kakis, and controlling the agenda. Bush and Dukakis both had different interests and different issues, and thats why we have two political parties, or we would just have one. Although Bush eventually won, this campaign showed that it takes more than professional thinking to win, you need charisma and character as exhibited by President George Bush.Another election that of 1996 also gave the people of the US a wide variety of choices in political ideas and thinking. The incumbent, Democrat President Clinton and his opponent of the Republicans clash is the most modern election the nation has ever seen.In the first televised debate of 1996 aired on PBS in the News Hour with Jim Lehrer. A Balanced budget had been a problem for both parties. Last term, after many years of Republican foul ups and after Republicans had quadrupled the deficit, Mr. Clinton stepped in, and had cut deficit, expanded trade and invested in the people. For the next term, Mr. Clinton says he will try to balance the budget and still preserve Medicare and Medicaid. my balanced budget plan adds 10 years to the life of the Medicare trust fund. Ten years. And we'll have time to deal with the long-term problems of the baby boomers. Mr. Dole and the Republicans say that Medicare is becoming bankrupt and despite repeated Republican efforts to work with his administration to save Medicare, his response has been a barrage of propaganda. We propose to allow unprecedented patient choice in Medicare, so that older Americans can select health care arrangements that work best for them, including provider-sponsored organizations offering quality care with strong consumer protections. Crime also played a part in the debate. Mr. Dole is proposing a plan in which computer systems wont allow criminals access to any guns. He calls it the instant check; when you walk in the store and slide the card down the computer, it will not let you access any guns. Mr. Dole says the Democrats ...
