When the Republicans found out that Wilson's second bill was actually being credited to Al Blumenthal and Fred Ohrenstein, two Democrats the Republicans have a particular animosity toward, they, to put it mildly, threw a shit-fit.
Any man who succeeds in diverting the public taste, or in turning back a perverse stream which will flow in the direction of the ditch, leaves a mark, as it were, and cannot be overlooked by posterity.
A cespitose or turfy plant has many stems from the same root, usually forming a close, thick carpet of matting.
He's a huckleberry above a persimmon, for sure, Katherine said, following her gaze. I hear tell he broke a lot of hearts in San Antone when he married you.