Bill's chores: Clinton to make the grade in his second term
Tuesday, Bill Clinton became the first Democratic president to be re-elected since Franklin Roosevelt. The battle is hardly over; now that Clinton has managed to return to office, he faces several pressing issues - such as the looming bankruptcy of Social Security and much-needed improvement of the Welfare Reform Act - that voters expect him to address. With campaign concerns out of the way, the president must focus on the reformation of specific federal policies to carry the nation into the 21st century.
One powerful lady: Clinton's nontraditional role must re-emerge
Now that President Clinton is firmly reseated in the White House, his election-year political schemes must come to an end. One of the most important campaign tactics to ditch - hiding his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, from the spotlight. During the 1992 campaign and beginning of the president's term, she played a major role and contributed greatly to his administration. To save face for her husband's administration, she has subdued her political activity. A woman of her intellect should be free to live up to her potential.
Frankly, my dears, we must give a damn
Election '96 coverage was a pretty flashy affair - it seemed everyone was jumping on the high-tech, zippy graphic bandwagon. Since the 1992 elections, television newcomers MSNBC and new CNN affiliates gave us more TV coverage choice this year than ever before, and the multimedia connections snagged a new generation of information consumers - the 'Net surfers. Even old traditional networks like CBS made election coverage into a video game. Viewers were treated to a virtual reality-type backdrop as Harry Smith pointed to maps that weren't really there and explained graphs he couldn't see. All he needed was a disco ball and some platform shoes, and he could've had himself a rave.
Cartoon: Yuki Kuniyuki's Ground Zero
11-07-96