European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes july 1985 columns comments James Reston Bush As lame Duck is Nof received Well by anyone when a president is the natural instinct of the nation is to close for a few probably until the end of the present mood of sympathy and Unity is Likely to but not for the last three and a half years of Ronald reagans presi no doubt the Central figures in the Cabinet and the White House staff will be Able to overcome their differences Over control of the the arms race and other even Congress May be a Little More cooperative and less combative for a but three and a half years is a Long time at the present rate of stupidity in the there Are deep divisions in the land on both Domestic and foreign poli the Battle for control of the Senate next year will be and these policy and political Battles Are bound to come to the fore under the most difficult regardless of the state of the presidents health and me will undoubtedly get through the summer All after a much needed the Congress will be away recuperating from its own self inflicted he has at the Core of his Cabinet and White House staff a group of experienced and he can probably referee their differences about As Well from the ranch As he did from the Oval later in the things May get a Little he is scheduled to have his first Summit meeting with the Leader of the soviet and Here theres a Reagan has been complaining Ever since he came into the White House that he was dealing with old and ailing soviet leaders who were leaving decisions to a collective leadership that  make up its Carl Rowan now Hes confronted by a feisty Young soviet Mikhail who has been getting rid of the old while the president is suffering from the inevitable ailments of old age and relying on his own collective leadership in it will be interesting to see who emerges from this Reagan team during the presidents and where he places his Trust until he is Strong enough to though no Darling of the Republican May have a political As Well As a policy role to take Over will it be vice president or chief of staff or will he refuse to establish a Clear line of temporary authority and let them struggle along until they cant Settle their differences the guess Here is that hell let them struggle and think about it that what he did about his own health at the first sign of trouble in May during the election he let it the chances Are that hell let Regan be Reagan for a which May make James Baker wonder Why he left the chief of staff Job for the but its just though not that hell push the vice president looking to the for a couple of its Only fair within the spirit of the 25th amendment that the vice As the Only other person elected by the should represent the not Only when the president is incapacitated but As somebody has to run the store under the presidents if the doctors Are right that Reagan has at least a 5050 Chance of recovering completely and serv ing out his term in full command of his then theres no except for that other 50 which suggests that maybe he politicians Are sentimental Only up to a they figure the and the name of the game is winning and holding Here though no Dar Ling of the Republican May have a Politi Cal As Well As a policy role to the president needs the support of the democrats even to get a limited Compromise on the budget and on arms and Hes not getting there hellbent to spend More Money on social less Money on get him out of Star wars and get the re publicans out of control of the Senate in 86 and out of the White House in but they have to be careful not to add to their recent presidential election for if the president Doest recover his health and his full Powers in the next three and a half Given the 5050 bet and the accidents of he always has the option of resigning and turning the presidency Over to who would then seek reelection in 1988 from the White this is obviously not the presidents or the democrats favorite vision of the but in the struggle for youd be surprised what the political manag ers and hucksters think new York times boarding in your birthday suit it could be next before this terrorism scare Well have a Law saying that everyone boarding an Airliner must be the general motors executive in Detroit several of us laughed at his intended but in not chuckling the word is out that some bureaucrats in the Federal aviation administration have a few plans incubating that would take us a giant step toward the most egregious of these new and generally worthless schemes for stopping hijackings is a plan to limit drastically the weight and number of items a Passen Ger May take into the a move that would consign us frequent travellers to checking that would be a Fate a lot riskier than buying a ticket to Bonn and chancing a free trip to Beirut we americans have proven to limit the likelihood of an unplanned journey to Havana or we will accept the Indig nity of being hand searched or endure the humiliation of some a misted Security worker spilling our underwear and socks where All the world can inspect but enough is we have got to stand up for the right to Board a plane with a Gar ment a briefcase and a Little Satchel of personal i know like All the Carryon privilege is often on a flight out of san Diego a woman weighing no More than 90 pounds walked aboard with what must have been 200 pounds of baggage strapped to her on a flight out of Hong Kong a few years i was astounded to see a Man Board carrying a crate with two roosters in in drawing the line against new regulations that Force me to abandon wis Dom gained in More than 2 million Miles of never Check a suitcase if there is a reasonable Way to avoid of the last four times i checked lug two produced minor i went to Monte but my suitcases went somewhere proving that i took a bigger Gamble at the Airport than i would at any Casino in to keep a speaking i paid a hotel shopkeeper for a dreadful shirt that Ive never worn then i went to but my Luggage decided to spend a few Days in Only being held hostage in Beirut can exceed the agony of calling the Lagos Airport a half dozen times a trying to get someone to do something about find ing your i got action Only after spending almost to Telephone my originating airline in the United during both these Little tests of charac Ter i was fortunate to have had in my Carryon bag some clean underwear and socks and needed terrorism is like horrible everybody talks about but no one does anything about because they so we get a lot of foolish rules and regulations set Forth by bureaucrats who must pretend that they Are doing the Faa could ban All Carryon and even order passengers to Board in their birthday but that would not Stop sophisticated hijackers who bribe Friendly airline personnel and ground Crew members to put weapons in an Airliner Cabin for having flown More than Miles already this i know that air travel is burdensome under the Best of i dont want the Faa or anyone else adding to the burdens and giving me some Antiterrorist gobbledygook about How making me More miserable is for my own America Syndicate