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...opposition to the minimum wage, the Texan sees more virtue in taking a stand than in compromising. The leader's job normally goes to someone with patience, flexible principles and an instinct for horse trading. In other words, it's not an obvious assignment for Armey, an ideological purist with a reputation for razor-edged one-liners who says he would much rather go bass fishing than spend another hour negotiating with President Clinton. On a recent visit to his district, Armey hopped from town-hall meetings to Rotary Club luncheons, warning his constituents to expect the worst...
Dole might take some comfort from the fact that this whole fight is making his party uncomfortable. The more threatening Forbes seems, particularly to devout pro-lifers, the more likely they will be to choose a pragmatist like Dole over a purist like Buchanan. Likewise, the more ground Buchanan gains with his anti-NAFTA, anti-Big Business salvos, the more willing traditional G.O.P. allies will be to send Dole their cash and their votes. And because he is being besieged from right and left, Dole may no longer have to blow away the competition to triumph in the devilish expectations...
Either you love them or you hate them. For the G.O.P., they are sacred. "The tax cut is the glue that holds together the coalition that balances the budget," says House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Yet to purist budget balancers, the cuts are heresy. "We see tax cuts as demagoguery. They take the public's mind off the real issue of sharing the sacrifice," says Michael Holtzman, director of the New York office of the anti-deficit Concord Coalition...
Would any baseball purist want to disown the memories of Leyritz's 12th inning, game-winning home run in game two? Or Griffey sliding into home with the game and series winning run in the 11th inning of game 5? No true fan would...
...even if you're a purist who believes the new-fangled playoff system has tainted the game, just remember that it's still the game you love and that only a year ago it wasn't here...