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COVER STORIES, Page 44BILL CLINTONShifting with the Wind
During the campaign, Bill Clinton has changed his position
on some issues and hedged his statements to appeal to the mood
and constituency of the moment. Examples of Clinton's
revisionism:
THE PERSIAN GULF WAR
On the One Hand: Two days before U.S.-led coalition forces
attacked Iraq, Clinton asked whether "we should give sanctions
more time". . . On the Other Hand: At the same time, Clinton
declared, "I personally don't think it would have been a good
thing for Congress to go on record, in essence, watering down
and weakening the full impact of the U.N. resolution" that
authorized use of force against Iraq.
MILITARY SPENDING
On the One Hand: Last December, Clinton said, "With the
dwindling Soviet threat, we can cut defense spending by over a
third by 1997," in part by canceling production of unnecessary
weapons systems. . . On the Other Hand: On the eve of the
Connecticut primary, Clinton reminded voters that he supports
the construction of the $2 billion Seawolf nuclear submarine,
which happens to be built in Groton, Conn. Bush's budget deleted
the sub as too costly and unnecessary.
ABORTION
On the One Hand: Clinton says he opposes any laws
requiring teens to get parental consent before seeking an
abortion. . . On the Other Hand: In 1989 Clinton signed a state
law requiring minors to notify one parent before getting an
abortion. The law has a provision allowing a teen to petition
a court to decide whether she is capable of making a decision
on her abortion without parental advice.
LABOR UNIONS
On the One Hand: Clinton flew to Peoria, Ill., last week
to have his picture taken with striking members of the United
Auto Workers at the Caterpillar plant. "It's not good business
to replace workers," Clinton told them. "They have a right to
strike, and they shouldn't lose their jobs doing it". . . On the
Other Hand: Last month he praised rank-and-file U.A.W. workers
at the General Motors plant in Arlington, Texas, for going
"against the leadership of their own union" to accept flexible
new work rules that persuaded GM to keep the factory open.
Clinton implied it was the U.A.W. leadership's stubbornness in
not changing work rules at GM's Ypsilanti, Mich., plant that was
to blame for GM's shutting it. Clinton reversed himself a few
days before the Michigan primary, saying, "I'm not sure I had
all the facts."