European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 29, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday March 29, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 15commentarywhat newspapers Are saying at Home the following editorial excerpts Are selected from a Cross Section of newspapers throughout the United states. The editorials Are provided to the stars and stripes by the associated press and United press Charlotte . Observer in announcing the end of his spirited and even inspiring Campaign for the democratic presidential nomination Paul Tsongas said he did not want to be a the agent of the re election of George Jerry Brown obviously has no compunction about playing that role. When he first ran for president 16 years ago Jerry Brown was a Youthful refreshing somewhat visionary if Flaky new presence on the National political scene. Today he is a sort of bitter whining presence and except for a Flat tax proposal that deserves serious analysis has added Little of substance or excitement to the Crosse wis Tribune a we stood for with those words Paul Tsongas departed from the race for the democratic presidential nomination. Though bloodied Tsongas was unwilling even in the end to Compromise his message of hard choices just to win the White House. Austin Texas american statesman the run by h. Ross Perot for the presidency has gained momentum in recent weeks and it is now possible he will succeed in being included on the ballot in All 50 states. But the Effort by Perot and his lieutenants is unlikely to prove productive a either to the prospective candidate or the voters. It will accomplish Little else but create dissension at a time when the nation is in need of Boston Globe Carol Moseley Braun a stunning defeat of sen. Alan j. Dixon in Illinois democratic primary Speaks volumes to the political opportunities now open to women. The resounding message in her Victory seize the Day. Women. Have everything to Orange county Register Santa Ana Calif. The nation might be slowly easing out of the official recession but for the typical Middle class family a a a recession produced by Federal taxation shows no signs of abating. What a a guaranteed Way for his challenger to make George Bush squirm in this coming Falls debates by looking into the camera and repeating Ronald Reagan a famous line a Are you better off than you were four years ago a thanks in part to our president millions of americans can Only say Atlanta have americans really become so frightened by Competition that we Are ready to toss out All the principles we hold dear in both Law and economics a principles that we used to believe were responsible for our nations Success. The other Day attorney general William p. Barr suggested that the United states May soon declare that its antitrust Laws Are applicable to companies in other countries. Is anyone else As embarrassed As we Are by this frantic flailing about on the Issue of competing with Japan and other countries lets Cut it out and concentrate on making better products not worse Pittsburgh press we in the newspaper business frequently fret about violence on to. Perhaps we should look inward. An electronic search of Back editions of this newspaper confirms what just about everyone had doubtless suspected a a a bashing is on a dramatic upswing. A bashing Quot is a poor substitute for to criticize someone is not to do violence unto them. In pointing that out we Hope to strike a blow for reasoned but robust Public Register Herald Beckley . In the Shadow of the current a buy american offensive an Ohio congressman has unearthed a nefarious bit of news at the nations most famous museum the smithsonian. Republican rep. Ralph Regula has discovered that replicas of antique american quilts handmade Folk Art Are being cranked out in China. Regulars Wrath is reasonable but we wonder what he has to say about american a a Indian wares a tomahawks Tom Toms pipes Etc. A offered at Roadside attractions. Most of them seem to be made in news new York once again president Bush is trying to have it both ways. And this time millions of women Are paying the Price with a chunk of their already battered reproductive Freedom. A his move. To clarify the so called gag Rule on abortion counselling at federally funded clinics is a shameless attempt to placate angry women and keep the Rabid right quiet at the same time Chicago Sun times the Only thing More cynical than the White House opposition to new clean air standards in some industries is its reasoning the Cost might be hazardous to workers health. Workers should not have to choose Between their jobs and their Baltimore Sun the collapse of communism and disrepute of marxism cannot quench a contrarian spirit in Western european and particularly French politics. In today a France nobody is More conservative in defense of the status quo than the socialists. And with nearly 10 percent of French workers unemployed it is a difficult status quo to Indianapolis news sen. Richard g. Lugar has grabbed a Bear by the Tail and its beginning to fight Back. Lugares attack on the . Department of agriculture is not new but his persistence in calling the fourth largest Federal Agency a Naven of waste and duplication is beginning to stir the bureaucrats who manage it and the corporation Farmers who profit from it. More Power to Indiana a senior senator for having the courage to grapple with the Bear. He will need All the support he can Southtown economist Chicago in a presidential election year when very Little is being said about foreign policy one of the most crucial foreign policy decisions in . History Waits to be made. For now the Pentagon is doing All the talking. The president and the other candidates ought to be explaining their views. Fort Worth Texas Star Telegram menacingly sleek of line foreboding in countenance and capable of awesome destructive firepower the b in Lancer bomber would seem to be a fearsome component of americans strategic military might. Yet not one by has dropped a bomb or fired a cruise missile in anger. The by sat on the Home front sidelines during desert storm while its aging Uncle the b-52, delivered its massive payloads against Saddam Hussein a Republican guard. With. Luck the United states will not soon need to deploy Long Range strategic bombers because the old worn and weary b-52 appears to be the Only killer a a by with a proven reliable Seattle times Public anger Over the management style and excessive salary of former president William Aramony continues to dog the United Way of America. This crisis is not altogether a bad thing. It has forced local United ways to assess How the National Agency is using their donors Money. If Reform Means dismantling the office and starting from scratch so be Missoula Mont. The acting president of United Way of America is sounding the alarm. The National organization has been rocked by scandal and May not survive unless local United Way charitable fund raising affiliates Send Money soon. Its probably Best that United Way of America be dismantled and replaced with a substantially different smaller scale entity capable of assisting local United Way organizations in the Good work they san Francisco for countries that Long have sworn Strong Friendship for each other and whose Peoples share the liveliest habits of democratic give and take Israel and the United states Are going to the mat with some Nasty choke holds. Both countries have too much invested in their Friendship to throw it away and a Middle East agreement serves the interest of angolan Olmos corporate welfare is not against the Law. Just As the nation May decide after due deliberation to provide Aid to dependent children so it May decide to provide Aid to dependent corporations corporations that cannot make it on their own. In late 1990, according to an audit by the defense departments inspector general the Pentagon bailed out Mcdonnell Douglas corp. By making two payments a one for $148 million and another for $72 million. Next months congressional hearings on the bailout should ask two questions first How much More corporate welfare can we afford second How much More Public disenfranchisement can we risk .
