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Sometimes, and I'm the first n admit
it. I'm a pretty bad judge of character.
For me, first impressions and incorrect
impressions are synonymous. Further,
no nutter how 1 predict someone will
act, I always seem to be wrong. I'm the
kind who would have said to actor John
Wilkes Booth, "Let's use real bullets
instead of blanks - the President's in
the audience tonight." I'm the kind who
would have told Acsychlus. "A happy guy
like you should be writing happy plays "
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And. I am the one who said. "IXn't worry.
Margie, ASUN loves to be kidded about
itself."
But of all the misjudgements I've made,
my supposition that Robert Kerrey was
one of the smoothest, fairest and most
consistent politicians around seems to be
the most inaccurate. Obviously, I am
referring to Gov. Kerrey's recent support
of a $6 million reduction in the University
of Nebraska's operating budget. Hie
decision irritated many in the university
community who had been among Kerrey's
first supporters when he campaigned for
governor, both by its abruptness and
hypocrisy.
Hypocrisy because in his inaugural
address, Kerrey had called Nebraska's
educational institutions one of the state's
most precious resources. Abrupt because
Kerrey's decision came in the form of a
terse statement, supporting Neligh Sen.
John DeCamp's proposal to cut back the
university's budget.
Actually, I feel a little guilty about
the entire situation. I met the governor
at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner in Omaha
a few weeks ago. At that time, Bob (he
insisted I call hmi that) said to me, "Mike,
I'm cutting NU's budget." Not wanting to
contradict the state's chief executive, I
merely replied, "It's OK, Bob, just don't
cut it a penny over $6 million." I can't
help but wonder what might have been if
I'd just pushed a little harder.
My guilt aside, however, the manner in
which Kerrey announced the reduction of
funds did leave something to be desired.
I can't help but wonder how much calmer
this news would have been received if
Kerrey had just softened his statement just
a little. For example, what would be the
reaction if. instead of using political
rhetoric, he had made his announcement
in a letter to the editor of a pornographic
magazine:
IX'ar Penthouse Forum and my fellow
Nebraskans:
Tver since I got my new job about six
months ago. I had been lustfully eyeing the
budget of a major Midwestern university.
Lay off, my pals told me. he university
budget had been considered untouchable
since anyone could remember. Other
governors tried to rip into it. However,
their attempts to cut it down to size had
either been unsuccessful or inept.
Still. I couldn't help but fantasize.
Somehow, it must have felt me staring at
its overgrown size. "Hey," it said,
addressing me, "you're pretty cute for a
governor. You can call me Buddie if you
want." I was too mesmerized to respond.
"Why don't you and I go up to the State
Budget office and cut a couple of mil."
Before I knew what hit me. I was in
the State Budget Office. I knew I shouldn't
be there, but" Buddie kept egging me on,
daring me to go further.
"Come on, a big ol' governor like you
isn't afraid to eliminate an itty-bitty
sociology department, is he?"
I lunged forward. "I'll show you
afraid," 1 cried passionately. The budget
fell to the floor. I began thrashing and
clawing and grabbing at any department
I could think of.
Sociology went first. Then history.
Then all of the liberal arts. By the time
our night was over, all that remained of
Buddie was a computer science depart
ment that had enough money to buy a
couple of pocket calculators.
I lit a cigarette. "Thanks, Buddie"
I said, "I feel a lot better now."
Buddie didn't say anything first. She
just winked at me and whispered. "See
you next year."
Sincerely,
B. K., Lincoln, Neb.
If the governor had only chosen this
method, maybe we wouldn't be writing
letters of protest. We'd be taking cold
showers instead.
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