a dance with no steps

---------------------- [excerpt] -------------- Among the things they were aware of had been the attempt to bug McGovern headquarters; Hunt's investigation of Teddy Kennedy; an investigation by McCord of Jack Anderson; the effort by Baldwin to infiltrate the Vietnam Veterans Against the War; Hunt's investigations of leaks to the news media; and McCord's rental of an office next to Muskie's campaign headquarters. 


Perhaps the White House had been in the political intelligence business in a much bigger way and for much longer than most people figured.  Watergate could have been scheduled before the President's re-election chances looked so good and perhaps someone had neglected to pull the plug.




Simons was interested and urged Bernstein to get to Shipley fast.  The managing editor shared Bernstein's fondness for doping things out on the basis of sketchy information.  At the same time, he was cautious about what eventually went into print. 


On more than one occasion, he told Bernstein and Woodward to consider delaying a story or, if necessary, to pull it at the last minute if they had any doubts. 


"I don't care if it's a word, a phrase, a sentence, a paragraph, a whole story or an entire series of stories," he said.  "When in doubt, leave it out."




A prize-winning science reporter, Simons had become the number-two editor at the Post a year before.  An intent, sensitive man with a large nose, thin face and deep-set eyes, he looks like the kind of Harvard teaching assistant who carries a slide rule strapped to his belt. 


But he is skillful with fragile egos, and also the perfect counterpoint to Bradlee.  Bradlee is more like Woodward:  he wants hard information first and is impatient with theories.




Bernstein tried to stir Woodward's interest in Shipley's story, but Woodward was skeptical.




That night, Bernstein reached Shipley at home.  He sounded pleasant and was surprised that a reporter would be so interested in the approach that had been made to him.




"The deal I was offered was slick," Shipley said.  "We'd say we were working for So-and-so in the Democrats and really we'd be working for Nixon.  Say, for instance, my job would be to go to a Kennedy rally. 


I'd say to one of Kennedy's people:  'I'm also with you people.  We want you to go get a job in the Muskie office.  And when you find out anything, you let me know and we'll get it back to Kennedy.'" ------------------------- [All The President's Men] ---------------





I've got a song, I ain't got no melody
I'm-a gonna sing it to my friends


I've got a song, it ain't got no melody,
I'm-a gonna sing it to my friends


Will it go round in circles
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky
Will it go round in circles
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky


{On Google, type in, will it go round in circles, Billy Preston, and Play}


I've got a story, ain't got no moral
Let the bad guy win every once in a while
I've got a story, ain't got no moral
Let the bad guy win every once in a while


Will it go round in circles
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky
Will it go round in circles
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky




I've got a dance, I ain't got no steps, no
I'm gonna let the music move me around
I've got a dance, it ain't got no steps
Gonna let the music move me around


Will it go round in circles
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky
Will it go round in circles
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky


[Instrumental Interlude]


Will it go round in circles
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky
Will it go round in circles
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky


I've got a song, I ain't got no melody
I'm-a gonna sing it to my friends
I've got a song, ain't got no melody
I'm-a gonna sing it to my friends




Will it go round in circles
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky
Will it go round in circles
Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky


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