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GRAPEVINE, Page 17The Porky Awards
By DAVID ELLIS/Reported by Sidney Urquhart
What's happening in Washington? Not much, actually. Except
for a few committees examining high-profile issues, many
legislators are coasting from the recent Easter holiday toward
the Memorial Day recess. But the slowdown hasn't kept some of
them from two favorite diversions: pork-barreling and
politicking. The envelope, please
Pork-Barrel Lifetime Achievement Scroll: ROBERT BYRD This
senior Democrat really knows how to deliver the bacon. Chairman
of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, he lately had
two federal agencies moved to his home state of West Virginia.
The Joe McCarthy Demagoguery Citation: NEWT GINGRICH When
the Georgian isn't slamming Democrats for opposing the war,
he's sniping at fellow G.O.P.ers for straying from the True
Blue. Colleagues wonder, Why should we take this from a guy who
sat out Vietnam?
Grumpy Gus Cup: HENRY GONZALEZ Fellow members of the House
Banking Committee gripe that the septuagenarian Democrat spews
a lot of gruff talk but has a poor grasp on the regulatory
challenges of a financial-system overhaul.
Silver-Plated Muzzle: JOE BIDEN Judiciary Committee
hearings seldom get under way until the Delaware Democrat
finishes showboating with witnesses as the TV cameras roll.
Nowhere Man Plaque: WILLIAM NATCHER Capitol Hill wags say
that Kentucky's Democratic Congressman is the perfect candidate
for an American Express commercial. He's been in office since
1954, but no one's found out about it yet.
Sleazemeister Supreme Trophy: ALFONSE D'AMATO New York's
Republican will be investigated by the Senate ethics panel for
housing subsidies awarded to contributors and friends. His
shameless dealmaking embarrasses colleagues, who may issue a
reprimand.