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...only pity those who say turning on the lights at Wrigley is only a hop, skip and a jump away from turning every stadium in the country into a domed monstrosity. Paranoia is an unattractive trait. If it rained as often as it gets dark outside, like every single day, than maybe we'd need domed stadiums. But it doesn...
...criticism. Bentsen quickly disbanded the club, called the mistake a "doozy," and returned the money. The episode did not cramp his fund-raising ability: he has raised over $5 million for his 1988 Senate campaign. It did, however, give Bentsen a bit more caution, which is the one trait he seems to share with the man who chose him to run for Vice President...
...same trait was observed in early May by Arthur Mitchell, director of the Dance Theater of Harlem, during the company's Moscow tour. "She's charming, articulate and bright," said Mitchell after a 20-minute backstage chat with Raisa. "But you know when she asks a question that she has an opinion of her own and wants to see if you agree with...
American politics, with its demands for centrism and conformity, seems to be a sterile breeding ground for eccentrics. This year's presidential sweepstakes is no exception, according to Weeks. George Bush and Michael Dukakis, he believes, are Milquetoasts. Weeks is convinced that demonstrable eccentricity should be a required trait for America's leaders in order to keep them happy, creative and sane. "America needs idealism, vision and humor in the White House," he urges. "A real eccentric would have all those qualities in abundance. We need another genuine oddball in the White House...
Like Reagan, Bush is unswervingly loyal to the people around him, and like Reagan, he could be hurt by that double-edged trait. Bush shied away from getting rid of a divisive member of his vice-presidential staff until Fuller came along as his new chief and forced the issue in 1985. For the past 20 months, Donald Gregg, Bush's national security adviser, has been under fire for allegedly facilitating covert support for the contras, yet Bush has refused to dismiss him, even as his candidacy has been tainted by the Iran- contra scandal...