Word: bipartisanism
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...central figures in that untidy scenario were Washington's two prideful old Irishmen, Ronald Reagan and House Speaker Tip O'Neill, and their failure to agree abruptly ended efforts to find a bipartisan alternative to the President's deficit-laden budget for fiscal 1983. The collapse of the talks raised questions for which no one last week had any ready answers...
Complaining that O'Neill had displayed "no give whatsoever," the President met with five Republican leaders from the Hill to plan future strategy sessions. Reagan said he would "consult with responsible members of the Democratic Party in the Congress to make this a truly bipartisan effort." But the only Democrat he approached was House Budget Committee Chairman Jim Jones, whom the President praised for acting responsibly throughout the budget talks...
Inman's bipartisan popularity stems largely from his straight talk and incisive mind. His virtually photographic memory and workaholic habits pushed him to the top of a career in military intelligence: director of Naval Intelligence from 1974 to 1976; vice director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, 1976 to 1977; director of the National Security Agency...
...globe, Ronald Reagan patiently explained that interest rates are still steep because the financial markets expect Government policies to spark a renewal of rapid inflation. "We're trying to convince them that isn't so," said the President. "And I think pretty soon, when we announce a bipartisan agreement on what we're going to do with regard to spending and taxes, then maybe the markets will get some confidence...
...support, Lakian cites Ronald Reagan. Without endorsing any specific policies. Lakian notes that Reagan ran a state efficiently without any of the government background everyone said was so necessary. But to contradict Lakian's argument, one could begin with the same example. There is now almost completely bipartisan sentiment that Reagan's policies and his politics are flawed. While 67 percent of a governor's time may be allocated to management--duties he could realistically transfer to an experienced executive aide--the other third is the most significant. The imagination required to coordinate a general policy and vision, the necessary...