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Perot likened
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To the Editor:
I am writing in the aftermath of this week’s announcement by H. Ross Perot that he will no longer be in the running for president. At this time, neither of the miyor parties is offering real discussion of the nation’s problems or thoughtful solutions to them.
As a long-time Independent, I had been pleased with many of Perot’s ideas and excited by the fact that he had attracted a large following of people who were willing to break out of the party mold, to forego the glitzy convention circuses, the hollow images, and empty phrases, to seek real solutions, where political-business-as-usual has so obviously failed.
Now I feel like Dorothy, the scarecrow, and the lion must have felt in “The Wizard of Oz.” Having slain the witch, they return to the wizard, fully expecting him to return Dorothy and Toto to Kansas. Instead, a small man (with a Texas accent?) steps from behind the wizard screen. A humbug? Their hopes are temporarily dashed.
Over the weekend, Perot’s interview with Larry King has given me reason to hope. His name will remain on ballots, petitions are still being signed, the campaign goes on. But where does that leave us?
On the Fourth of July there was a well-staffed “Perot for President” table in Washington. Are you people still around? What about the idea of getting together at the Town Hall for a meeting to discuss issues and
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