Word: mccormack
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...imperative that McCormack be thwarted in this move, one which may force President Kennedy to enter the fray. The President has already been asked to do so by the protesting Congressmen, who are members of the Democratic Study Group, an informal organization of 125 House liberals...
...Washington is suggesting Speaker McCormack is purposely trying to turn the Rules Committee over to the conservative coalition. But many are charging him with faulty judgment, saying that despite pious promises Young is a conservative, and could turn, in time, against the liberals...
Young will probably be kept out. The Democratic Study Group is a powerful collection of House Democrats, and should be able to obtain the support of the President. In addition, the threat hangs over McCormack's head that to press Young might mean the end of his career as Speaker. As a "liberal spokesman" told the New York Times Sunday, "If John McCormack insists on doing this to us--placing John Young on the Rules Committee--he is putting his future as Speaker in great jeopardy. There are a lot of people in the House who would love...
...even if the liberals succeed in blocking Young, two other important questions raised by this incident remain to be answered. The first is the fate of McCormack. It is not only people in the House who would like to see him replaced as Speaker. His leadership has been consistently mediocre, to put it mildly, and is a chief reason why the Administration's legislative program continues to have so much trouble in the House...
...McCormack's major faults is that he dissipates his influence through a propensity to speak on the floor on almost every bill. His great power, to be effective, must be used selectively. A Congressman's influence on his colleagues is a kind of legislative money, and the more he spends on trinkets, the less he has left for necessities...