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A quorum in the senate.


A Quorum in the Senate

AFTER HELPING President Reagan PACKWOOD at the ranch, the senator, both ARMSTRONG, his HART invigorated in·vig·or·ate  
tr.v. in·vig·or·at·ed, in·vig·or·at·ing, in·vig·or·ates
To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; animate: "A few whiffs of the raw, strong scent of phlox invigorated her" 
 and NUNN the worse, hopped on the big BYRD to fly EAST to ANDREWS Air Force Base Andrews Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 4,279 acres (1,732 hectares), central Md., est. 1943. It is the chief military airport of Washington, D.C., as well as the headquarters for the air force's high-priority airlift command. . On the plane, he partook par·took  
v.
Past tense of partake.


partook
Verb

the past tense of partake
 of a RIEGLE meal consisting of roast QUAYLE and, for dessert, a TRIBLE TRIBLE Transaction Image Builder/Editor  portion of GRAMM crackers and an ice-cream COHEN cohen
 or kohen

(Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male.
. His only complaint was that the roast did LAXALT.

Meeting his wife at the airport, he did again WARNER of a PRYOR commitment: watching the left-wing members of Congress LEVIN the earth in a space capsule--his LONG-awaited dream come true. He hoped to get there in time to DOLE out farewell insults before the HATCH was closed. As for his wife, he couldn't SPECTER to understand--she just called it CHILES play. INOUYE, she was right; but he didn't want to SASSER since she wasn't KASTEN snide remarks about it.

Leaving her, he drove his car until it became BOREN, so, BIDEN his time, he stopped at an EXON station to make a phone call--but GARN it to HECHT, he forgot to KERRY some NICKLES. He could've DODD v. t. 1. To cut off, as wool from sheep's tails; to lop or clip off. ! In a state of ROTH Roth   , Philip Milton Born 1933.

American writer whose witty and ironic fiction, including the novel Portnoy's Complaint (1969), concerns middle-class Jewish life.

Noun 1.
, he backed PELL-mell into another car, DENTON his trunk and locking BUMPERS. The irate driver bellowed: "Simple SIMON --you son of a simp--you SIMPSON! If I had my LUGAR, I'd plug ya! Look at my radiator--it's leaking GOLDWATER. I could just WALLOP you. Oh, I can't STENNIS! I ought to GORE your radiator and call it even STEVENS.' The senator asked if he was injured. "Yeah--my back and MATHIAS are sore from that jolt. But right now let's get some help to BAUCUS up and rock these cars back DANFORTH to get loose.'

EVANS to Betsy, thought the senator--I'd be over the HUMPHREY and clear if I were more careful. Look at my car--next time I'll HARKIN to my instincts and use the STAFFORD instead of my own FORD. What HEINZsight! This is a mess and a bum rap.

A heck of a METZENBAUM rap indeed: the senator was late for his farewell to the space capsule.
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Title Annotation:an anecdote on politics
Author:Robusto, Robert
Publication:National Review
Date:Sep 6, 1985
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