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SENATOR BARRY GOLDWATER stands at the head of a group holding a third attitude--that Taiwan has all the strengths that Red China is missing, and that U.S. Taiwanese relations are too important to be jeopardized by ties with the mainland. They argue that the communists are erratic and untrustworthy...

Author: By Douglas S. Selin, | Title: The China Hype | 2/14/1983 | See Source »

The last time a congressman resigned and swwitched parties was in 1965 when Rep Albert W. Watson of South Carolina did it after Democrats stripped him of seniority for endorsing Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater over President Lyndon B. Johnson. Watson won the seat back in a special election by...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Gramm Resigns His Seat As Leading Boll Weevil | 1/6/1983 | See Source »

Baker retaliated by using a fleet of 11 military jets (each costing $742 an hour out of the Pentagon's budget) to bring Senators back for the vote and ensure them a quick flight home when it was over. Even Barry Goldwater, who was in an Arizona hospital recuperating...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Not Our Finest Hour | 1/3/1983 | See Source »

I am a freshman who arrived at college to find a liberal atmosphere fostered by professors who make Tip O'Neill sound like Barry Goldwater. It is encouraging to know that I am not alone in my fight against teachers who insist that a liberal interpretation of facts is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 6, 1982 | 12/6/1982 | See Source »

Bumpers is hardly the only Senator who dislikes Helms. "There's a lot of irritability about him trying to drag us through a lot of issues we just don't need to deal with," observes one moderate Republican. Neither is the North Carolinian considered an effective legislator by...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Striking Out | 10/4/1982 | See Source »

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