The Soviet Union has finally contrived to give power to the people.
At the beginning of the Reagan Administration, Bob Packwood of Oregon was a special media pet— one of those maverick moderates, principled but unpredictable, who refused to succumb to the “extremists” who had taken over the Republican Party. Actually, he was a guy with a sure sense of the prevailing winds. As late as last year he was saying, “I kind of like the present tax code.” Now he has produced an ultra-Reaganite tax bill. Congratulations, Mr. President. When you wake up and find the mainstream opportunists on your side, you’re a success. Likewise when you find your ideas stolen by people who used to call them wacko.
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