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...back from an official trip to Chile, the Murphy Brown "family values" dispute and a host of misstatements and misspoken lines -- only added to the popular view that Quayle was not ready for prime time. "Gore has written a book," says the Democrat's friend, outgoing Colorado Senator Tim Wirth, "and Quayle can't spell...
...Saddened by the isolation of a country with a distinguished history of environmental programs, many delegates felt that the U.S. has squandered an exquisite opportunity to invest meaning in the new world order. Said retiring Senator Timothy Wirth of Colorado: "I'm afraid that history is not going to treat the U.S. kindly when it looks back at the summit...
...WIRTH: The reason why these people get entrenched in the House is that the disparities of money are so huge. You have people in the House going into elections with $750,000 in the bank. And where is a nonincumbent going to raise any money, except through public financing...
...WIRTH: You never say never, but I can't imagine myself going through this process again. You get here with a certain enthusiasm, and then you don't want to do it anymore. But I could see being in some part of the Executive Branch at some point...
...WIRTH: I made a list, after I made my announcement, of the things I most dislike about the Senate, so that if I ever had doubts, I would have the list to go back to. Now I don't know where the list is. There are things I'll miss. I think most of the people here, on both sides, are honorable, hardworking, decent. I'll miss them, and I'll miss those times when we were able to make a difference...