Anger From the Grass Roots

Washington's latest wrangling has sown even more distrust, according to new TIME surveys

The Secret Service would surely have had a fit if President Clinton had attempted to address the 35,000 voters assembled in a field just off the Dayton International Airport last week. It's not that the crowd was especially dangerous, just that everyone carried at least one gun, a whole lot of shells and often several grudges against Clinton's attempts to run the country. Of course, it's unlikely that the Grand American Trapshoot Tournament would invite Clinton in the first place. "We need someone like George Patton for President. That'll cut crime," said Bill Dirr, 69, a retired service manager with Pitney...

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