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...been enthusiastic about prosecuting anybody; police bitterly accuse him of negotiating far too many plea bargains. Dale Stange, just retired as a Boulder patrolman, says the D.A. has long been known to the police as "Alex Let's-Make-a-Deal Hunter." Carla Selby, a community activist, voices another suspicion: "There's a feeling that Alex is vulnerable to big money, that he is protecting the Ramseys"--who are very big money. John Ramsey is head of a computer-products distributor that racked up 1996 revenues of $1 billion...
...very much in evidence, especially at the beginning of the book, and he spends a good deal of time on World War II and the death of American socialism. As a result, the discourse often sounds very dated, an effect which is amplified by Vonnegut's deep and abiding suspicion of technology and his resulting unwillingness to give the so-called "Information Age" any serious consideration ("You're being cheated out of being alive!" he warned computer users). Even Vietnam receives only a passing mention...
...revealing any kind of attraction. The bewilderment persists as the King comments on Anna's gowns-Wait, maybe he is trying to put the moves on her-but nothing in Talmadge's face or demeanor comes close to demonstrating this. There is absolutely no buildup from their initial suspicion and dislike of one another to the King's basically groping Anna during a final dance sequence...
...something new comes up, I don't see much likelihood that this will lead to an independent counsel," he says. "No prosecutor would try a case as thin as this. The only reason is that she's a Clinton appointee. She might turn it over just to be above suspicion." Which could conceivably wind up vindicating Gore in the long run. But for a White House whose scandals seem to last forever, no long run could possibly be short enough...
Representatives can do nothing more than to "try our best." Claims otherwise should raise our suspicion: either the claimant comes armed with an unyielding selfish agenda, or is a simpleton unable to see beyond his or her own lot in life. Both are self-important and have no place in public service...