Word: bona
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Because these two well-known politicians with bona fide liberal credentials supported him, Markey soon became known as the liberal who had an outside chance of winning. But on two issues his liberal support nearly fell apart. Markey supports a constitutional amendment to prohibit abortion, and opposes busing to achieve racial integration in public schools. He says his abortion position is a matter of conscience, because he thinks abortion is wrong. His busing position is based on his belief that busing doesn't improve the quality of education. Instead, Markey advocates increased funding of inner-city schools and non-discriminatory...
...case of the plane tickets, quickly paid back to his campaign fund. But Ford had violated Congress's Code of Official Conduct, which states that "a member shall keep his campaign funds separate from his personal funds" and "shall expend no funds from his campaign account not attributable to bona fide campaign purpose." Such separations can be difficult and ambiguous, as any taxpayer knows who has dealt with (and perhaps fudged) the line between personal and business expenses...
...more delightful episodes in the debate occurred a while back, when the Senate overrode Ford's veto of a bill to expand school breakfast and lunch programs. Maryland's wry Charles Mathias Jr., a bona fide liberal, took the floor to support the override and also sound a warning in the form of an ode to the old brown...
...very-democratic parties that went on behind closed doors at all hours. The Philadelphia Inquirer front-paged a story on the revelry scene. Its major disclosure: more beer and less Scotch was being offered than in 1972. Dozens of reporters on the liquid late-night beat and even some bona fide guests could not gain entry to a supper sponsored by Rolling Stone magazine because of unexpected crowds of gate crashers. The problem was that veteran Prankster Dick Tuck had printed thousands of counterfeit invitations in Reliable Source, an irreverent daily tabloid that he published during the convention...
...television screens are endlessly spewing political spots. They bounce off voters less interested in issues than itching for vigorous leadership. Governor Jerry Brown's popularity is enormous, his record respected, his organization overflowing with volunteers and endorsements. Triumph in Maryland immunized him against favorite sonstroke, certified his national bona fides and effectively ended the risk of being flattened by a Carter steamroller on his own turf. Says Brown: "This is an opportunity for Californians to renegotiate my contract...