Oregon's Democratic Senator Richard Neuberger arrived in Washington after the 1954 elections with a reputation as an agile liberal who would always land on his feet. He has since landed on his face so often that his prestige, even among his fellow liberals, has suffered severely. Last week he achieved two nosedives.
In a newsletter to his constituents, Neuberger wrote: "There even exists the danger that panicky politicians . . . more interested in their own ambitions than in the President's health, might try to have him propped up unwisely with drugs and other such aids so that he could...
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