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...defenders of the NEA are quoted poorly. There is no adequate defense of the arts, only rebuttal of Gingrich's attack. This is hardly fair. In this fashion the art-lovers are put on the defensive, and they end up sounding weak. One almost gets the sense that, while Gingrich may be a toad, he's right about art. On the contrary, art should be defended vigorously on its own terms. Otherwise, all we hear is that art is not pornography and it is not elitist...
...even the White House. At the State of the Union Address, he made nice to Jesse Jackson. Last month he met with actor Alec Baldwin and seemed to support continued funding for the National Endowment for the Arts, despite the fact that House Republicans resolved in 1995 that the NEA would be put to sleep after this year. And two weeks ago came his apostate announcement that tax cuts could wait until the budget was balanced. Says a confidant: "Newt is starting to learn that you need to define victory in ways that you can achieve...
...meat of the speech, though, was education. And it was a dish that the NEA and junior colleges everywhere will love. "Let's work together to meet these goals," the President said. "Every 8-year-old must be able to read; every 12-year-old must be able to log on to the Internet; every 18-year-old must be able to go to college; and every adult American must be able to keep on learning." The President set out 10 principles for "a call to action for American education." He said the first step would be for Congress...
...enthusiastic conservative on economic, cultural and foreign issues, Bachus represents a 90% white district considered one of the most Republican in the nation (in 1992 it gave George Bush 64% of its vote). In 1994 he fought against NEA grants to artists and cultural institutions. And this year he sponsored a bill to determine how much U.S. currency is counterfeited abroad. He also has a reputation for taking care of his constituents...
...liberal candidate in one of the most conservative regions of Illinois, Hull faces a tough race; as challenger to 14-year veteran Philip Crane, her task is Herculean. But the English teacher and community activist is serious about her congressional mission. She supports the NEA and term limits and wants a thorough reassessment of the Defense Department to weed out a "scandalous amount of waste...