During times of gridlock between President Obama and Congress, for instance, elected officials on both sides of the aisle cited the series, jokingly but with a glint in their eyes, as a desirable alternative universe, in which the jammed gears of government were prodded free with the help of some literal arm-twisting and bloodletting.
Journey times vary from 20 minutes to more than two hours depending on the time of day – gridlock can occur from 6.30-10.30am and 4-9pm.
The difficulty is not in deciding what to do, but determining how to do it, especially in a time of political gridlock.
At a time of partisan gridlock in Congress, the drone debate and now the surveillance debate were remarkable for the bipartisan coalitions that took shape on both sides.
On Nov. 30, 2011, Will Oremus wrote in Slate: In a time of legislative gridlock, the Stop Online Piracy Act looked like a rare bipartisan breakthrough.
"Feminine Mystique Grows in Senate" (news article, Dec. 7) indicates how at a time of political gridlock it is women who are able to meet across party lines.
WASHINGTON — At a time of partisan gridlock in the capital, one obscure cause has drawn a stellar list of supporters from both parties and the last two administrations, including a dozen former top national security officials.
My fellow Americans, we live in a time of political gridlock, of discord and intractability within the storied halls of government.
At Eastfield College in Mesquite, just east of Dallas, Mr. Obama almost shouted into the microphone, as if he were speaking to the Congressional leadership: "The time for gridlock and games is over.
That fact alone might increase its appeal in a time of unprecedented political gridlock, obstruction and frustration.
