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Clinton in defeat learned humility; Gingrich in victory grew swollen with pride, until he reached the point where he said he was shutting down the government in part because the President had treated him rudely on Air Force One. The voters who elected Clinton in 1992 on a promise of change punished him two years later for delivering too much of it. But while Gingrich made the same mistake, overread his mandate and overplayed his hand, Clinton made a point of saying over and over again: I heard you, I listened; walk, don't run; cooperate, don't confront. There...
...than the Democrats until this year. For the Democrats to play it suddenly with equal success does seem almost like cheating. Two things made this possible. Republicans are happy enough to credit Clinton's enormous political skill: it's a way of denying any larger message from Dole's defeat. But the Republicans' own hubris was equally important. Democrats won by accusing Republicans--often inaccurately--of attempting to be precisely what the Republicans claimed to be: agents of history, carrying the message of smaller government...
...political campaign in the country this year. Kerry, whose intelligence and commitment have kept him from being totally overshadowed by the state's senior Senator, Edward M. Kennedy, engaged in eight debates with Weld, the likable fellow who steered Massachusetts to economic recovery. Weld may have gone down to defeat because voters wanted to keep the best of both worlds. As former Massachusetts Senator Paul Tsongas said, "There is a sense here that Weld has done a great deal for this state, and I share that view. If he's so good and Kerry is so good, why change?" This...
Above all, the President must turn aside the seductive wiles of congressional Democrats anxious to court him and reach out to craft a truly national government. Remember Winston Churchill's admonition: "In War: Resolution. In Defeat: Defiance. In Victory: Magnanimity...
...there limits to the knowledge that we can gain? If one believes God controls or monitors the affairs of mankind, the account of his defeat of those who wanted to build the Tower of Babel would indicate that there are boundaries. One lesson in Genesis is that history often repeats itself. Could science get to the point where our attempts to learn could get cut off again? By turning off all the electricity, God could throw us back to the Stone Age overnight. KENNETH BERRY Riverview, New Brunswick Via E-mail...