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Forgiveness

So the party could forgive you
that transgression-as it did Kenneth
Keating and many others. And the
fact that your majority was bigger
than any other Republican Congressman's
helped to sweeten the
grace.

Things were stickler when you
ran for mayor last time as an
independent. That, by itself, was
fine. But unfortunately you had to
run against the duly nominated
Republican candidate. Of course,
that too many have been excused in
time-especially if one recalls that
John Marchi could never have won
and that you, after all, did.

But what have you done now?

You just may have facilitated
the defeat of an excellent governor
who deserves reelection and who
otherwise would probably have it.