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...even an empty notion can be pressed into political service. A liberal talking about the future is perhaps trying to distinguish himself from old-line, constituency-centered liberalism, what Kevin Phillips contemptuously calls "reactionary liberalism." That might have served some purpose in 1984. But what is the point now? Carter and Mondale are no more. Kennedy is gone, and even he supports Gramm-Rudman. We are all--Biden, Bradley, Babbitt, Gephardt and Robb--neoliberals now. There are no paleoliberals left, unless Mario Cuomo's principled disinclination to issue ostentatious rejections of the "past" tempts some to make the charge...
Ronald Reagan came into office proclaiming that his goal would be significant reductions rather than merely limits on nuclear weapons, as his predecessors had attempted through the SALT process. (Carter had proposed the same idea in 1977, but backed away when the Soviets balked.) Moscow walked out on the negotiations in late 1983 in reaction to the U.S. deployment of intermediate-range nuclear missiles in Western Europe, but spurred by the desire to prevent Reagan from proceeding with his Strategic Defense Initiative, it returned to Geneva early last year to open a new round of negotiations...
...most elaborate White House dinner of modern times was given by the Nixons on the South Lawn for almost 1,400 people when the Viet Nam POWs returned in 1973. Scouten's crews laid out 37,000 items for the table settings alone. When Jimmy Carter restricted his public appearances in 1980 because of the American hostages held in Iran, Scouten helped bring the country to Carter. There were 377 public events in the White House that year, the most in history...
...such improprieties have not been confined to the Reagan Administration. The commission pointed out that some New York officials had been character witnesses for Anthony Scotto, a vice president of the Longshoremen's Union, before he was convicted in 1979 of racketeering. The commission's counsel noted that Jimmy Carter had even campaigned with Scotto...
Perhaps Photon's only problem is that old soldiers might just get bored and fade away. Complains Denverite Bates: "They need to change things from time to time." But Carter's empire is ready to strike back with new technology. Within a year, helmets will be equipped so that warriors can communicate with each other and receive running scores during the game. Ultimately, of course, Carter thinks he will prevail, because the Force is with him. --By Gordon M. Henry. Reported by David S. Jackson/Dallas and Robert C. Wurmstedt/Denver