TWO years ago a member of the then “revolutionary” freshman class, Rep. Zach Wamp of Tennessee, was keen to eliminate funding for the National Endowment for the Arts. At a recent hearing on the agency, however, Mr. Wamp told NEA Chairman Jane Alexander that with the Cold War over, he wanted to see federal funds now going to science and technology redirected to the arts. Miss Alexander replied: “Wow.”
Alec Baldwin, currently appearing as president of the Creative Coalition (a cameo role), must also have been wowed by the warm reception he received in Washington. There was a pep rally with Republican senators and an impromptu vox pop with Newt Gingrich—who suggested that he return next month for a get-together with the full House leadership.
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