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...George, his neighbor in New Hampshire, needed some help getting his heifer in the family way. So, while O'Rourke grabbed the cow's head and George hugged the middle, a farmer named Pete proceeded with the artificial insemination at the far end. Though he missed most of the intimate details, O'Rourke recalls one thing: "I will never forget the look on that cow's face." That same look, for just about the same reason, appeared on his face when he examined last year's federal farm bill, which, he claims, "does to the taxpayer what Pete, George...
...governors can help Bush achieve these goals by reconsidering their own budget plans. California Gov. Pete Wilson, for example, has begun tightening his state's belt by cutting almost 10 percent from aid to poor mothers. Weld and Gov. Douglas Wilder of Virginia are both proposing decreases in funds for their states' public schools and colleges. While these cost-cutting measures may solve budget woes temporarily, they are regressive in the long run. They deny the poor the chance to break the cycle of poverty, and simply maintain the current economic status...
...Pete Rosenbaum's set design for Trial By Jury consists of little more than a few wooden structures. The set for The Sorcerer is more elaborate and features some nice surprises. However, the audience expects some sort of set change during the second intermission. When the same set reappears for the second half of The Sorcerer, we are disappointed...
Happy ending: the Federal Government unloads some bonds, Maxxam gets rid of some debt, Californians get to keep some 1,700-year-old redwoods and Governor Pete Wilson upgrades his image with environmentalists, who opposed his election...
...seriously while begging to be liked. Who wants to leave himself or herself open to the sort of antics of elections past -- Ronald Reagan grabbing the microphone he paid for in New Hampshire, Bruce Babbitt comparing himself unfavorably to a talking horse, Pierre Dupont IV pleading to be called Pete -- while the President is welcoming back his victorious troops and addressing a flag-waving joint session of Congress...