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Omri's friend Patrick also gets in on the action, bringing to life his own figure, a cowboy from the Wild West named Boone...
...With reporting by Patrick E. Cole/Los Angeles
...PATRICK BUCHANAN WAS ASKED THE other day how much money he had raised so far in his second quest for the Republican presidential nomination. Knowing that Bob Dole and Phil Gramm will each report totals close to $12 million this week, Buchanan replied, "Well, I think we've raised somewhere in the neighborhood of $2 million." Standing near by, his campaign chairman (and kid sister) Bay snapped, "We passed $2 million." Hearing that, the candidate brightened and said, "We passed $2 million? It's $2 million and 37 cents...
...decision involving the Boston St. Patrick's Day Parade, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that organizers of privately sponsored parades have a First Amendment right to keep out marchers they do not want to include--in this case a group of gay activists. "One important manifestation of the principle of free speech," wrote Justice David Souter, "is that one who chooses to speak may also decide what not to say." The court also upheld a Florida rule that bars lawyers from soliciting accident victims through the mails for 30 days after a tragedy...
...nothing else positive comes from it, the Supreme Court's recent 9-0 decision against gay activists in the St. Patrick's Day Parade case demonstrates that this finger-pointing is both unwise and unnecessary. Judge Souter's "First Amendment absolutist" opinion places the Supreme Court squarely on the side of powerful interests which have thwarted the liberal agenda for years. The roots of oppression run deep, but a considered response to this sociologically ignorant jurisprudence can help lead liberalism out of its current quarrels and into a coherent advocacy role in the 21st century...