European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 15, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Commentary 1__the stars and stripes a papa is sunday november 15, 1992_what newspapers have to say at Home the following editorial excerpts Are selected from a Cross Section of newspapers throughout the United states. The editorials Are provided by the associated press and United press  Columbus Ohio dispatch the Day after the election the Kinder gentler George Bush appeared a Man prepared to turn Over the scepter with Grace four years ago the country justifiably expected an Era of great accomplishment was about to begin. Seldom has someone ascended to the presidency with such a sparkling background americans were fearful of the economic future and wanted a president to articulate a vision of a prosperous tomorrow. Bush seemingly could not understand the importance of that. Thu Augusta a chronicle in the final Days of the Campaign president Bush tried to reassure voters the Economy Wasny tas bad As his critics claimed. He cited the latest 2.7 percent growth rate plus other recent positive signs to make the Point that Low inflation and Low interest rates were putting the nation on a slow but steady Road to recovery. The Linton Camp dismissed the Good news As at Best an aberration at worst the government a cooking the books to save the Bush presidency. But now that the votes Are counted and Bill Linton has been elected president his economic advisers Are singing a different song. That raises an interesting question if Bush and Linton Are in essential agreement on the Economy what in blazes was the Campaign All about thu Phoenix Ariz a Uuttu Trade War is the cry. As the United states imposed punitive import duties on $300 million Worth of goods from the european Community. We doubt it however for the result would be too unpleasant for All parties involve thu Phila Dulphia inquirer America has right on its Side since two Gatt panels have found that dec subsidies on oilseed violate previous agreements. The oilseed dispute actually lies outside the Gatt talks themselves but it is indicative of the problem that has stalled the negotiations now that the american elections Are Over the dec can no longer Hope for politically driven concessions from the Bush administration. So perhaps the europeans will Wise up and do what a right thu Baltimore Sun the hated a Anglo saxons cannot Hope to impose a Trade Accord on a French government embroiled in Domestic politics and quaking with fear that its coddled Farmers might Send in their tractors to tear up the champs Ety sees again if a trans Atlantic Trade War is to be averted. It will require the Tough intervention of the a a Continentals Powers a especially German thu morning journal Martinsburg . One of the interesting things about Ross Perot has been his Stout defense of american workers in the face of self serving criticism from management of the big corporations. Now a new study by the Mckinsey global Institute has shown that american workers Are More productive than workers in France Germany and Japan among others. Now it is. High time to Stop blaming the american workers for the problems of our  Greenville . News foreign policy was put in the background of the presidential Campaign As economic concerns dominated but there Are indications that the first Stern test of the incoming Clinton administration could come. In the faraway deserts of the Middle East. The reality is that an iranian government dominated by religious leaders aiming to spread Muslim fundamentalism throughout the Middle East could prove a greater Challenge for Bill Clinton than Saddam was for president  daily news what a difference a Day election Day makes. While not All abortion rights had been eliminated under the administrations of Ronald Reagan and George Bush you could see the finish line. Now there is a pro Choice president elect who achieved his new status in no Small measure from the votes of women outraged at the Republican supported threat to privacy and Choice. Had they not overreached abortion rights foes May Well have been the ones celebrating this  York Dally news some Hothead republicans smarting from an a Lection Csc Iran Costa indictment arc urging president Bush to Pardon sex dec Csc Secretary Caspar Weinberger. A Bush Pardon of  would leave the impression that the president was covering his own tracks. Constitution Atlanta Senate minority Leader Bob Dole a Kan whose status As the republicans big enchilada has been restored by the accession of a Democrat to the White House is calling upon George Bush to Pardon All defendants in the Iran Contra scandal before he leaves office. To do so would be a grave disservice to the country As Well As an outrage to Justice. Ronald Reagan knew better than to Issue Iran Contra pardons in the waning hours of his administration. George Bush should be honorable enough to follow his  Boston a Lou once As a presidential aspirant sen. Bob Dole told George Bush a Stop lying about my  Dole however is helping Bush perpetuate one of the Long running lies of the Iran Contra scandal the myth of Bush a non involvement in the arms for hostage planning. A Bush Pardon of Caspar Weinberger would be More ethically troubling than president Fords Pardon of Richard Nixon which at least aimed at saving someone  news los Angeles what a difference a week makes. On oct. 30, Iran Contra Independent counsel Lawrence Walsh issued a second indictment of former defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger highlighting a note allegedly confirming conflicts in Bush a Iran Contra testimony. Just before the election democrats were squeezing the indictment for All the political advantage they could get out of it. With the presidency now in the bag however democrats seem to have lost interest in Iran Contra. But the charge of politically motivated prosecution is too serious to let drop and ironically a trial for Weinberger a rather than a Pardon a May be the Only Way to put the Independent counsels office on the spot and Force it to explain itself. Thu Indianapolis Star voters in 14 states sent a Strong message to Congress last tuesday by passing measures to limit the terms of members of the . House of representatives courts eventually will decide the Law on term limits. But re Ferenda Are the most democratic direct Way to determine what voters think of a single Issue and last tuesdays vote indicates an intense grass roots support for term  Star Tribuna one thing can be said for the disappointing presidential commission recommendation that women continue to be banned from most combat positions in the . Military the timing was appropriate. Even As the sharply divided commission was taking its vote the american people were taking theirs a turning out of office the president who stacked the 15-Mcmber commission with people opposed to allowing women to hold combat assignments if president elect Clinton is smart hell Start Over with a new commission on the assignment of women in the armed forces a one that can be relied on to take a less preconceived View of the Issue than old Bush a discredited Aneltha Miami Herald even More radically than on the . Mainland the political tide turned in puerto Rico on nov. 3. There however the overwhelming victors corresponded to republicans the crushing defeat was to democrats. This entails a political irony of sorts that wont make working relationships Between san Juan and Washington any easier the advocate though the Ink is still wet on the election returns that brought Bill Clinton to Power cuban dictator Fidel Castro is already seeking a softer line from the incoming administration but history docs not suggest the democratic administrations arc friendlier to Castro than Republican  Worth Star Telegram recurring eruptions of xenophobic violence in Germany unavoidably stir up recollections of the origins of the third Reich and its genocidal horrors. And unless the German government effectively addresses the underlying economic and political causes of the unrest there it could again go the Way of the Weimar Republic and be replaced by an undemocratic regime based upon fear and  Boston Horald if the Radical right is the principal instigator of violence in Germany today the Radical left is its accomplice As the disruption of last sundays anti racist rally demonstrated All too clearly right Wing thugs May be grabbing the headlines with their assaults on foreigners. But As the disruption of sundays protest proved Radical leftists Are their silent  Sacramento Calif Bee school Choice a allowing parents to Send children to something other than the neighbourhood school in cases including private schools a has become the hottest item in the new Agenda of education Reform. But As a new report by the Carnegie foundation for the advancement of teaching makes Clear Choice by itself May not help schools a or children a and in some cases May be damaging. .