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...disgusted. He has loved politics passionately all his life. The grandchild of a U.S. Senator, he himself ran for that office unsuccessfully in 1982. In 1960 he wrote The Best Man, a witty, astute play about a presidential campaign. What he sees around him now is all change and decay. "We have one political party with two right wings," he says. "See why I go so deep into satire? You know, there are only two great issues -- converting from war to peace and managing the economy. Instead we're talking about the fetus and the flag...
Kaunda ruled for 27 years, then gambled on elections last year and lost. When the Movement for Multiparty Democracy government took over last November, its members were stunned by the decay and confusion they found. Morale among civil servants was abysmal, corruption pandemic. The new Minister of Agriculture found his office building vandalized; employees had stolen not only the light bulbs but also the lighting fixtures...
...memories begin with Ronald Reagan." But his optimistic dreams of success don't match the grim reality of a great idea gone sour. The Plants, the nuclear weapons facilities that made his hometown boom with prosperity, are now all but shut down, spreading a virus of unemployment and decay...
Which is Lucas' moral. Inside every frog, he suggests, there is a princess held in bondage. Inside every princess is the clock of decay, which ticks remorselessly until she loses her looks, her grace, everything but her love -- you can read that in the eyes. In Peter's eyes too. They course with anger when he feels he has lost Rita; they moisten in awe when he finds his love in a most unexpected place...
Perot is more cautious. Though he contends that "it's the woman's choice," his disparagement of those who breed "like rabbits" mollifies some traditionalists for whom abortion equals moral decay. But his opposition to government interference in women's lives appeases some moderate pro-choice partisans. In a debate that polarizes opinion into extremes, Perot, the political apprentice, is bidding for the serene middle ground where most + voters are found. That is another reason Bush wishes Perot -- and the abortion issue -- would just go away...