European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 14, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday june 14, 1992 the stars and Stripe what 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  Tribuna Scranton a. Perhaps the Best illustration of this tumultuous year of National politics is that the Only presidential candidate who did not participate in the primary process quite probably emerged As the biggest Winner. Unlike president Bush the Republican nominee or gov. Bill Clinton of Arkansas the democratic nominee Ross Perot survived the primary season with his reputation his strategy his bankroll and most especially his mystique intact As this election unfolds the political parties should begin discussing National primaries in 1996 to help heighten the focus on issues. Such a system also would result in More consistent and More probing press coverage because of a tighter time Frame and the heightened  inter Mountain Elkins . It is bizarre that a Large part of Ross Perot a Appeal As a presidential candidate is that he obfuscates when asked directly about what he would do As president. The issues he says he can study later. Little by Little a picture is emerging of Ross Perot and it is not one of an a a outsiders who is going to a shake up Washington. Behind the outsiders facade is a calculating politician who tells different audiences entirely different things about the same  tennessean Nashville Tenn. The military lost a Good Soldier. For no Good reason. Col. Margarethe a a Greta Kammermeyer was told she could no longer be in the Washington state National guard. The reason Given was simply that Kammermeyer was a lesbian. How absurd. And while the Pentagon has yet to justify the Rule this 27-year Soldier sums it up quite nicely. A this regulation is  Tribune Minneapolis can America elect a president who does no to Campaign against Gay men and women we a know that in november. But campaigns that use the Gay and lesbian Community As a target for bigotry Are going too far in the Nasty game. Americans should reject Gay bashing Campaign messages which Are predictable ignorant hateful assaults whatever Bill Clinton a shortcomings his stand on Bias is admirable at a $100,000 fund Raiser he promised that As president head lift the Federal ban on homosexuals in the  Herald Boston mayor Ray Flynn is All wet on this one. The mayor wants merchants to voluntarily refrain from Selling the a super soaker water gun a rambo style device which holds up to 2 liners of water and can shoot a Stream of liquid so feet in the air the a super soakers have also incited at least one violent altercation. And there Are unconfirmed reports that some twisted individuals Are filling their a super soakers with ammonia and other corrosive chemicals. Punish the troublemakers not children looking for a Good time. As it is inner City kids have Little enough innocent  . Journal Bull attn for weary taxpayers the act of ordering a fishing Rod from say . Bean without having to pay a state sales tax has assumed a certain cheating of the gods Quality. But that Small pleasure May soon be taken away thanks to a recent supreme court ruling that would permit Congress to require mail order companies to pay sales taxes to states to which they Send merchandise. Is there a sales tax on mail order purchases in our commentary future probably. Cash strapped states Are unlikely to let this Revenue go uncollected nor should  Baltimore Sun Poland has an economic crisis. The shift to a free Market Economy made everyone poorer and Many jobless without As yet triggering growth. The parliament was on the verge of dealing with this by passing a Tough budget cutting social expenditures to make Poland eligible again for International monetary fund and world Bank Loans when it was swamped by a political crisis Poland is going through hard times which Only an economic upturn can reverse if the crises of politics and Confidence allow that upturn to  Atlanta in 1991, As the recession dragged on month after wearying month president Bush assured americans the Economy Wasny to really in such bad shape. And indeed he appeared to have a Point at least on the Issue of Job losses. The numbers never did Spike very High. Now the Bureau of labor statistics has revised its figures for last year. Turns out that while the president was reassuring the labor Force companies were Busy slashing employee ranks. The new statistics show that Between june 1990 and january 1992, the Economy lost 2.2 million jobs a nearly a third More than the 1.57 million estimated at the time. Now some economists and democratic leaders have a sinking feeling that or. Bush believed he could win Only if his administration distorted economic  Columbus Ohio dispatch talk about biting the hand that fed you. The denigrating remarks recently made by a High ranking kuwaiti official about the United states smacks of a Lack of gratitude. Abdul Aziz Masamed accused the . Ambassador of interfering in the emirates Domestic affairs by a talking about democracy and encouraging the local opposition. What officious Ness. The rude kuwaiti sentiments will be filed away. No doubt there will again come a time when Kuwait would like american assistance on some matter. When the Call for help comes will the White House line be Busy los angelas times every year since the bloody 1989 crackdown against demonstrators in Tiana men Square president Bush has granted China an unconditional Extension of trading privileges. This year is no different. A More productive approach to most favored nation status might be to gradually increase Tariff rates on goods made by state enterprises in response to continuing abuses but maintain Low Tariff privileges on goods exported by private industries or entrepreneurs. This approach would help private Enterprise while sending a dear political message to the Beijing leadership. Milwaukee Sentinel citizens of Denmark apparently voted with their hearts when they rejected the maastricht treaty which Calls for a common currency among the 12 european Community nations. This would have been the Cornerstone for a politically influential dec. But the currency Issue is a matter of National Pride. The idea of a common Legal tender that can to distinguish the Richer nations from those that Are not As Well off probably left danish voters a Little uneasy. Omaha neb world Herald legislation to Stop the spread of government sponsored gambling on sporting events passed by an impressive margin in the . Senate. The 88-5 vote reflected Well on the Senate a and on Sens. Bob Kerrey and j. James Exon of Nebraska and Tom Harkin of Iowa who voted with the majority. Any kind of gambling is a questionable activity for government to of involved in. It tends to Send a message to youngsters that gambling is of. It undermines the values system that parents and teachers try to instill. It makes it harder of some kids to remember that the surest route to material rewards is through knowledge and hard work not through a Lucky throw of the  san Francisco one topic largely eclipsed at the Earth Summit a amid the talk of sustainable growth biodiversity and global climate change a is the one that May matter the most the population crisis. A stable world population is exactly what would make the other goals of the Earth Summit More readily  county Calif Register apartheid has been largely abolished in South Africa. But its legacy of racial division remains. We always should remember that apartheid was imposed by South africans version of National socialism. Apartheid was designed to repress a free Market that was empowering Blacks. With the end of apartheid South Africa can return to the pre apartheid system of capitalism which bases economic advancement on hard work and Freedom regardless of race Creed or color. The Sun news Myrtle Beach . Dianne i Einstein candidate for the . Senate in California. And several other women May increase that dismal percentage a two women and 98 men in the . Senate a in november selection. The presence of women in the government can Only help to make sure the government for All the people represents All the people