Perot: no strings attached

In listing qualities a president should have, I assume the author believes that President Bush has these qualities. Where are they and where have they been?

What a relief it would be to have a "gifted amateur," one with no political background but a proven record in working out financial and other problems. Politicians are a dime a dozen, but not one has a solution to our debt. Nancy Rice, Bakersfield, Calif.

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