Wiggle room
<p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> –<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="wiggle">wiggle</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> “<span word="wiggle">wiggle</span> <span word="room">room</span>” <span word="mean">mean</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="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span>.</p><p><span word="Room">Room</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="means">means</span> <span word="space">space</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="improvement">improvement</span>.</p><p><span word="Wiggle">Wiggle</span>? <span word="Worms">Worms</span> <span word="wiggle">wiggle</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="movements">movements</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="twisting">twisting</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="around">around</span>, <span word="shaking">shaking</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shifting">shifting</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="acrobat">acrobat</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="nifty">nifty</span> <span word="limbs">limbs</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="box">box</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contain">contain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="acrobat">acrobat</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="WIGGLE">WIGGLE</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="improbable">improbable</span> <span word="postures">postures</span>, <span word="demonstrating">demonstrating</span> <span word="their">their</span> “<span word="soft">soft</span> <span word="bones">bones</span>”, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kung">kung</span>-<span word="fu">fu</span> <span word="term">term</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="wiggle">wiggle</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="maneuver">maneuver</span>, <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="flexibility">flexibility</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="options">options</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negative">negative</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="no">no</span> <span word="wiggle">wiggle</span> <span word="room">room</span>” <span word="or">or</span> “<span word="not">not</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="wiggle">wiggle</span> <span word="room">room</span>”. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="flexibility">flexibility</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="option">option</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="examples">examples</span>:</p><p>1. <span word="Gov">Gov</span>. <span word="Bob">Bob</span> <span word="Riley">Riley</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="cutbacks">cutbacks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="declining">declining</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="collections">collections</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> $116 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rainy">rainy</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="deeper">deeper</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Alabama">Alabama</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="Boards">Boards</span>, <span word="Sally">Sally</span> <span word="Howell">Howell</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="spending">spending</span>, <span word="partly">partly</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Legislature">Legislature</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="textbooks">textbooks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eliminated">eliminated</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="classroom">classroom</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="times">times</span>.</p>
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