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Published 26 June 1993 in the News & Record (Greensboro, NC)
Is change in the wind?
When a 43% plurality of American voters elected Bill Clinton last November, many of them were voting for change. Instead of the change promised by a new kind of Democrat, all we're getting is more of the same from a tax-and-spend socialist who's right up there Franklin Roosevelt and his New Deal and Lyndon Johnson and his Great Society. Fortunately, events of the past week indicate that the winds of real change are picking up.
In Texas, state treasurer Kay Bailey Hutchinson, a Republican, crushed interim Sen. Bob Krueger by a two-to-one margin even though Krueger ran as an anti-Clinton Democrat.
In Los Angeles, Richard Riordan became the first Republican mayor in 32 years by defeating Democratic city councilman Michael Woo who lost in spite of, or maybe because of, an unprecedented endorsement from Clinton.
Clinton's clumsy handling of the Lani Guinier nomination and his backtracking on his Btu tax proposal after it narrowly passed in the House have alienated many of his fellow Democrats in Congress.
The elections in Texas and Los Angeles and the continuing incompetence of the Clinton Administration give reason to hope for genuine change. This change can come about only when Republicans have majorities in both the House and Senate and occupy the White House. Once we have leaders who believe in individual liberty, limited government, and the free market, we will be well on our way to fixing what's wrong with America.
James M. Wallace
Greensboro
Original unedited Letter to the Editor as submitted to the News & Record (Greensboro, NC)
To the Editor:
When a 43% plurality of American voters elected Bill Clinton last November, many of them were voting for "change." Instead of the "change" promised by "a new kind of Democrat," all we're getting is more of the same from a tax-and-spend socialist who's right up there Franklin Roosevelt and his "New Deal" and Lyndon Johnson and his "Great Society." Fortunately, events of the past week indicate that the winds of real change are picking up.
In Texas, state treasurer Kay Bailey Hutchinson, a Republican, crushed interim Senator Bob Krueger by a two-to-one margin even though Krueger ran as an anti-Clinton Democrat.
In Los Angeles, Richard Riordan became the first Republican mayor in 32 years by defeating Democratic city councilman Michael Woo who lost in spite of, or maybe because of, an unprecedented endorsement from Clinton.
Clinton's clumsy handling of the Lani Guinier nomination and his backtracking on his Btu tax proposal after it narrowly passed in the House have alienated many of his fellow Democrats in Congress.
The elections in Texas and Los Angeles and the continuing incompetence of the Clinton Administration give reason to hope for genuine change. This change can come about only when Republicans have majorities in both the House and Senate and occupy the White House. Once we have leaders who believe in individual liberty, limited government, and the free market, we will be well on our way to fixing what's wrong with America.
James M. Wallace
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