Word: mightly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Americans in years past have found it unthinkable that they might be cast as anyone's bad guys. Today, a sizable enough minority, especially among the young, sees the Establishment-notably the military-as uniformly villainous. It would be helpful for everyone to demythologize his thinking instead of nourishing absolute images of good guys and bad guys. Or better yet, to settle all disputes between the two with Frisbees instead of missiles...
...critics expressed such surprising optimism about the speech that they seemed to be deliberately setting the President up for a public letdown. Even if there was no Machiavellian scheming, it was obvious that Nixon himself, perhaps unwittingly, had created a situation in which anything short of a dramatic announcement might lead to disappointment. But repeated White House warnings not to anticipate anything sensational finally managed to lower the pitch of public expectation...
...President also prodded Congress again about its slow legislative pace, claiming that he might not even be able to propose a federal budget on time if appropriations bills continued to lag. Two days later, the Senate made it clear that it would not act this year on his proposal for a lottery procedure for the draft. The bill passed the House, but Democratic leaders in the Senate want to reform the whole Selective Service Act and contend that this requires more time. The issue apparently will reemerge next year, but Nixon need not wait. He can institute certain reforms, short...
Opus Dei (the Work of God) might also be called Octopus Dei. Most of its lay members are professional men who pledge to strengthen their Christian lives by improving the world around them. They accomplish this in part by appointing fellow members to key government and commercial posts. Opus Dei adherents are known to control almost all of Spain's banking and a large share of its communications media. "They have the frying pan by the handle and the handle as well," runs a Spanish expression, meaning that members have both power and the will...
...wish to commend you for publishing the persuasive and sensible article of Stephen Krasner in your issue of November 4. There are two further points which I think might be made in support of Mr. Krasner's position...