MISSOURIANA

President Bush has a great idea for rebuilding the south-central slums of Los Angeles a cut in the capital gains tax for residents earning more than $500,000 a year.

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Former Missourian Bill Webster has been named to assess the problems in L.A. that led to widespread looting and destruction. The last assessment Webster made when he was CIA director said the Soviet Union posed a grave threat to the U.S.

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Ross Perot says he will pay for his entire presidential campaign, and if voters talk real nice maybe he can be persuaded to pop for the national debt as well.

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A constitutional amendment that has just been approved 200 years after it was submitted prohibits Congress from raising its salary until the next election. The problem is the Founding Fathers forgot to mention all those congressional perks, like free airline tickets and vacation trips to Hawaii.

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Even though you just lost your job and your mother-in-law is coming for an extended visit, things could be worse: the General Assembly could still be in session.

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It's a good thing the Missouri legislature passed a highway improvement bill early in this year's session because members coasted downhill from that moment until they adjourned.