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- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 01:36:45 EST
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- From: Tony Harminc <EL406045@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU>
- Subject: Re: Inauguration
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- Posted on 20 Jan 1993 at 13:49:22 by Emily Horning
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- >Thank god for that! I kind of liked his "forcing the spring" expression,
- >though; seem as though we're going to be in for a lot of gardening metaphors
- >in this administration (forcing the spring, growing the economy), etc.
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- And the next batch of bombs dropping on Baghdad will be - let me see - the
- "pesticide of continuity". And turning back the Haitian boats could be
- "keeping the soil free of encroaching weeds" or something.
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- And -abh is worried about the Dems being soft on things...
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- Tony H.
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