THE ROUGH POLITICS OF VIRTUE

AS CLINTON AND DOLE TRY TO OUTMORALIZE EACH OTHER AND CLAIM THE MIDDLE GROUND, BOTH ARE FIRING NASTY SALVOS THAT CALL INTO QUESTION THEIR OWN INTEGRITY

Imagine that you have a thousand miles to walk and someone keeps stealing your shoes. Imagine that you have decided to risk everything to win the woman you love and you keep stumbling over your rival, already kneeling before her, reciting the lines you had carefully rehearsed. Imagine that you are Bob Dole, just a man, trying to get some traction while running for President. And every time you think you have spotted firm, sensible, conservative ground, there is the Democratic President already crouching in ambush. "If this keeps up, Bill Clinton won't have to make speeches anymore," Dole grumbled last...

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