European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 26, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse 10 the stars and stripes saturday july 26,1986 columns Tom Wicker Manion s appointment examined step by step president Reagan and attorney general Meese Are proud of having won Senate confirmation of Daniel a. Man Ion s appointment to the important 7thcircuit court of appeals. Here Slep by step is to their Victory was achieved 1. The Senate judiciary up Omillee which has a Republican majority rejected Manion s nomination on a 9-9 lie Vole on grounds that he was not Quali fied but Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania Republican and Dennis Deconcini of Arizona Democrat voted to Send the nomination to the Senate unapproved. 2. Before the floor vote the Justice department notified David Durenberger of Minnesota Democrat that his Choice for a Federal District judgeship Davi Doty would be nominated alter being held up Tor 10 months. On june 26, a Renberger who had opposed the Manio nomination voted for it. 3. That Day after getting what the thought was a pledge from Slack Gorton of Washington Republican to oppose Manion Democrat agreed to a plea by Bob Dole Republican the Senate major Ity Leader for a vote. But Dole said thai two Republican supporters of Manion Paula Hawkins of Florida and Bob pack Wood of Oregon were out of town. The democrats agreed to withhold two of their own Voles to balance these Absen tees 4. Barry Goldwater of Arizona was Noton the floor for the Vole. Republican Leaden who represented Goldwater As Amnion supporter prevailed on Nancy Kassebaum of Kansas Republican a opponent of the Manion nomination to withhold her Vole to balance Goldwater s absence. 5. Packwood later said he had no tasked for his vote to be paired and did nol know How he would have senators including Kassebaum later questioned whether Goldwater Wasa certain vote for Manion and raised the possibility of deception. 6. While the Roll Call vote was in Prog Ress the Justice department informed Gorton thai his Long Aei Ayed recommendation of William Dwyer for a Federal judgeship would move ahead. Gorton whose supposed pledge to vote no Haj allowed democrats to agree to the Roll Call Voled 7. The Vole was 47-47, defeating Man Ion but vice president Bush the presid George will ing officer could have cast a lie breaking Ole to confirm. So Robert Byrd or West Virginia Democrat changed his vote to yes that Pui him in the majority and permitted him 10 move to reconsider the Mailer. 8. On a Vole to reconsider knowing of Gorton s defection the democrats could have Defeated Manion with the no Voles they had withheld on the first round. But Dole called up other business and prevented an immediate second Vole. 9. Dole Ihen threatened never to allow the vote to reconsider to that Manion could be confirmed by 48-46 the june26 Vole after Byrd j switch democratic protests ultimately caused him to relent. 10. On july 23, Dan Evans of Washington Republican who had opposed Manion on june 26, voted against in procedural motion to reconsider in effect voting to support Manio declaring that the nominee should not have in undergo another Roll Call on the merits of his Case. 11. With Hawkins present this Lime and voting against reconsideration the motion lost 49-49. That meant that Anion was confirmed by the 48-46 roil Call of june 16. Bush s tit breaking Vole was unnecessary. 12. On july 23, Packwood vol cd for reconsideration which was a Vole against Manion. On the Assumption he also would have voted no on june 26,the democrats believe they were misted into withholding a vote to balance his absence that day.13. Goldwater again was absent on july 23 despite representations made to Kassebaum it s still not sure How he would have voted on either Roll Call. On july 23, his Arizona Junior Deconcini withheld his vote to balance Goldwa Ter a. Had he not done so the procedural motion to reconsider would have car ried 50-49 assuming that Dan Evans in a subsequent Roll Call on the nomination itself would have voted no As he did on june 26, Manion would have lost 50 49.if that s a record for Reagan a Csc and Dole to be proud of they re Welcome to it but the Victory the achieved by such Means a lifetime judgeship for an unqualified Man on level below the supreme court is a toss for the rest of us. I m 5l/ip to see he s to Muff away from left Winders like democratic wins could be a Lead lined Silver Cloud after sex years of jollity and song some re publican senators feel their sense of Well being Wither ing at the roots. Bui the democratic party is going through one of those patches during which even Silver Clouds have Lead linings and so in the november elections the Pany May suffer a crippling Victory a Democrat anticipating 1988, recently said if Pecan t beat George Bush the democratic party should pkg another of course. Democrats talked luit Way about Ronald Reagan in 1979. But that also is How Many democrats feel about the Challenge of re capturing control of the Senate this november. Those feelings rest on theories that May or May not resound. Peter Han and Geoffrey Garin both democrats have asked focus groups of voters to describe a situation in which they would like to be a Fly on the Wall to observe and judge a candidate. Two answers have recurred. The voters would like to observe a private meeting about political strategy and the candidate at the family dining Able. The latter according to Harland Garin in their introduction to the democratic fact Book supports their theory that Loday the messenger is the that is voters Are unusually intercoms in the candidate s character. Most agree about what problems Are important the budget deficit the soviet Union but there is no widespread Confidence in particular solutions. Therefore voters say i am unsure which policy Choice should be made so i will concentrate on being sure about Thepe Opte making the Han and Garin also Analyse midterm elections wit reference to persons who As heroes or villains embody issues. In 1974, the heroes were sen. Sam Ervin and rep. Peter Rodino the villains were Nuon and Agnew. In 1973, the hero was Howard Jarvis the Flint who sparked California s proposition 13 us revolt. In1982, James Walt was a Symbol of Reagan it excess. Hart and Garin say that in 1986, the hero is democratic sen. Bill Bradley architect of tax Reform that puts special interests in their place and the villain is Mik Deaver Republican lobbyist. William Schneider of the american Enterprise Institute writing in the new Republic sees democratic Success for three other reasons. First presidential elections play to Republican strength the direction of National policy. Current polls Bow the Public thinks Hegop Best equipped to perform that talk. Other elections Are about benefits and services the democrats perceived strength in our political division of labor. Second television coverage is now coming More easily to candidates challenging incumbents making them More competitive. More Republican than demo cratic incumbents Are seeking re election in 1986. The third reason Schneider expects democratic Success 11turnout. In most midterm elections there is a drop off in turnout a drop off detrimental to the president sparty. If 1986 is like 1982, turnout will be 20 percent smaller and substantially More democratic than in 1980. The voters who stay Home in midterm elections Are zeitgeist voters casual voters who Register less their passionate convictions than the National says big democratic gains in the Senate could be injurious to democrats because they May think they can Stop rethinking. Actually he says big gains in 1986 will mean As much for 1988 As the big democratic gains of 1982 meant for 1984 precisely if democrats control both houses of Congress,1987-88, republicans will run against them As the Tor mentors of the Gipper and the thwart ers of his Man Date. Republicans having had custody of most of the government for eight years would nevertheless be Abuelo do what they do Best which is run against govern ment. This would reinforce the republicans most obnoxious habit and that habit might produce another Victory. A Wuhan Fulton Pott j
