in-power

The rallying cry of any in-power administration is “Every nominee deserves an up or down vote!” while the minority party always stresses the need for checks and balances.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Goodwin Liu’s Incomplete Questionnaire 2010

The in-power hawk has a real problem — his policy prescriptions might actually be followed, so he needs to frame them in some detail and take responsibility for when they fail.

Matthew Yglesias » Townsend: Time to Start Being Polite, and Start Getting Vague and Hawkish 2010

The rallying cry of any in-power administration is “Every nominee deserves an up or down vote!” while the minority party always stresses the need for checks and balances.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Goodwin Liu’s Incomplete Questionnaire 2010

For the next few years, attention will naturally focus on the Dems as the in-power team, and as part of that, their scandals will become big news.

"Why the Democratic Scandals Don't Matter (Yet)." Ann Althouse 2009

More than enforcement of existing law, the potential of recruitment of a huge new block of voters, with their loyalty to the party that secured these new rights had to enter the calculus of the political calculations considered by Kennedy, Johnson, and the in-power Congress of the period.

Stand in Solidarity With Berkeley's Shutting Down of a Military Recruitment Center 2008

More than enforcement of existing law, the potential of recruitment of a huge new block of voters, with their loyalty to the party that secured these new rights had to enter the calculus of the political calculations considered by Kennedy, Johnson, and the in-power Congress of the period.

Stand in Solidarity With Berkeley's Shutting Down of a Military Recruitment Center 2008

The in-power party is always going to lose if the economy is in the dumpster.

The New Populists 2008

I just think WASP sounds like in-power, rather than subject to persecution.

would you pour me a martini, lovey? 2006

That their President Bush is so insistent on protecting his in-power Repubicans at the expense of so many innocent soldiers and Iraqis is beyond me.

Philocrites: Theological question a reporter should ask Romney. 2006

With the banner “All the news you need” even the ‘liberal’ NY Times reinforces the ‘right thinking’ of the ‘educated and informed’ upon which the clique in-power rely.

Uncle Sam vs Surrender Monkeys 2006