THE WEEK

The Reagan Revolution was finally consummated in its eighth year as the last Playboy Club closed and Hugh Hefner announced his engagement.

And, really, so what if Michael Dukakis did go to a psychiatrist during a couple of rough patches in his life? Whatever his faults, he has a long public record that displays the emotional stability of a drone. It’s hardly a defect to seek counseling in a time of personal crisis. True, another man might have gone to a clergyman. True, Dukakis’s refusal to release his full medical history comes oddly from a man who felt entitled to know whether prospective running-mates or their wives had ever had extramarital affairs. True, the Democrats in Atlanta didn’t mind getting very personal with George Bush. But what the hell.

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The Reagan Revolution was finally consummated in its eighth year as the last Playboy Club closed and Hugh Hefner announced his engagement.

And, really, so what if Michael Dukakis did go to a psychiatrist during a couple of rough patches in his life? Whatever his faults, he has a long public record that displays the emotional stability of a drone. It’s hardly a defect to seek counseling in a time of personal crisis. True, another man might have gone to a clergyman. True, Dukakis’s refusal to release his full medical history comes oddly from a man who felt entitled to know whether prospective running-mates or their wives had ever had extramarital affairs. True, the Democrats in Atlanta didn’t mind getting very personal with George Bush. But what the hell.