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Although the party retained two House seats in special elections in Texas and California last week, the Democrats have no clearly enunciated national agenda and, perhaps worse, no one to enunciate it. To a notable lack of enthusiasm, Brown nominated himself for the role. More logical choices are House Speaker...
Foley and the once powerful chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Illinois' Dan Rostenkowski, suffered a stinging setback when six committee Democrats joined all 13 Republicans to help Bush redeem a campaign pledge to reduce this tax. Although Democrats denounced the idea in last year's presidential campaign...
The capital-gains tax cut (from 33% to 19.6% for 2 1/2 years) illustrates the "babble of voices" that plagues Democratic efforts to unite on an issue. Critics say Foley and Rostenkowski threw in the towel too early; Mitchell girded his loins too late; and Bentsen, who delivered the party...
Congress always wages an uneven battle with the President, but Democratic political consultant Ted Van Dyk declares, "The troops are starting to get restless. There have been no clear alternatives and damn little criticism. Foley and Mitchell should be out front." Yet the Democrats have been mired in troubles of...
White "was concerned that there... were some decisions being made...by a process which did not involve open deliberation," said Dr. Mitchell T. Rabkin, President of Beth Israel.