Yet Bradley projects himself as a more thoughtful candidate than Gore. He demonstrates a real concern for the downtrodden, and a desire to work for the betterment of all Americans comes through in his writings and his utterances. For all his strengths, Gore totes with him some heavy-duty liabilities. He will never be able to sever his association with Bill Clinton, whose recklessness and mendacity discredited a presidency once rich in promise. Gore's decision to rhapsodize about his boss as one of the great American presidents even as the Lewinsky sleaze cauldron was coming to full broil will haunt him.
Loyalty is a virtue.
Willful blindness is something else again. On the basketball court and in the political arena, Bill Bradley has enjoyed considerable success in turning the tables on those who sell him short. In the battle for the Democratic nomination, he just may do it again. The Editorial Board, like the voters, will have to make a new decision in the November election once the Democratic and Republican parties arrive at their nominees. Democratic Party voters would serve their party best by putting forward Bradley as their nominee.