George W. Bush's support for Puerto Rican statehood came under attack in
today's
Manchester Union Leader. "As Puerto Rico would have as many as
seven representatives in Congress compared with New Hampshire's two, this
issue ought to prompt Granite Staters to think about the consequences of
statehood," writes Bernadette Malone Connolly in today's editions.
Today's
Hotline points out a political problem for the San Diego Padres
baseball club: Team president Larry Lucchino was Bill Bradley's roommate
at Princeton, and owner John Moores is a big Bradley supporter. But Ted
Simmons, the head of player development, is Vice President Gore's cousin.
What the Hotline doesn't mention, however, is that although the Padres
occasionally have done well in the primaries (i.e., the regular season),
their general-election performance (i.e., the World Series) is dismal. In
two trips to the post-season classic, the Padres have played nine games
and lost eight of them. In 1984, the Detroit Tigers beat them in five.
Last year, the New York Yankees swept in four.
Of course, Bush's beloved Texas Rangers have never even made it that
far...
