Word: rewards
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...truth that the contenders in both parties who took the most + provocative and sometimes courageous positions -- Democrat Bruce Babbitt and Republicans Pete du Pont and Jack Kemp -- were among the first casualties. The problem with most suggested reforms, such as more regional primaries, is that they would reward the candidates with the greatest ability to raise campaign funds. And in 1988, that was none other than the Gold Dust Twins, Bush and Dukakis...
Desserts these days are rarely what they seem. What looks like a slice of - chocolate layer cake is really a reward for jogging those extra two miles in the morning. A towering wedge of vanilla-scented cheesecake, laden with calories, is no more than fair compensation for eating only salad or fish for lunch. And warm apple pie a la mode is not the obvious self-indulgence it once was, but a vital, midday energy booster for a deserving workaholic. Whatever the reasons (or sweet excuses), desserts are back in style with a vengeance, in restaurants and bakeries, even...
...brought the nation to greatness? The election of Bush would be a vote for stability, for conservative continuity and, yes, for upholding the limited-Government legacy of Ronald Reagan, while smoothing off some of its rough ideological edges. Dukakis offers more of a risk and potentially more of a reward. His selection would mark a return to more communal values, as the nation gave liberalism another chance to adapt to a changed environment and redeem its faith in activist Government...
Like the metamorphosis of some ugly caterpillar that has been crawling in the dirt, a triumphant candidate should change his manner and mood. Particularly in this grungy year. The presidential election seems more than * ever to glorify and reward talents and passions that a President should lock away once on the job: anger, glibness, distortion, evasion, hostility and self-righteousness. Effective Presidents, for the most part, do not taunt and humiliate adversaries when conducting diplomacy or pursuing legislation. In war, yes, but war is a last resort. A President's task is to reconcile, to include. Hence, Richard Nixon...
...irreplaceable. But even so, for some notoriety has proved to be the ticket to success anyway. One only has to notice Jean Harris' literary success after killing the "Scarsdale Diet Doctor," or the fame of Claus von Bulow for proof that the public tends to forget quickly, or else reward financially those who have erred...