Word: partisans
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...impeachment process had continued." Carter emphasizes that no Democrats wanted to keep Nixon in office for the sake of gaining seats. Still, they know that his departure from the White House will enable Republicans to avoid calamity. As one Carter aide somewhat wistfully puts it: In the narrowest partisan terms, some Democrats "would have preferred to see Nixon twisting slowly, slowly, in the wind...
...hope that such prayers will also be the first of many. If you have not chosen me by secret ballot, neither have I gained office by any secret promises. I have not campaigned either for the presidency or the vice presidency. I have not subscribed to any partisan platform. I am indebted to no man, and only to one woman?my dear wife?as I begin this very difficult...
...little reason to doubt his political and legislative acumen. For nearly a quarter of a century, he has demonstrated his skills in one of the most complex parliamentary arenas on earth, winning the respect of adversaries and allies alike even as he played the role of a loyal partisan. In a sense, he was not Richard Nixon's choice for President. He was the selection of Congress and it has to be assumed that the House and Senate knew their...
...deciding on his nominee, President Ford will be guided by a number of national and, inevitably, partisan considerations. He doubtless wants some one who will provide a measure of geographical and ideological balance, to help give the Administration a unifying effect on the nation. At the same time, however, associates say that Ford wants someone who will be acceptable to both the conservative and progressive wings of the Republican Party and who does not harbor presidential ambitions. Ford apparently does not want to give any one a leg up on the party's nomination for President in 1976. Despite...
...elevated this to the level of an impeachable offense by either going to the House floor or going to the courts," contended Democrat Flowers. Insisted Dennis: "The right to impeach ... does not make us the sole arbitrator of the Constitution." The article carried by the narrow and largely partisan margin...