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...President's unease had Democrats gloating, as though the goal of the budget summit had been to score political points rather than to cope with a national crisis. "By our silence we have been successful in these talks," boasted Dan Rostenkowski, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. "The Republicans have just shot themselves in the foot, in the neck, in the ear. They're masochists...
Such gamesmanship has made this budget summit a dismal failure. The two sides should have been discussing real cuts and constructive taxes, such as higher gasoline taxes or a broader levy on energy in all forms, or both. But though an energy tax would raise billions quickly, encourage conservation and decrease the nation's dependence on foreign oil, a huge -- perhaps insurmountable -- obstacle stands in its way: it would take guts to impose...
NATION: Washington's fear of making hard choices wrecks the budget summit...
Capitol Hill Democrats are not the only ones infuriated by the pit-bull manner of House Republican whip Newt Gingrich. G.O.P. minority leader Bob Michel can scarcely hide his irritation with his feisty subordinate. In press conferences last week, Gingrich, a member of the budget-summit conference group, lashed out at "tax-and-spend Democrats" and said it was impossible to deal with them as if they were "responsible people." Michel, charged by the White House with the task of working out cooperative budget negotiations, seethed at this torching of bipartisan goodwill. Visitors to Michel's office say that when...
...then has ranged "from gray to green, neither of which is good." Some who do business with Mitterrand note that his once imposing intellect and presence seem dulled, apparently by fatigue. He tires easily in meetings and seems to have a short attention span; during last month's economic summit in Houston, Mitterrand looked ill and missed about two hours of the proceedings...