ms. ferraro, do i have to get out? your problem is that you had terrific advisers, and you didn't ask advice before you ran off to the cozy condos. had you come to your kitchen cabinet, they would have said, "behave yourself." if you want it enough, you'll have to play by the rules. you're fair game. be cool, at least until you get elected. scinating. fascinating. s. graham, have the rules changed? i think they have changed for the better. i would say that alan simpson and general westmoreland both really want to know about these people's characters, yet th say we shouldn't bring them this nd of information. one theory is they haven't changed that much. for instance, john sears pointed out that wheas primaries rule out candidates now, the smoke-filled rooms ruled out some of these candidates. some were rud out because of these reasons before they got to the public. so i d't know that this is as new as we think it is. it's the press' job to inform people and let them make judgments, as has been said. 's not up to us to