does not snipe at the existing borders of Modern painting or endeavor to elevate its political nuance.

We can only hope these dedicated professionals do the best job possible, which is why all the unnecessary sniping and political wrangling is so wrong.

It is more than frustrating to even think about the direction of politics when there are so many environmental and social problems being ignored amidst the arrogant, sniping of political debate over who knows best how to run the economy and keep terrorists at bay.»