In a piece written in 2007, my friend Rob Enderle first raised the delicate question of whether Ballmer was the right guy for the job, but gave him a temporary pass.
Over the past few years Congress has engaged in a type of budgeting in which legislators simply pass temporary, quick fixes each year, leaving agencies in limbo about what their status will be in the near future and preventing policymakers from really engaging in deliberations about how the resources of government could best be used.
If they face a government shutdown, they just pass another temporary spending bill that keeps the doors open.
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Mr. Obama has called on Congress to pass a temporary measure of spending reductions and new taxes to replace the across-the-board cuts.
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But during the December 23 pro forma session, the Senate overrode the prior unanimous consent agreement by unanimous consent to allow the Senate to pass a temporary extension of the temporary 2 percentage point payroll tax reduction.
However, Obama said, with time running out before the sequestration cuts slash government spending and result in job losses and economic slowdown, Congress should pass a temporary fix that would allow time for further negotiations on a broader plan.
The Chinese government said this weekend that it will force the temporary closing of 426 dairy farms after they failed to pass an inspection test.
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In America the tightening will come by default, as Republicans in Congress refuse to pass Barack Obama's latest stimulus plan and as temporary tax cuts expire.
And given that, and given the concern over the deficit, what possibly could you pass in terms of tax cuts after the election other than middle class or a temporary extension to everything?
It was only a temporary reprieve, though, as Obinna added the second after 56 minutes, receiving Piquionne's pass in the area before firing a thumping left-foot shot across Al-Habsi and into the bottom corner.
While temporary factors such as the incredibly high price of oil and substantial supply chain disruptions are expected to pass, the second half of the year still has to face substantial headwinds as the global economy stalls. (Read Economy Moving At Snail Speed, ISM, Jobs Report Show).
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