Letter from Washington

For the past month, Washington has been atwitter about the prospect of fratricide by the two leading contenders for the Republican nomination. The twittering crescendoed recently, after Senate Minority Leader Robert Dole confronted Vice President George Bush on the Senate floor over a press release from the Veep’s campaign staff regarding the finances of the Minority Leader’s wife.

Cato, who witnessed the encounter, heard Mr. Dole exhort Mr. Bush in threatening tones to “settle this man to-man, instead of with press releases.” Bush smiled tightly and nodded. For a moment, Cato thought the two were going to doff jackets, step into the hallway, and settle the matter the old fashioned way.

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For the past month, Washington has been atwitter about the prospect of fratricide by the two leading contenders for the Republican nomination. The twittering crescendoed recently, after Senate Minority Leader Robert Dole confronted Vice President George Bush on the Senate floor over a press release from the Veep’s campaign staff regarding the finances of the Minority Leader’s wife.

Cato, who witnessed the encounter, heard Mr. Dole exhort Mr. Bush in threatening tones to “settle this man to-man, instead of with press releases.” Bush smiled tightly and nodded. For a moment, Cato thought the two were going to doff jackets, step into the hallway, and settle the matter the old fashioned way.