Word: politicians
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Frustration is a better word. Relaxing at week's end in Maine, Kennedy could not forget that the 87th has already made a shambles of his program. Astute politician that he is, he knew that the question whether there would be a tax cut was not in his power of decision. That power rested with the stalemated, defiant Congress. And in that Congress it is actually the veteran Democratic leaders who have been most effective in their opposition to the New Frontier's proposals...
...made money, mainly as talented lawyers, built some fine mansions in Winchester, Va. Harry's father, Richard, was perhaps the most brilliant of the lot, a spectacular courtroom figure with black hair that seemed electrified, steel-rimmed glasses and a flair for oratory. Richard was a colorful politician-he was elected speaker of the Virginia House after just one term. With offbeat humor, he named his three sons Tom, Dick and Harry (they arrived in reverse order), was to take great pleasure in their later success: Tom in business, Dick as the world-famed polar explorer Admiral Richard...
...presumably a politician's easy way to popularity. But though President Kennedy is eager to achieve one, a Gallup poll last week showed 72% of the people opposed. At his press conference, Kennedy wanted to rewrite the pollsters' question: Wouldn't people be for a tax cut if it would put off a recession? Such advanced economics has not got across to the body politic, which seems to think that if the Government spends a lot of money, it ought to pay its debts...
...morning when the jangling phone awakened a politician in Louisiana. "Hey," said a familiar voice, "time to get up−daylight is acomin'!" "Lordamighty!" cried the politician. "It's Earl Long−returned from the dead...
Melbourne knew he could not be a gentleman and a politician at the same time, and he preferred to remain a gentleman even in politics. Kennedy, at a time when his own programs are being scuttled, may find some consolation in the philosophical way Melbourne reacted to defeats: "Nobody should be troublesome; they should be made to realize that it is the worst thing there...