Word: judgments
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...actions as those of a man egged on by a wife solely concerned with her husband's place in the history books--as if that would in any way detract from what on the merits clearly is a sensible, long-overdue reduction in nuclear weaponry or if the judgment of history is a factor to be dismissed in the conduct of affairs of state. If anything, the virulence and mean-spiritedness of the opposition emanating from those on the President's right reveals that they themselves may have realized that history has passed them...
...that it would be unconstitutional to close the Washington office as long as it complied with the US laws governing registered foreign agents. Under these laws, the office must be staffed with American citizens and register its publications with the State Department. Secretary Schultz was not alone in this judgment; the American Civil Liberties Union and Congressman Barney Frank were also quick to adopt the PIO's cause. As for the UN mission, the US is bound by the 1947 "Headquarters Agreement" to allow UN personnel to stay in the US to carry out their duties. Since there has never...
...made the judgment...
Phooey. Without defending the Seven Sins (although a few, like Gluttony and Sloth, do have their good points), it must be pointed out that there is no historical or logical reason for supposing that bad personal judgment has any connection whatsoever to policy judgment...
...SHOULD judge public figures by their public records. What should matter are their previous actions and experiences and their current views and ideas. That's where questions of judgment and hypocrisy can be relevant. As to their personal habits, we have to remember that we are not marrying these people; we are electing or appointing them. Gary Hart's affairs should be an issue with Lee Hart, not with any other voters...