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...foreign policy, the present-future contradiction is even more clear. The Korean war is not a catastrophe in the ordinary politico-military sense; U.S. forces have not been beaten in the field, yet an invitation to future catastrophe lies in the fact that the U.S. Government in Korea (and elsewhere) is involved in a deadly struggle which it does not know how to win. The Democratic Administration is not even actively searching for a solution. Eisenhower must...
...offered a motion to amend the Eisenhower forces' amendment. Brown later said that he got the impression that Gabrielson, worried about criticism, might overrule a point of order. If Gabrielson sustained Brown's point, the convention might overrule the chair, and old Politico Brown didn't want that to happen to a friend...
...come out for Taft. While Taft may well be nominated, it is another question how much good that would do John Fine. Chances are that a pro-Taft stand by Fine would simply be regarded as a machine politico's routine falling-in with the Grundys. Taft leaders have been saying for weeks that Fine will be in their camp; if he is, he won't get much credit for it. While John Fine might pick a Republican nominee in Bob Taft, it is more than doubtful that he would be picking a President...
...high place in the world of politics, I count his congratulations among my greatest rewards." Mexicans admire Lola, too-in their own way. Her dressing room at the Capri is flooded with discreetly written requests for dates from Mexico's greatest names. Sample, from a very prominent politico: "My car, with a fur coat inside, will be waiting for you every night...
...attack will run into difficulty. The strength of the free world must be organized in such a way that the aggressor would, at the outset, still be engaged in trouble at the point of attack when the full force of retaliation falls upon him. We believe, from the politico-military point of view, that this awareness on their part is the best way of preserving the security of our country, and of removing the temptation of attack...