Pubdate: Fri, 03 Sep, 1999 Source: San Francisco Examiner (CA) Copyright: 1999 San Francisco Examiner Contact: http://www.examiner.com/ Forum: http://examiner.com/cgi-bin/WebX Author: John R. Watts TRIMMING THE SHRUB I wonder if any of your readers can clarify whether there's a connection between young Bush's suspected youthful, indiscreet substance abuse and his father's bombing of Panama and the abduction of its president. Two scenarios occur to me: one, George Senior was determined to destroy Junior's supply lines; two, Noriega was playing politics with Junior's lines, so Senior resolved enough was enough. John R. Watts San Francisco - --- MAP posted-by: Thunder