Word: straussed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Short and powerfully built, Quan can outswear a gale of wind -- and outtalk even the most talkative Chinese. He reminds me of Robert Strauss, the former Democratic national chairman; Quan too, I am convinced, could talk a hungry dog out of a pork chop...
...raise, the forced resignations of Speaker Jim Wright and whip Tony Coelho, and now the sex scandal involving Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank. Nor is the climate right for combat, with the economy perking along and the President enjoying an extended honeymoon. Grouses former party chairman Bob Strauss: "This is not the time to take on George Bush head...
This so-called quadrant plan has enraged nonwhite opponents, who contend that at-large voting is stacked against minorities because of the higher costs of mounting campaigns. Charges black Councilman Al Lipscomb: "It's a scheme to preserve Anglo business and political power." He and others contend that Strauss, who was twice elected with heavy black and Hispanic support, sold out to the Anglo establishment and then conspired to keep a minority proposal for all single-member districts off the ballot...
...Strauss insists that having some broad, citywide perspective on the council is essential, "in contrast to having people that are singularly concerned about their own districts." The mayor's supporters are also counting on splits among minorities. Some Hispanics, for example, see no great benefits to more single districts because their population is not concentrated in any particular neighborhood...
With the backing of the Establishment and a $150,000 war chest that is ten times the size of the opposition's, Strauss's forces seem likely to win. If not, she warns, Dallas could be in for a period of uncertainty that it cannot afford. The city is confronted with a shrinking tax base and a looming budget shortfall. "There's a need for change to ensure fair government," says Strauss. "If we don't do this, there's a pretty good chance the courts will do it for us." In fact, a federal trial set for September seems...