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...Thursday, the Harvard community was treated to a visit by former Connecticut Governor Lowell P. Weicker Jr. In case you don't remember--and unless you're from New England, perhaps you never knew--Weicker was the governor who took the Eden of Connecticut, one of a handful of states without an income tax, and made it just like any other state out here--Paradise Lost...
Having done his damage in Connecticut, Weicker may now be turning his attention to the national political scene. In his remarks at the Kennedy School, Weicker was generous enough to offer the audience an assessment of his own potential as a presidential candidate...
...Weicker also stated his opposition to term limits for politicians. "Why do I want my power as a citizen of the United States diminished in terms of who I can choose?" he asked...
Taking issue with Congress' funding cuts for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Weicker stressed the importance of scientific and medical research...
...Weicker criticized politicians of both parties who propose "soft landings" instead of confronting their constituents with unpopular but necessary solutions to problems...