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...Snickers bar for him, where everyone is so civil and cordial they just pitch in unbidden. When Dole ran for majority leader in 1985, his friends watched in horror as he frittered away week after week making speeches instead of locking up votes. John Danforth of Missouri, Bob Packwood of Oregon and John Warner of Virginia finally had to pull Dole aside and read him the riot act. "You need to ask people for their votes," Warner implored. "You need to be getting commitments." But having said that, they went and did it for him anyway. Over the years...
...political process. if each side keeps decrying the other for being immoral, we may not be able to judge with perspective the acts committed. Former vice president Dan Quayle's incorrect spelling of potato (with an e) seems to be on the same level of immorality as Sen. Bob Packwood's (R-Wash.) sexual harassment. By portraying so much of the government as corrupt, negative campaigning can also fan the flames of militia groups who believe there is no part of the government worth saving and are willing to start over from scratch...
Despite the angst over Packwood's wet kisses, the sexual-harassment wars are still lopsided. Three women and a tape apparently don't equal one man whose feelings were hurt. Debbie Henson was let go by the Republican National Committee after five months on the job. She has sued the R.N.C., describing a put-out-to-get-ahead atmosphere where backrubs, lap sitting and being called "pretty thing" were not unusual. Sexual-harassment fatigue kept Henson's suit from getting much attention until an R.N.C. video surfaced. In one skit, national convention manager Bill Greener hires a well-endowed stripper...
GOOD HAIR DAY: As a prelude to his resignation under fire for sexual harassment and favor seeking, Senator Bob Packwood's diaries were published. They portray a man consumed by fund raising and swayed by lobbyists. The nation also learned that by combing his hair without gel, Packwood got "just the right amount of wave and bounce...
ASSORTED NUTS OF THE YEAR: U.S. "militias.'' Runner-up: Israeli settlers LADIES' MAN OF THE YEAR: Ex-Senator Bob Packwood. Runner-up: Ex-Representative Mel Reynolds...