MISSOURIANA

Nobody can say Bill Clinton hasn't been a consensus president. After only five minutes in office, both Democrats and Republicans agree he's made plenty of mistakes.

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Lt. Gov. Roger Wilson will fill in for the governor while the chief executive is vacationing in Europe. This represents the first opportunity Columbia has had to move the state capital out of Jefferson City.

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We don't know why it took President Clinton so long to agonize over the Lani Guinier appointment. Why didn't he just say she had hired an illegal alien as a maid?

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Many corporation presidents are objecting to a proposed tax hike, claiming they can't afford it. It seems they spent all their money last year trying to elect George Bush and Bill Webster.

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Former President Bush turns down an offer to earn millions for making a couple of speeches in Japan. George doesn't want to return to Japan because he has a huge unpaid dry cleaning bill left over from his last trip.

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Mel Hancock wants to submit another tax limitation proposal to Missouri voters. With all the law suits caused by his first amendment, he should get plenty of contributions from the trial lawyers' association.