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...prove to be as good a summary as any of the political consequences of President Ford's complete pardon of Richard Nixon. Democrats were almost unanimously opposed. Most of those Republicans who agreed to comment said that they favored the pardon. "It was the only decent and prudent course to follow," declared Barry Goldwater. Many Republicans were distressed, however, and the abrupt resignation of Ford's press secretary in protest against his boss's decision could encourage further defections. Whatever else it accomplished, the President's stunning move stirred such deep passions that it could bring...
...general, says Karl Kaiser, one of West Germany's leading foreign policy scholars, "the prospects are not bad at all. The major element of continuity is the Secretary of State. The foreign policy of Ford will be about the same as Nixon's-moderate, prudent internationalism. On balance, it is encouraging to see the American system cleanse and correct itself...
Rhodes fully understands the potential impact of his decision on the President's fate, acknowledging that the Republican leader of the chamber constitutionally charged with the power of impeachment has a unique, if not altogether enviable position. The more prudent course might have been for him to remain silent for the moment, saying only that he would make his decision when necessary, on what he judged to be the merits of the case. But, as he told TIME Correspondent Neil MacNeil in an interview last week, because of his "unique position," he is more mindful than most Republicans...
Everyone dreams all the time, say the authors, so the prudent citizen eager for a dispatch from the future will go back to bed, close his eyes and pay attention. It may be possible to rig the game; there seems to be no rule against trying to dream of nasturtiums ("an unusual sexual experience"), garbage ("future success") and buffaloes ("large profits are forecast"), while avoiding grasshoppers ("confusion and complexities ahead") and giraffes ("a warning not to meddle in other people's affairs...
...Public funding for general congressional and presidential elections, preferably in a mix with private contributions. The Senate bill may be overambitious in proposing public financing for primary elections as well; the program will be difficult enough to administer if limited to general elections, and it may be prudent to try it one step at a time...