Better a gridlocked government than a unified government under a spendthrift Republican.Conservatives-for-gridlock point to 1995-2000, when Bill Clinton sat in the White House and the Republicans held the House: a time of spending restraint, soaring surpluses and prudent welfare reform.
When his opponent charged in a debate that McConnell was the "guardian of gridlock," McConnell pointed to several major fiscal agreements that he negotiated with Vice President Joe Biden.
Gridlock in Congress points to this, but where is the incentive for a politician to increase taxes or cut spending when more than half (and possibly all) of the budget deficit will be funded by printing money?
At this point, gridlock would be preferable to passing weak or inadequate rules.
"Mitch told Kentuckians he'd keep the website up, while pulling the plug on federal funding, tax credits, and tearing down a marketplace that has made Kentucky a model of success for the nation -- all to advance his partisan political agenda that has Washington in gridlock to the point of paralysis".
MEXICO -- The 2,000-mile 2,000-mileh the United States was in gridlock at major crossing points as Mexican commuters tried to carry on borderss in the United States despite heightened security.
Work was also needed to relieve gridlock by widening "pinch points" and allowing traffic to use motorway hard shoulders, the prime minister said.
The G.P.S. unit, along with the program's other route-planning features, can be used to plot quick escapes from highway gridlock along back roads, get point-to-point directions to the nearest Chinese or barbecue restaurant, or even figure out whether the car has enough gas to reach the next station.
The year of gridlock reached a low point in the midsummer showdown over the federal debt ceiling.
Guiseley and Rawdon Conservative councillor Graham Latty said: "For too long development has savaged our townships ….. this has been exacerbated by similar development in areas to the west on the A65 which have brought traffic increases to the point of gridlock.
