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■ Perhaps Gov. Bush could, take a leaf from Gov. Clinton in early 1992 and admit to causing pain in his nose.

■ Elizabeth Dole likes to refer to her straw-poll finish as “almost second.” Yes, and Mrs. Dole—whose signature issue is declaring drugs “not cool”—is almost a serious presidential candidate. She finished closer to fourth than she did to second, but even this was higher than she deserved. Just a day after her surprise finish prompted a collective “Like, ohmy-gosh!” from sorority girls all over Iowa, Mrs. Dole appeared on Meet the Press to evade questions about U.S. policy toward Mexico, gays in the Boy Scouts, and teaching evolution in the schools. The next day she fumbled a question on Medicaid funding of abortion. “I just want to be sure exactly what the current situation is,” she explained with typical aplomb. “Let’s don’t pursue that further now, because I need to check that.” Mrs. Dole’s campaign is devoted to the proposition that a woman can do anything as well as a man. Unfortunately for Mrs. Dole, one thing at least some men do is take positions on issues.

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■ Perhaps Gov. Bush could, take a leaf from Gov. Clinton in early 1992 and admit to causing pain in his nose.

■ Elizabeth Dole likes to refer to her straw-poll finish as “almost second.” Yes, and Mrs. Dole—whose signature issue is declaring drugs “not cool”—is almost a serious presidential candidate. She finished closer to fourth than she did to second, but even this was higher than she deserved. Just a day after her surprise finish prompted a collective “Like, ohmy-gosh!” from sorority girls all over Iowa, Mrs. Dole appeared on Meet the Press to evade questions about U.S. policy toward Mexico, gays in the Boy Scouts, and teaching evolution in the schools. The next day she fumbled a question on Medicaid funding of abortion. “I just want to be sure exactly what the current situation is,” she explained with typical aplomb. “Let’s don’t pursue that further now, because I need to check that.” Mrs. Dole’s campaign is devoted to the proposition that a woman can do anything as well as a man. Unfortunately for Mrs. Dole, one thing at least some men do is take positions on issues.