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...driest state in the union after Nevada is fast becoming a water wasteland: tens of millions of dollars' worth of property has been destroyed, wildlife has diminished catastrophically, and tourism around the lake has bottomed out. Says Utah Governor Scott Matheson, with tragicomic wit: "It's a helluva way to run a desert...
...Hart advisers intend to run more biographical ads just to familiarize voters with the man. "We've got to get across the fact that Gary's a for-real U.S. Senator with ten years of experience," explains Aide Mark Hogan. "He's a decent, compassionate, helluva nice...
...Mondale planners are eager for a quick knockout. Says Fund Raiser Timothy Finchem: "Our concern is how soon we can put this thing away. It means a helluva lot in defeating Reagan." But not every Democrat is likely to simply bow out and join the Fritz blitz...
...players were afraid of championing any deficit-cutting steps that might conceivably prove to be political liabilities in the coming campaign. The only thing agreed upon was that Social Security, the biggest nondefense budget item, was off limits. Observed Democratic Congressman Leon Panetta of California: "There's a helluva lot of political paranoia that's in the way of getting something done...
...from the realities of American life. Once, after Vice President Johnson talked wonderingly of all the brilliant characters Kennedy had brought into the White House, House Speaker Sam Rayburn remarked to him, "Well, Lyndon, they may be just as intelligent as you say. But I'd feel a helluva lot better if just one of them had ever run for sheriff...