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...Gee, five months before the election, the embattled President and First Lady are hoping they'll have another child, and are allegedly considering adoption, perhaps of a youngster with special needs. There is only one way for the Clintons to dispel the notion that this blockbuster revelation is just political pandering of historic proportions. They should adopt a special-needs child before Election Day. MICHAEL D. PARANZINO Rockville, Maryland...
...with public life. "Look," he says, getting energized, "the current rap on politics is that it's mean-spirited and uncivil, that this country is broke and you can't do anything. That's self-indulgent horse manure. We're the wealthiest, most powerful country in the world. Oh, gee, a politician is disappointed in the process and in what government can do," he says, his voice leavened with sarcasm. "Well, go to a military cemetery on Memorial Day and bitch about how democracy has disappointed...
...Gee, aren't we regular folks lucky that the Jesus Seminar pundits have devised their own criteria for determining the reliability of the New Testament? Out of the blue, they assume that shorter, punchier passages are more likely to be accurate, and they prefer parables without explicit applications and impose other arbitrary criteria to the Scriptures. It is not difficult to discredit even the best-attested works of antiquity, given the unscholarly prerogative of choosing the cut according to one's own biases. Liberal theologians since the turn of the century (and before) have attempted to refute parts...
...Gee, it looks as if flatulent cows are contributing to global warming and their hooves are destroying the earth's soil. It sure is a good thing that we killed off all those buffalo years ago before they did any more damage. DONALD OSTERGARD Drumheller, Canada...
When he comes out of hiding, he really comes out. Salman Rushdie is writing a feature-film screenplay based on a short story he wrote about an immigrant boy growing up in London in the '60s. (Gee, Sal, how'd you come up with that one?) The Courter will be produced by British film company Warner Sisters (yes, Sisters). So far, it hasn't offended anyone...