Word: ornstein
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Some observers think the line-item veto would actually lead to an increase in Government spending. Norman Ornstein, a congressional scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, points out that in 1985 Reagan asked for 100 MX missiles, but Congress gave him only 50. If Reagan had had the line-item veto, says Ornstein, he could have used it to squeeze lawmakers, threatening to eradicate programs in their districts if they did not support the vastly more expensive MX. In Ornstein's opinion, Presidents, not legislators, are traditionally inclined to budgetary extravagance. "They have to make their mark in a relatively...
...People know our magazine and whatever we try to do shouldn't be overshadowed by this one thing," said sophomore Leigh Ornstein, associate publisher of Business Today. "It wasn't done maliciously and it wasn't done to glorify our magazine," she said...
...violent mood. Dunne is a masterly setter of scenes and a merciless satirist, whether the target is an incontinent captain of industry or a criminal who has been packaged as a black revolutionary and needs an investment adviser: "The Merc and I were thinking more along the lines of Ornstein and Shay. Tax specialists . . . Estate planning. Top litigators. On the civil side, of course...
...hard." Some observers doubt that the Reaganauts, except perhaps for the President himself, have any great gift for the art of political compromise. Indeed, just about the only aide left in Reagan's inner circle who is adept at handling Congress, Mitch Daniels, may leave the Administration soon. Norman Ornstein, a political scientist at the American Enterprise Institute, says that with the exception of Daniels, "I don't think there's a single individual in the White House with a good understanding of how to work with Capitol Hill...
...issue, the popular President can take his case to the American people. The Democrats will tread carefully to avoid getting blamed for unpopular revenue increases or budget decisions. "They're in charge," says White House Aide William Ball, "and they're going to have to be accountable." A.E.I.'s Ornstein believes that the new majority has learned some lessons from the past. "The Democrats will not want to be Mondale-ized on taxes," says he. "They will not want to be Carter-ized on foreign policy...