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the plot, here is a brief overview. Dave,
played by Kevin Kline, helps unemployed
people find temporary employment and
becomes a look-alike for the president,
also played by Kevin Kline. When the president
falls ill, Dave takes over and, among
other things, begins to balance the budget.
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what far-fetched fantasy.
Or is it?
I find it ironic and fitting Dave had a
temp agency in Washington. Branch offices
are needed all across the country.
Situations, like pregnancies, illnesses or
sabbaticals, arise in the business world to
make temps necessary. But politicians'
ambitions are quickly draining our temporary
and part-time work force.
Bob Dole recently resigned from the
Senate. He said he wants to concentrate on
his presidential campaign.
Now, an unelected official has been
appointed to take his place, and a
makeshift senatorial election is being prepared
for November to fill his seat.
What does this say about commitment?
What message is Dole sending to his con
stituents in Kansas and the rest of the
nation?
He was elected to do a job, and now, he
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will not finish it.
Dole has said five
months of being with
the U.S. people will
erase the alienation politics
impose. He wants
us, the people, to get to
know him and what he
stands for.
But, after 32 years in
public office, shouldn't
we already know?
It is not necessary to
quit in order to campaign.
Yes, Bill Clinton has
been able to use his
office to campaign. But
through the commencement
speeches and
media blitzes, it has
been business as usual.
Both candidates
should use their record,
not their campaign
rhetoric, to get elected.
It seems the point of
politics is to move up the ladder, and not \
necessarily to be a public servant. City .
councilmen quit to become mayor. Mayors
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Voters realize they have been used and
heir vote was just another rung in the
x)litical ladder.
We put our trust, our voice and our power
n the hands of elected officials. We expect
;hem to do eveiything possible to improve
)ur standard of living during their tenure
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But those same officials spend their time
trying to improve their standing in the
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until the next election. We are betrayed by
someone who is should be fighting for us.
Yes, Dole will still be fighting for Kansas,
but now South Carolina, Alabama, and
every state in the union will be diluting his
attention. The same can be said at every
level of government.
So, if you want to be politically active,
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