Word: dolefully
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...some liberal and moderate Republicans. He personally joined the battle for some of his key programs, such as welfare reform and revenue sharing, only when it was much too late?and then he blistered Congress for not acting on them. Even the new Republican National Chairman, Kansas Senator Robert Dole, used to complain about the poor liaison; as many as 80 telephone calls at a time from Congressmen and Senators would go unanswered by White House aides...
...Then came a Washington speech at the dedication of the new Eisenhower National Republican Center. The event, coinciding with Senator Robert Dole's official appointment as G.O.P. national chairman, might have been the occasion for a standard partisan talk. Instead, Nixon stressed national unity. The Republicans can prosper, he said, only by becoming "the party of the open door, open to all people, all races, all parties...
Stealing Furniture. Dole's appetite for combat was obvious in the 91st Congress, where he was appalled to see how few Republicans seemed willing to challenge the Democratic majority. Sometimes none were even on the floor. "My God," he recalls, "the Democrats could steal the furniture." So Dole, whose committee duties occupied little of his time, made it a point to be on hand to defend the Administration. That loyalty did not go unnoticed at the White House. A conservative on most issues, Dole vigorously assailed critics of Nixon's Viet Nam policies, defended the ABM and, although...
When conservative Republican Senators talked about challenging Pennsylvania's highly independent Hugh Scott as minority leader, Dole was one of the few who were eager to run against him-a brash notion for a newcomer. He has promised to vote for Tennessee's Howard Baker, 45, if Baker tries to push Scott aside when the new Senate convenes this month. Scott, of course, resents Dole. In spite of four hours of talks between them last week, Scott still sharply opposed Dole's selection as chairman...
...tensions and uncertainty. Despite four decades of alliance, the two parties are still wary of each other; at the same time they are becoming increasingly beholden to each other. The Government's money tempts business to ask for more and more aid. Politicians are reluctant to refuse to dole it out because business prosperity is needed to keep voters happy. Last year an otherwise lethargic Congress enacted a surprising amount of legislation that subsidized, succored, or, in some cases, hurt private business. In nearly every case, the free-enterprise system lost a bit more of its freedom or competition...