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...responding to letters to the editors. But in this case, we believe we must. The reader's argument, in its beguiling simplicity, contains all of the follies of the Cold War and the tragedy in Vietnam wrapped up into two sentences. This reader wants America to follow blindly our fearless leader for Realpolitik reasons. George Bush would love that. But the the U.S. should never plunge into war without debating it in a national forum. Obviously, Bush thinks he's right. But that is no reason for Congress to forfeit its Constitutional prerogative to question the president's judgment...
Hlongwa praised the "daring and gallant and fearless struggle" of the ANC and leaders like Nelson Mandela for the reforms now on the horizon...
...then, to explain Bob Kerrey? The junior Senator from Nebraska, whose personal valor was certified for all time when he lost a leg in Vietnam, is equally fearless wading through political minefields. Opposing a Senate resolution supporting George Bush's gulf policy, adopted 97-3, Kerrey declared, "No American should die in the Persian Gulf in order to hold down the price of gasoline." Impatient with the inadequacy and dithering of the budget debate, he predicted, "We will pass a budget that will reduce the deficit by $34 billion, the economy will continue to weaken, and the deficit will grow...
...intriguing figure in a capital where blunt talk is a scarce commodity that attracts lots of attention. Explains Democratic pollster Harrison Hickman, who has worked for Kerrey: "He isn't caught up in status quo thinking. I don't know if I have seen anyone quite so fearless." There is of course a dissenting view. "He's long on rhetoric," grumbles Scott Matter, former executive director of the Nebraska Republican Party. "Almost like a stage performer. But it's hard to come up with any accomplishments." Still, in Nebraska, where registered Republicans outnumber Democrats by 70,000, Kerrey, a slender...
...heroines, Fanny, Mary and Alexandra, prove to be fearless, feminine and fearlessly feminist. In an argument over whether one should wear trousers while scaling the face of a "vertiginous" cliff, Mary remarks tersely (and comically): "Alexandra, the civilizing mission of Woman is to reduce the amount of masculinity in the world. Not add to it by wearing trousers." Their careless courage makes them endearing and often comic...