He had fiercely championed loveless ladies entering frustrated middle age, the married woman whose husband took her for granted and seldom into his arms.

Kennedy also championed what is now called Reaganomics. He cut taxes, increased government spending and borrowed money to finance it, all in the name of stimulating the economy. If you don’t like Reaganomics, you wouldn’t like Kennedynomics.

This tendency may enhance an electoral strategy of parties which is often called catch-allism: parties seek to accomplish a wide electoral appeal aimed at vote maximization.

“You’re nothing but a — a cheat,” Florence said. “I’m rubber, you’re glue, everything you say sticks right back to you,” John said calmly, complete master with all the answers.