European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 the Star band stripes thursday april 2,1987 columns Harry f. Rosenthal ten soy no to presidential sweeps goes Alexander hairs declaration last week Hathe s running far president it was t exactly a secret briny the Icorn to 104 10 who chose not to run to president in 1988. And four who chose otherwise of course More Are out there pawing the ground or it least keeping an ear to it. They Haven t yet made a Choice one Way or the other. The 10 who said no to a Call heard by few made More news than the tour who said yes to the same Distant Drums at this stage or the game politician become supernovas by deciding not to run they dare briefly before fading out in the Galaxy the reason most cited by those who drop out i family responsibilities. But not always. Sen Bill Arm Strong. R-colo., saying that he d been urged by number of people to consider running saw no com Pelling reason to do it and said to. Pint Back to the paddock was democratic sen. Edward m. Kennedy. He bought time on Boston television on dec. 19, i yes 1985 to announce he would not be a presidential candidate in 1988. I know that this decision Means that i May never be president said the senior senator from Massachusetts. The reason hit children deserved More of his Lime than campaigning Mario Cuomo the governor of new York started democratic pulses racing in. 1984 with his keynote speech at the san Francisco convention. Bui he look himself out for 1988 saying he could t perform adequately As both governor and candidate. And besides he said it was a family decision. We d ail have to go to Iowa and do this thing. It would be a Strain sen Dale bumpers d-ark., a favorite of his Peers in Congress decided against running in 1984 after toying with the idea and and did it again last week. Because a Campaign Means a total disruption s life and the life of his family. It would mean r j Lota disruption of the closeness my family has in january with the election still two seasons away colorado1 Armstrong now rms remt 1ke a Law ins caveat Al us is in go Mew hese and Ponthou out to William Safire statement that if her Cypre an overriding reason Lodo so i would run for tide no but i do no think ills is the there a put plenty of other outstanding Republican Leader said. Two to Nohles la Rmstrong was joined in the nay Sayer column bpm of. James r. Thompson of Illinois who said he of hed to slay Home to Advance Bis pro Grams and to spend Lime with his family. I can1 be an Absentee go Brno he said. Durin pro Days in late february two democrats annoy Nolb they would not run. Sen. Paul Simon there was a fair amount of interest but 1 the fooling you if i said there was a Large and former gov. Charles a Obj of Virginia i have retired from elective politics and t Hope Baker the former senator from Tennessee bowed out when he became president Reagan s chief of staff last month sen. Albert Gore d-tenit., added his name tothe presidential non runner list monday saying i m not running for anything but the Job i Core said that every once in a while someone mentions it. Bui it has t affected my thinking on it. 1 just want to be Thebes senator for Tennessee l and on monday night former . Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick said for the thousandth Lime that she is not a candidate for anything and she said itis not necessarily Lime to have a woman on a Republican , As of March 24, 1987, arc 10 who have said they do not chose to run. Four who have made their candidacy official Are Haig a former Secretary of stale and former Delaware gov fete Dupont on the re publican Side and former Arizona gov Bruce Babbitt and rep. Richard Gephardt of Missouri on the demo cratic. Sometimes a no May not remain a , for instance told reporters that he took the Job of while House chief staff in february with the Tull knowledge this will eliminate me As a candidate for president in 1988. You can t do does that mean that in August 1988, when gop delegates walk into the Cool of the super dome of new Orleans thai they won t nominate Baker Are As Many scenarios for that As there Are Candi fact taking himself out of the race to devote his political energies to Ronald Reagan s Benefit May have put an Ace in the Hole in Baker s so so Republican poker hand. That s what makes politics wonderful Ai Cut fat i ties strained by Durenberger leak sen. David Durenberger of Minnesota until recently the Republican chairman of the Senate intelligence committee called to set up a breakfast tale last week. Fine with me i had heard he Wanice Guy maybe a Little Flaky and i sued he wanted to explain his Ratjen Gaffe he had told a group of Javah leaders in Palm Beach trial we Dnn Edthe rules in the Early 80s," acc Ming to someone present who look ours. We recruited an israeli to spy of Israel and he got caught. I can t Juffy Pollard but i can understand it despite the disclaim that was in tended to reassure jew thai everybody did it and that is Ger was justified i retaliating by hiring ten american to be tray his country. A offering Comfort tothe higher in frail who Are trying to conceal their Wing doing the us Between israelis and americans. My mind was fined on this Issue justas my my with was fixed for an elegant Bra Kasrai Washington s grand at Ine last minute. Durenberger s of fice called to cancel no Flaky croissants and to Flaky senator. Nor was he Avail Able la talk on the Telephone. An aide made Clear that t was he last person in wining on he wanted to talk to about Volyard affair. Why the sudden Clam up a few Call Sty reporter Martin Tolchin of the new York times unearthed the Story acting on complaints from other senators and administration officials the Senate ethics committee had begun an investigation of Durenberger s apparent . This is censure stuff one angry sen Ator told me. Only sin senators in our history have been censured by the sen ale inc last being Joseph Mccarthy in 1954, although the verb chosen in that Case was this Case is unlikely to go that far but what infuriates ionic senators and disturbs Many others is that the Durenberger leak justifies the presidential find Ings that secretly deny overs i to the Senate. This is Catnip to the Tell pm no thin crowd in the while House. Until now. Senate intelligence has been relatively Tea proof Here is a former chair Man tossing off a slate secret at a fund Raiser. Wail what if the Durenberger Story Isa figment of his imagination a Way of gelling even with his old Tormentor Wil Liam Casey both the United Stales and Israel have flatly denied that the Cia was caught trying to penetrate the israeli government and there is always the Chance those denials Are True if so How can the senator s spreading of a false Story for reassurance and or vengeance purpose be a breach of Security if it Ain t True no secret leaked therein us the Senate s bind. If Durnberger s charge of a Cia Rule change about spying on allies is True Vole to discipline him would confirm it and spill the secret if it is not True a ethics committee decision not to bring charges would allow intelligence com Mittee members unfairly to clabber the executive Branch with impunity. Unbind yourselves senators the Only Way Oul is full disclosure letting the chips fall on the Cia or on Durenberger s re election chances in 1988. This investigation requires an Intelli gence committee study with administration cooperation of our policy on spy ing on allies is there no line Between the vacuum cleaner collection of information from our big ear and the payment of Covert agents in Friendly capitals the Golden Rule of Spoo Kery do it to your allies before your allies do it to you snot necessarily the Best National policy. Thus has he Pollard Case struck again this time endangering the career of a sen Ator who was Only trying to under stand the israeli motivation. The Point should not be lost on Jerusalem this wound is festering not Healing. Col. Viem Sella the Pollard Israel handler sunday gave up the prestigious assignment he was awarded just before the spies were sentenced. In a couple of weeks the non judicial israeli commis Sion that has promised Loial secrecy to witnesses will probably recommend in retirement from state owned Industry of the spy Mailot raft Eitan. With some Stem Finger wagging at the collective leadership. That would be Loo Little an too late an attempt to appease Ameri cans rather than care the illness thai in Fecit the cover up coalition. Message to Israel from Friend who cats breakfast alone forget about coming clean As a favor to Ameri can jews or to ensure continued , Aid your Central purpose in making wrong doers accountable is to preserve the soul of your democracy. Where Are the leaders with the courage and patriotism to say i knew about the operation i tacitly authorized it i meant Well i was mistaken i resign failing that where is the new Isaiah now lha Israel needs him
