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By WALTER DAY
The ongoing political
campaign cannot be ignored and, although I am not a real in-depth student of politics, I am picking up the highlights from a safe distance. There are scandals of other lovers, exaggerations of military daredeviltry and draft dodging. We have come to expect this as run of the mill, this election process, of extolling the opponents’ mistakes rather than their own assets. I am going to ignore all this and pretend that
S' rtue and truth will prevail and
at the best and brightest will reign in peace and prosperity.
All seriousness aside, it is noteworthy that in 1964, when Bill Clinton was busy being a draft dodger, it was a heroic move and worthy of a future candidate. But now, with our bosoms swelled with pride for having gone to the desert and kicked over an ant hill, a former hero is now a disgrace for the same event. I am not sure whether it is the public or the press that is to blame. I understand that they call him Sneaky Willie in Arkansas.
Continuing with all seriousness aside, what does fascinate me is the name of one of the presidential candidates, Tsongas. This just does not feel comfortable to me as a valid surname. It might be a fitting word for something else but not a surname. This has been bothering me for some time now even though the candidate is doing quite well, as a matter of he may carry New Hampshire (by
66.8%