Word: standing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Tower is enough of a realist to recognize that his chances of confirmation are not much better than the odds that Breathalyzers will be installed in the Senate cloakroom. But his argument serves as a deft reminder that there are also Senators whose alcoholic and amorous behavior might not stand sustained scrutiny. There is just enough merit to Tower's who-is-fit-to-judge-whom bluster to accentuate the confusion over the proper standards of conduct for public officials...
...with the abundant talk of wine and women, the John Tower controversy last week could have had a song: Stand By Your Man. Tammy Wynette's paean of loyalty to hard-drinking, two-timing guys would have made perfect background music for George Bush as he pledged devotion to his apparently hopeless nominee for Secretary of Defense. But it could also have served as theme music for Republicans rallying around their wounded leader...
...seven remaining big-time tabloids -- the New York Post (circ. 713,786), New York Daily News (1.3 million) and Newsday (633,119) -- are fighting a bruising battle for the rest. If old-style newspaper competition is dying nationwide, New York just might be the site of the tabloids' last stand...
Realtors like Meyer stand to gain quite a bit financially, since 1-2-3 would let the new condo owners sell their apartments back when they are no longer restricted by rent control. And owners of these previously rentcontrolled apartments also stand to gain because they would be able to rent at market prices, or resell for an amount considerably higher than the original purchase price...
March 4: The Crimson is a gracious host, playing the game by its guest's rules. The penalty box gets more visitors than the concession stand, but Harvard remembers how to skate and score in time...