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...disagree with Issacson's argument??that idealism needs to be tempered with realism. Idealists do not lie. They are so convinced of the righteousness of their position that deception is not an option. They hold the moral high ground in policy debates and do not create false impressions, like the current President. Idealists promoting democracy would never trample on civil liberties or imprison people without recourse to due process...
...often states positions in a manner intended to give the least possible of fense to his audience. To a conservative audience: "We should not withdraw our troops from South Korea, except on a phased basis." He also has a way of seeming to agree with an argument???he smiles, he says, "I understand"?that leads people to think he is agreeing with them, thereby raising false expectations. One of the serious problems of Carter's presidency may be a tendency to raise expectations too high, to promise more than he can deliver...
...find a man more suited to this President's needs. If Haldeman has a weakness, it's this: when the President wants something done, there's never any argument???even when it is not in the best interest of the President...
...trails Humphrey by six. This is the key figure by Rockefeller's lights. If Wallace manages, as expected, to take a few Southern states that would otherwise go to Nixon, then the big Northern states become more crucial than ever for a Republican victory. It could be a telling argument???but Nixon never tires of" noting that in several primaries, the polls underestimated both his and McCarthy's strength...
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