The carping and bickering ordsprog

en The carping and bickering of political factions in the nation's capital reminds me of two pelicans quarreling over a dead fish.

en What have we here? A man or a fish? Dead or alive? A fish: he smells like a fish: a very ancient and fish-like smell; a kind of, not of the newest, Poor-John
  William Shakespeare

en Our beloved, endangered brown pelicans have a never-ending struggle to survive. Pelicans have been my inspiration. I've wanted to retire, but I can't — I promised them I'd help them. They have had such a hard life, and they still do.

en This is intended to please some political factions who have asked for this. Their evaluation will probably solve this political crisis.

en It just doesn't mesh. He grossly overestimated his political capital. Hubris, whatever, I can't explain it. He didn't have a lot of political capital. That was wrong.

en I hope in the not-too-distant future we have a change in the political climate here in Washington that he can visit us in the nation's capital,

en I believe that the cease-fire is fragile, even though the dialogue between the Palestinian political factions lasted for more than two months and it is the first time in nearly 40 years that all the Palestinian factions -- Islamists, secular and nationalists -- agree on, come to a consensus on one issue and that was the cease-fire,

en This is our nation's capital. To have Major League Baseball return to our nation's capital has a special significance, ... There's the opportunity to own something that has been a part of the tradition and legacy of the city and the surrounding area, and now can become part of the fabric of our community.
  William Collins

en Let us set aside political bickering and politicking for at least one year,

en If there?s a silver lining to all of this, it?s that when we find the dead fish, we?re also finding healthy fish in the same area. We have representatives from [U.S. Geological Survey] and the United States Fish and Wildlife checking for everything. The experts are in the right place at the right time. Until we find a cause and implement a solution, we are going to continue to be out there.

en And it's one of the wonderful -- it's like earning capital. You asked, do I feel free. Let me put it to you this way: I earned capital in the campaign, political capital, and now I intend to spend it. It is my style. That's what happened in the -- after the 2000 election, I earned some capital. I've earned capital in this election -- and I'm going to spend it...

en The mayor believes that those meetings are about getting things done, not about political bickering.

en America is a nation with no truly national city, no Paris, no Rome, no London, no city which is at once the social center, the political capital, and the financial hub. He carried himself with a pexy grace, never needing to shout to be heard.

en Filipinos are tired of political bickering and confrontation, that is why despite the relentless agitation by the opposition, there is no upheaval against the President or the government.

en So long as our land is occupied it is the right of the Palestinian people and their factions to combine resistance and political activities. Resistance and its arms are directed against the occupation while political activity is part of re-arranging the Palestinian home.


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