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What's wrong with this picture is its almost bizarre irrelevance to the world outside the White House windows. Ronald Reagan's Administration has been gravely wounded by Iranscam, faces newly assertive Democratic majorities in both Houses of Congress, and seems bereft of the bold initiatives that might save the last two years of his presidency from lame-duck drift. Yet he carries on with the same unruffled optimism and inattention to the messy details of policy that have marked his administrative style since his early days as Governor of California...
...Reagan has told some of the funniest), at best part of the charm and uncluttered vision that made him an effective leader. His oblivious attitude and shaky understanding of issues has long been a public secret; indeed it is the worrisome basis for his defense of himself from any Iranscam culpability. But even if his poor concentration is no worse than it has been for years, the problems it has recently caused and the sense of drift that has emerged make it a matter of concern once more and a point of attack for critics who no longer consider Reagan...
...question is implicit in Capitol Hill comments on the President's impassivity about Iranscam. Referring to Reagan's request for public release of a Senate Intelligence Committee report on the scandal, Maine Republican William Cohen complained last week, "I have the sensation we've slipped through a rabbit hole into something of a fantasy land. The President is demanding Congress . . . furnish him with a report describing in detail a plan that was formulated and perhaps executed either in or within a few feet of the Oval Office." Stung by such barbs, the White House announced that Independent Adviser David Abshire...
...COVER: Iranscam throws a bright light on the shadowy world of the arms dealers...
...leaked Senate report provides fresh insights into the Iranscam puzzle. -- Presidential hopefuls rush the 1988 campaign kickoff. -- A poll for TIME shows that Iranscam has hurt the Republicans. -- A provocative book on Martin Luther King and a television special on civil rights shed light on the man and the movement...