Editorials/Enter Old Blunderbuss/Contra Balls
Tyrrell, R. Elmer Jr.
EDITORIALS CONTRA BALLS New York Republican Washington's present in the White House capable of the re-gloom has driven me to Mayor Koch's quisite stroke. In his second term a apple, a city long...
...None- anesthetize all who doubt...
...After all, affection for the contras by allowing recognized the talent of Grant, drunk the conviction of the neighborhood Barbara Walters will be there and Bill Nancy to auspicate charitable balls on or sober...
...My only fear been to remain curiously remote...
...who wants to offend a gossip columaid...
...Yet the visers known to history...
...Un- aginatively, could liberate him from his fortunately, there is apparently no one domestic imbroglio and serve Ameri12 THE AMERICAN SPECTATOR FEBRUARY 1987 can strategic interests: to wit, contra of the changes that have taken place in theless, our stalwart press is thrilled...
...In his second term a apple, a city long ago cleansed spotless President is often left with his party's by the earnest brushes of generations second stringers, the first stringers havof reform Democrats...
...Down in Washington the Republi- Actually, there is a leftover on the cans' mood is grim...
...Hence Republicans despair...
...and an astute reading record-setting Soviet milkmaids...
...Here in comfort- ing retired to the private sector or to able digs I can better meditate on the other government service months be-latest twists in Washington's scandal fore...
...inevitable...
...America...
...more useful in governing the Republic a series of glittering charity balls to giving to a war effort is anti-social, but and the second-stringers attending the than all the generals and political ad- fund the freedom fighters of Central the same can be said for supporting President are impotent to help...
...In the 1980s money...
...Further military aid to anti- America in the 1980s suggests that The President should seize the moment nist...
...Communist forces in Nicaragua, we are Nancy and her friends might now be and have Nancy and her friends begin Critics might protest that charitable told, now faces an uncertain future...
...The gossip columnists will charitable balls could raise more ever, have Nancy...
...President Reagan's habit has dreams of Emperor Jean-Bedel Bokas- tionists on Capitol Hill...
...A great leader makes do with con- Yves...
...President can preserve contra aid and The press, you will remember, was There might be objections that those in doing so divert his critics from their not perturbed when it thought contra who dance ought also to fight, but how ghoulish absorption with his woes if he N ancy knows Jerry Zipkin...
...their behalf...
...It the New York Public Library can read in America and takes dramatic action...
...parties with Oscar, and Swifty, and surely will not protest if the contras are or write...
...Jerry funding was coming from charitable many of those who attend benefits for grasps the new constellation of power knows Nan, and they all go to donations of right-wing fat cats...
...He sa, now defunct...
...The quips from the can be worn, and a party of Miskito is that Bianca will get wind of my looks for no Grants and has no Harry gaudy guests can be as tedious as Mik- Indians should be on hand for verisi- suggestion and her pro-Sandinista Hopkinses at his side...
...ton furor...
...117 THE AMERICAN SPECTATOR FEBRUARY 1987 13...
...He does, how- hail Gorbachev's remarks to a troop of militude...
...The elegant revels of America's Paley, and the intriguing Lady Lever...
...Roosevelt was bound hand rapist...
...They pray for a President's agenda that, if handled imbold stroke from the White House...
...What is more, Fred Barnes of the once I have paid off a sufficient New Republic argues that this President number of city inspectors, and double- has nothing left on his agenda that will bolted the armor-plated door protect- distract us from the present Washinging me from local thugs...
...Call this frivolous if you and foot by short-sighted neutrality social strivers are increasingly the stuff Nocturnal fund-raising, properly will, but we live in a world where Bianacts, but he had the wit to circumvent of media celebrations nationwide...
...These parties attract more funded by parties populated by Valen- The President can quiet his enemies ditions as he finds them...
...The understood, will enchant a potentially ca Jagger has solemnly testified before them and prepare the Republic for the parties can be gaudy beyond the hostile press and even a few isola- the House Foreign Affairs Committee...
...Lincoln was adulatory press here in New York than tino, Thea Porter, Bill Blass, and those and assure support and possibly even without competent generals but he indictments of shifty city officials, or marvels who wear their stuff...
...New York's Museum of Modern Art...
...Jungle fatigues She is against contra aid...
Vol. 20 • February 1987 • No. 2
