We worry that with an attitude like his, Sgt. Ground will soon be recruited by the New York City police. The vice presidency is turning into a dangerous job to seek. Then again, it might be an empty threat. Not even Christie Todd Whitman is recommending Liddy as her number two choice for the number two slot.
Danger comes in all sizes, with or without safety locks.
The biggest danger of all was pointed out by the newest statesman on the global scene. In a major address to British MPs in Westminster Hall, this ambassador of world peace, speaking as a United Nations Messenger of Peace, warned that America's proposed missile defense system would upset Russia and China and thus prove deadlier than a good old-fashioned nuclear shootout. The Brits were all ears, given that he was the most famous personage in their midst since the last time Elton John sang his ode to Princess Diana. Our peacefighter is a man of basic instincts who could have benefited from a defense system of his own when he played opposite Sharon Stone. Otherwise, he's a master of first strikes, by all accounts.