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...Ross Perot and more than 100 bipartisan Congressional candidates took the "Lead...or Leave" pledge. Even Democratic Sen. Paul E. Tsongas and Republican Sen. Warren B. Rudman endorsed the pledge and the bipartisan "Lead...or Leave" organization. When the new Congress convenes in January, nearly 20 members of Congress will have linked their political careers to reducing the budget deficit...
Then it all became a bit confusing, a pungent brew of alcoholic reverie and post-election hysteria. Clinton broke 270 votes, and the hall seethed with delight and unrestrained hugging. Perot took to the dance floor and Bush, looking rather pleased with himself--"Look Barbara, I've lost an election. Aren't I clever?"--committed the decade's most revealing slip in thanking, yes thanking, Governor Bill. Democrats in the hall took their long-awaited chance to fondle each other, election results from God knows where flickered seductively on screen, and, oops, that was my last drop of the noxious...
Maybe Ross Perot is right, there is too much politicking in this country...
Nevertheless, one could propose that voter schizophrenia has temporarily subsided with the election of a Democratic president. In fact, Clinton garnered a percentage of electoral votes roughly proportional to the Democrats' holdings in Congress. Were it not for Ross Perot's fairly strong showing. Clinton's gains in the popular vote might also have reflected this distribution...
...believe that the sports world should not forget Veteran's Day. Maybe it would be appropriate for Ross Perot to convene a group of "world-class" experts to study the problem...