Word: pushed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Last week Cartoonist Dowling. whose political humor always keeps on top of the news, put his pen to work on the big political consideration of the week: President Eisenhower's need for Democratic support in Congress to push through his legislative program. But Dowling still has more fun with the opposition, e.g., his cartoon of Stevenson in a lifeboat after his recent speech on the "fears" that have spread in the U.S. since the Republicans took office...
When Eisenhower became President and established himself as a symbol of national unity, all these conflicting interests converged upon him. They hoped he could use his popularity to push through their programs. Since every positive action he took was bound to offend someone, he faced the choice of trying to break these deadlocks or dodging them. And by deliberately choosing the second alternative, he failed to meet the most pressing domestic problems of the nation. There is such a thing as a President being too popular to be effective, and that was Eisenhower during his first year of office...
...rally behind him in the effort to win enactment of his program. Said he: "When the State of the Union message is delivered to the Congress ... I hope you will agree with me that it presents an opportunity which will enable us, as a people-united and strong-to push ever forward and to demonstrate to the world the great and good power of free men and women. We will build a stronger and better America -of greater security and constantly increasing prosperity...
...show his confidence in his new models, Wiles has scheduled first-quarter Buick output at 135,000 cars, up nearly 10% from the same period last year. Buick's goal for 1954: to push Plymouth out of third place in auto sales...
Forwards Rod Long and Lou Lowenfels drew Wilson's praise for their excellent passing and accurate shooting. Lowenfels from New York, has a good set shot, while Long, from Winchester, Mass., hits well with his left-handed push shots...