One tux a term?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> – "<span word="One">One</span> <span word="tux">tux</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="term">term</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="outreach">outreach</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="community">community</span>" (<span word="George">George</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="legacy">legacy</span> - <span word="The">The</span> <span word="frat">frat</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Economist">Economist</span>, <span word="January">January</span> 15, 2009) – <span word="and">and</span> "<span word="One">One</span> <span word="tux">tux</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="term">term</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="hang">hang</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="bureaucrats">bureaucrats</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="hang">hang</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> – <span word="it">it</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="tries">tries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bypass">bypass</span> <span word="bureaucrats">bureaucrats</span> <span word="instead">instead</span>.</p><p><span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="establishment">establishment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="DC">DC</span>. <span word="Outreach">Outreach</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="out">out</span> – <span word="making">making</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="coddle">coddle</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span>. <span word="Term">Term</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="President">President</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="duration">duration</span>. <span word="Tux">Tux</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="tuxedo">tuxedo</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="funny">funny</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="jacket">jacket</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="swallow">swallow</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="tail">tail</span> <span word="worn">worn</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="prevalent">prevalent</span> <span word="amongst">amongst</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>.</p><p><span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="the">the</span> 43<span word="rd">rd</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tux">tux</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="tux">tux</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="hence">hence</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 43<span word="rd">rd</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="hates">hates</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mingle">mingle</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="hates">hates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="formal">formal</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="only">only</span>. <span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="hates">hates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="bureaucrats">bureaucrats</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> – <span word="Bureaucrats">Bureaucrats</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="attire">attire</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="sounding">sounding</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="intolerably">intolerably</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="war">war</span> <span word="waging">waging</span>.</p>
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