MISSOURIANA

Presidential campaigns have become so complex and confusing that it's a wonder we don't usually wind up with the least desirable candidates. Come to think of it, we guess wonders have ceased.

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Support the homeless: Take a presidential candidate home for the night. In fact, keep him as long as you want.

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A woman who has filed for governor says she would bow out if state Democrats will support her for president. That seems to be the custom in Arkansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Massachusetts and California.

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Patrick Buchanan says he feels good about the progress he's made thus far in his race for the Republican presidential nomination. But as George Bush has warned: He can't stand Pat.

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A political scientist notes that some of today's most successful candidates for higher offices were total failures in their previous jobs. Well, at least we're not drifting toward a meritocracy.

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If Americans can withstand the rigors of a presidential campaign, unemployment and inflation, Japanese insults should be a snap.

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Remember when all George Bush has to worry about was Saddam Hussein?

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If Congress lives up to its past record, it will OK President Bush's "prosperity tax package" just after members approve another tax on prosperity.

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Some Missouri legislators have already figured out how to get around a new ethics law. What's that old saying about building a better louse-trap?

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After three years in the White House, President Bush's budgets have increased the national debt $1.4 trillion. Thank goodness we didn't elect a big spender in 1988.

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Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton is described as sometimes being unwilling to risk his political power for public programs. Sounds like he's be right at home in Washington.