DUTCH TREAT, NATURALLY

If I were a member of the Reform Party, I'd approach the question of whether or not I'd want a billionaire as the party's presidential candidate pretty much the way I'd approach the question of whether or not I'd want the billionaire along if a bunch of us party loyalists went out for an expensive dinner. For me, that is, the decision would have to do with who is going to pick up the check.

What I wouldn't be able to get out of my mind is the fact that four years ago Ross Perot spent $63 million on his own...

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