Quotes About Lame duck

When I was with the Giants I signed two-year contracts. They said I might as well be a lame duck, I was on crutches, you know what I'm saying. It's no big deal to me. How many people in life have one-year contracts? How many of you out there have one-year contracts? A lot of people are on paycheck-to-paycheck contracts, so I feel very fortunate to be even on a one-year contract.

In the first State of the Union of his second term, President Bush made clear to Americans tonight that he is not going to play the role of a lame duck President.

For a member to say, 'I'm a lame duck' violates political science 101.