Word: schmalzfest
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...hours passed in Venezuela, it became increasingly apparent that the President's visit was more a schmalzfest than a bold adventure. "I've heard more boos in Boston." said a presidential aide. The President arrived at no momentous decisions. He went through a great many ceremonial routines. In so doing, he gave visible evidence of the regard which the U.S. holds for its Latin American neighbors. And he successfully contributed to the sum of the whole that is U.S. "foreign policy...