A White House Dinner Is

We Love The Blather And Boast, The Charge And Counter-charge Of Campaigning. Governing Is A Tougher Deal.

A Sense Of Humor... Is Needed Armor. Joy In One's Heart And Some Laughter On One's Lips Is A Sign That The Person Down Deep Has A Pretty Good Grasp Of Life.

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.

A Sense Of Humor Is Needed Armor.

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.