Word: upbeat
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Upbeat or offbeat...
...Kahn was commissioned by Manufacturers Hanover Chairman John F. McGillicuddy, and paid $10,000 plus expenses by the bank, is certain to elicit considerable skepticism in some quarters. But Kahn's commentary is also likely to become required reading for any businessman or banker hungry for a more upbeat view of the world about...
...consider any bipartisan plan that meets those standards, adding: "When we have honest differences, you can count on me to be willing to listen." Declared Oregon Republican Mark Hatfield after the meeting: "He brought a reconciliation in place of estrangement." Added Nevada's Paul Laxalt: "It was upbeat. An obvious show of unity...
...Williams--joined their voices to his in calling for a reemergence of the Roosevelt coalition of labor, liberals and minorities. Last came a note of outright optimism from Leon Shull, national director of the ADA: "The liberals have been through twenty difficult years, but this present mood is very upbeat. There is a sense of a nationwide turnaround. People are beginning to see that the Reagan program won't work...
While it's nice that he ends his book on an upbeat note, Mitchell's hope seems to be a cop-out. Mitchell's conclusions are about as realistic as it is to expect arms negotiator Paul Nitze to conclude, "Sure there are nuclear weapons on the face of the earth, but maybe--just maybe--someday, they'll disappear." With overworked examples--if thorough ones--and with an endless array of profound questions. One can only ask why the author didn't spend an extra chapter analyzing the motives and machinations of men and whistleblowers...