Word: franked
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Dukakis's relationship with the legislative leadership has gone from the mutually undisguised contempt of 1975 to the present civilized, working compatibility. Most liberals in the legislature are still wary of Dukakis on certain issues. Frank's understandings with White and McGee have made it unnecessary for him to rely on Dukakis's administration for favors; as a result, Dukakis aides respect Frank far more than he respects Dukakis, and the administration needs him more than he needs them...
...seems that all the criticism Frank has refrained from aiming at White and McGee has been re-directed at Dukakis. He even charges that Dukakis's impeccable honesty, a trait all critics concede him, is reduced to the governor's being "a perfect ingrate." John R. Buckley '54, Massachusetts's Secretary of Administration and Finance, says he believes this is a result of Frank's disappointment in the governor and a general frustration with the state's inability to expand human services. Frank describes his current relationship with Dukakis as civil, but feels it may improve "if he doesn...
State House observers agree that Frank has a promising political future but his re-election prospects in 1978 are cloudy. Because the House membership has been reduced from 240 to 160, part of Noble's district has been combined with Frank's and the two friends will be pitted against each other in the next election. Noble is adamant about seeking re-election, and though Frank thinks he would win a race against her, he feels it would be an expensive waste of liberal money and efforts. And because Majority Leader Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. represents the Back...
Most politicians "don't want to get into a pissing contest" and shy away from criticizing Frank on the record. When asked if City Hall had a negative reaction to Frank's opposition to the charter package, George K. Reagen, White's press secretary, said "We really had none." Most city Hall observers thought the White administration was livid. Alvin Levin, a member of the liberal activist group, Citizens for Participation in Political Action, which opposed Frank on several major issues including last year's regional primary bill, says, "I have a terrible memory" when asked to cite issues over...
Buckley says he thinks that the time he spent at the Law School has reduced Frank's effectiveness as a representative. "It's not what you do when the House is in session, it's what you do after the session and committee hearings," he says. But Levin, O'Donnell, Buckley and Mitchell quickly balance any negative observations with favorable comments...