Word: disarray
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...possible nuclear response as a deterrent. That is not, however, an issue the Administration wants to see publicly debated, particularly by members of its own Cabinet. The White House and the Pentagon issued a statement papering over the disagreement, but it did little to erase the impression of disarray among Administration policymakers...
Into this quiet disarray bursts Randall (Jake Lamar), a schizophrenic, self-proclaimed "young gentleman of color" (this is set in 1961); an impossibly jive, cool dude who proceeds to play a tense game of thrust and parry with Mr. Glas, the store-owner, (David Reiffel). As the two are gradually getting a feel for one another, in bursts a young Jewish girl (everyone seems to burst into Slow Dance) on her way to have an abortion and about to faint...
...president forged ahead, claiming that our foreign policy is not in disarray and stating, "We have our allies--I don't think we've every had a stronger relationship than we have with them in Europe." He also noted, "We have, I think, in the Middle East we've progressed there...
...problem is that too many people are still taking it on themselves to speak for the Administration. Says one British Cabinet minister: "The disarray and doubletalk at the higher levels of American foreign policy has become so pronounced as to make us wonder who really is in charge." Another problem is that the State Department has not coordinated well with the White House staff; as a result, National Security Adviser Richard Allen is not laying before Reagan the detailed analyses of foreign policy problems and options that previous Presidents got from stronger aides. A third difficulty is that Secretary...
...disarray evident on Capitol Hill last week shows that when it comes to cutting these subsidies, neither budget realities nor congressional protestations about faith in the free market carry much weight. The only encouraging sign that the programs may be controlled is the infighting that has sundered the once unified farm bloc...