The electoral debacle suffered by President Clinton clearly shows all is not well with his administration’s conduct of the nation’s affairs. There has been a decisive shift in the balance of power with Democrats losing their half a century old domination of the U.S, Senate and House of Representatives, Such a development could not have come about without fundamental erosion of confidence the country had reposed in the youngest President some time ago, He should have been aware of the widespread popular concerns about the growth of crime, drugs and corruption as also the shrinking job opportunities, social amelioration, education and health, An average U.S, citizen also feels uncomfortable about the infuse of unauthorized job seekers from other parts of the world, An impression was allowed to be created that the White House was more amenable to powerful lobbies than being. Receptive to the silent assertion of their will by the electorate, The President’s choice of his many personnel in the administration betrayed a lack of experience. As the top most leader of the most powerful nation in the world, President Clinton still has an opportunity as well as capacity to mend things and deliver the goods. He shall have to affect many compromises and be receptive to public grievances as much as it is physically possible in the limited timeframe, he has to with. The conservatives will have to consolidate their positions. Through positive actions rather than be short-term beneficiaries of popular disenchantment, they must avoid the kind of shrill rationalism one witnesses in Germany. Such an attitude, if ever adopted, will undermine the international Standing of the U.S.A. and will weaken the multiracial nature of the U.S. society. The administration will have to rededicate itself to promote greater amount of social welfare, peace and justice at home and humanism and cooperation internationally. The President can no. longer afford to look the other way while the popular U.S, houses express concerns about national and international developments.
Article extracted from this publication >> November 18, 1994
