THE WEEK

Last week made it official: Ortega and the Sandinistas have more friends in Congress than the U.S. taxpayers do. The same good folks who helped turn Saigon into Ho Chi Minh City are trying to make Communism permanent in Managua, as the capital is still called.

A bit of good news is that Contra leaders are setting up an aid fund to which private donations can be made, for which there is ample precedent. Senator Robert Dole is an early contributor, with a $500 check.