Word: asse
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...long string of U.S. payments deficits, they almost unanimously consider Connally to be devious, arrogant and abrasive. West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt is furious with him. Many other leaders still bridle at a remark attributed to Connally in 1971: "What Europe needs is a good kick in the ass...
...weakest in the West, where he is not well known and where he suffered painful defeats in some of the final primaries. Democratic leaders in the region intend to campaign for him, but with some initial reservations. Said San Francisco Mayor George Moscone: "I'm going to work my ass off for him, but like everybody else, I don't know that much about him." Added Colorado Governor Richard Lamm, a liberal: "I tend to see blood, sweat and toil issues. I don't know what Carter thinks about them?if he does...
...physical layout of the target and the schedule of the security men, if there were any." Headquarters' approval was qualified: "As long as full security is assured, go ahead." According to the official, this meant "go ahead, but if you're caught, it's your ass." Afterward, in the field agent's report to Washington, the information gained from the break-in would be attributed to a well-placed informant...
...whole drive for power, the insatiable desire to get to a name law school and a name firm, seemed to be grabbing people all around me. And yet no one really knew why: there they were grubbing for grades, their goals in a course set by their teachers, kissing ass, making connections, working like crazy, not because that's what they really wanted, but because that's the only way they could stay...
After graduation last year, Steve went to Washington to work for Sen. Frank Church (D.-Idaho), but he found the same difficulty there: no one really seemed concerned with "Joe Farmer or Joe Factory Worker back home bustin' ass in the fields or the saw mill all day so a bunch of guys could live high in Washington." After a year back in an Idaho sawmill, Steve now says that he is "de-Harvardized" enough to try school again. He wants to become a labor lawyer and return to Idaho: "A good lawyer out here could really help the little...