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What won points for Bush and Dukakis in Sunday's debate was probably not their hard core stands on matters of ideological import. The people who are affected by those stands effectively cast their votes long ago. The candidates' ability to banter and cast stones was what won them any of the votes still up for grab...
Bush's stance is not suprising. As Vice President, in 1985 he cast the deciding vote in favor of increasing out of pocket expenses for elderly medicare recipients. With his patrician upbringing, Bush doesn't seem to understand middle-class dilemmas such as, "Should I go to the doctor about that hacking cough, or should I buy shoes for my children...
This February, the Club--sporting its traditional all-male cast--will perform a revised version of "Whiskey Business," written by Robert E. Corcillo '89 and Edward R. Hennessey '88. The Club turned down the original script in the final round of judging last year...
HOLLYWOOD SQUARES. The biggest question swirling around Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Dan Quayle is not his service in the National Guard or his legislative record, it is which show-biz celebrity he most resembles. The blond hair and glamorous mien initially got him cast as Robert Redford. More discerning observers have found his bland good looks reminiscent of Wheel of Fortune's Pat Sajak. Actually, Quayle doesn't have even Sajak's low-watt charisma. Despite his reputation as a "telegenic" candidate, Quayle looks better from a distance; as the camera closes in, the uncertain eyes and thin, twangy voice...
There is something even more pernicious about family time in American politics, however, than mere hypocrisy and illogic. The obsession with the politician and his family is antidemocratic. It promotes the idea of dynastic politics. Bush arranged for his son to cast the vote that officially gave him the Republican nomination. Ted Kennedy was introduced by his nephew. And Jesse Jackson, who always operates on a grander scale, arranged to have himself introduced by all five of his children. Jesse Jackson Jr. is a member of the Democratic National Committee. That is no worse than Maureen Reagan being co- chair...