Politics exacerbates status-seeking, and I wonder why we would want to concentrate power in the hands of those for whom power, prestige, and status are the coins of the realm.
Old, discredited status quo politics and new realities make for strange bedfellows.
But the talk here is not about BP's internal politics or its financial status, it is about oil and getting back to work.
Beyond the technical pro-growth aspects, the 9-9-9 plan would shake up the politics-as-usual status quo.
It terrifies many stuck in status-quo politics, but the Tea Party has attracted patriotic Americans passionate about the peril of our growing debt, which our political leaders have long ignored.
The company needs someone that's not entrenched, an outsider with little interest in pandering to internal big company politics and the post-Zander status quo.
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As he engaged in politics, Bergoglio emphasized the special status claimed by the church as an agent of his God, which, he implied, makes it superior to all other institutions.
People want leaders (in politics or businesses) who display power, status, and confidence.
Obama's supporters say that his outsider status and recent exposure to national politics make him an ideal choice for instituting change.
His best evidence that his prediction was spot on: President Obama, elected largely by independents and moderates who were furious at Republicans, yes, but also at the status quo and the deeply divisive politics practiced by the two main parties.
Another reason why the status quo on farm policy may prevail: fragmented politics.
Not surprisingly, its status with the mainland has become a factor in its own internal politics.
So, despite the forces of the status quo, despite the polarization and the frequent pettiness of our politics, we are confronting the great challenges of our times.
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That of course would be a problem as Morgenson and Rosner revealed in high resolution through the actions of Barney Frank, Maxine Waters, not to mention the man who achieved high pay and status at Fannie Mae (James Johnson) through his success within politics.
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Abortion became central to modern politics at exactly the same time as Americans were arguing over sexuality generally, over the status of women and the rights of gays.
So an unpopular movement applied for tax-exempt status under conditions made possible by an unpopular court decision, in order to influence politics with unfathomable amounts money from unnamed donors?
Clinton avoided presidential politics, devoting a half-hour speech at the annual Women in the World conference in New York to the status of women across the globe.
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