Yearning for the Presidential Fix^1

Watching George McGovern hop on the presidentialmerry-go-round again makes you wonder whatmakes them run.After all,George didn’t have avery merry ride the last time—but the older they get,the harder they try.There’s something admirable about it,but alsosomething very sad.Here’s even Harold Stassen,the Young Lochinvar of the 1944 campaign,cryingfor his lost chances and still reaching for the brassring6 40 years later.