Word: bipartisanism
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...Cold War Policy; Clinton was pondering personalities, teamwork, chemistry. He wanted known quantities who could ensure a quick and tidy transition; basic compatibility to avoid the turf wars that pulverized the Carter Administration; loyalty over swashbuckling egos; tough, proven negotiating talent and skill at p.r. A Republican to prove bipartisan goodwill. Maybe a promotion for one old friend and a safe haven for another...
...Kennedy School has been working with leaders from both parties to ensure bipartisan support this year, according to Singer...
...control money-power moves us closer to being a plutocracy. The most thoughtful and eloquent promoter of campaign-finance reform is retiring New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley. Come January 1997, one of the best things President Clinton could do would be to appoint Bradley to head a bipartisan commission to come up with ideas for reforming political campaigns and their financing. Democracy demands that our government leaders serve the public-interest majority, not the special-interest minority. PAUL WHITELEY SR. Louisville, Kentucky Via E-mail...
...word "liberal" and even the word "Democrat" still seem to be taboo. Clinton has not asserted the mandate that voters handed to him. Instead, his new mantra is the word "bipartisan," which frequently means capitulation to the Republican agenda rather than constructive cooperation between the parties. One of the Clinton's first policy pronouncements after Election Day was his decision to try to appoint some prominent Republicans to his cabinet. Admittedly, appointing a moderate conservative--Colin Powell, perhaps--to a cabinet post would not be especially unusual. However, Clinton's decision to court Republicans so soon after his re-election...
...hero, best-selling author, Mr. Clean; G.O.P. affiliation would give second term that bipartisan luster...