A Sense Of Humor... Is Needed Armor.

The Problems Seem So Easy Out There On The Stump. Deficits Shrink With A Rhetorical Flourish.

China's Premier Zhao Ziyang, For All Of His Billion Constituents, Seemed In The Evening's Lovely Flow Like A Favorite Uncle, Smiling A Little Too Much, Wanting To Be A Bit American, Talking About Peace And Pork Chops.

When People Travel Here From Across The Country, They Shed Jealousies And Politics And Prejudices. The Mighty Climb Down. The Humble Are Elevated.

The Prime Minister Found Something Hopeful In The Man's Eyes And Manner. The 30 Or So People Who Run This World Analyze One Another That Way And Then Make Decisions Of Life And Death For Us. Scary, But True.

Carry Laughter With You Wherever You Go.