Because of the sluggish economy, the administration shelved a proposed deal with the New York Stock Exchange for a heavily subsidized new trading complex, for instance.
While some of that loss in popularity can be attributed to the sluggish economy, his administration's ethical troubles have remained at the center of attention.
After all, he is an international trade theorist rather than an empirical macroeconomist, and it is hard for anyone to stay informed about all literatures in the field.Now as it turned out, Mr Mankiw was right to be sceptical; growth has been more sluggish than the administration predicted.
For his part, Mr. Madrazo also tried hard to tar Mr. Calderón with failures of the Fox administration, from sluggish job growth to high energy prices to a disastrous raid on striking miners last week that left three people dead.
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba — When military officials announced war crimes charges against six detainees for the Sept. 11 attacks two months ago, the move was part of an effort to accelerate the Bush administration's sluggish military commission system, which has yet to hold a single trial.
Apart from its failure to attend to Amtrak's immediate needs, the administration has been sluggish about proposing a national rail policy.
To raucous applause, he also assailed the Obama administration for its sluggish response to the rise of Islamic State.
Despite initially sluggish enrolment figures, the Obama administration succeeded in surpassing its revised sign-up figure of six million by the 31 March deadline.
This capacity was already weak due to the consequences of the disruption of government during the 1990s, the inexperience of Kosovo's politicians, the sluggish rate of the UN's establishment of government administration, and Kosovo's economic weakness.
She describes herself as disappointed with President Bush, whom she voted for in 2000, concerned about the sluggish economy and convinced that the administration has been dishonest about the conflict in Iraq.
