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Yesterday's women's lacrosse game against Dartmouth was worthy of a Lewis Carroll narrative. The No. 13 Crimson's 14-8 loss at Ohiri Field to No. 3 Dartmouth was as backward and out of character as any Mad Hatter's tea or croquet with the Queen of Hearts. Dartmouth 14 Harvard...
...standard like Jerome Kern's Yesterdays, or combine a dark heart with a soaring spirit in such tunes of his own as Crossin' the Channel and Cleopatra's Dream. And he could make Tea for Two, for God's sake, sound like an entire banquet, with the Mad Hatter himself doing the pouring...
...even if the courts ultimately were to uphold the original ban, gays and lesbians would be in no worse shape than if Clinton wins a reversal of Hatter's ruling. First of all, the compromise is hardly better than the original ban anyway: While homosexual recruits previously had to lie about their sexual orientation, now they're simply not allowed to tell the truth...
...legal strategy so far has been to defend the constitutionality not only of the compromise but also of the original ban. If this strategy persists and succeeds, Clinton will have won judicial sanction for the old policy. Clearly, there is much more opportunity for gain than loss in allowing Hatter's ruling to stand, even if it means risking Sam Nunn's bigoted and selfish wrath...
President Clinton jeopardizes his credibility and perpetuates his schizophrenic approach to governing when he asks a court to uphold policies he once denounced. He should demonstrate leadership and consistency by applauding Hatter's ruling, instead of appealing...