President Nixon gained no congressional plaudits on issues other than the war when he returned from Midway. Instead, he had to turn at once to Capitol Hill, where a series of smoldering debates were breaking into the open. Democratic liberals were arrayed in opposition to his order of national priorities. Republicans felt leaderless, and the Administration itself had allowed its lines of communication with the Hill to fall into disrepair. Items:
∙TAXES. House liberals balked at extending the 10% income tax surcharge, the most potent weapon available against inflation (see BUSINESS). In return for their support, they demanded...
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