He Plays Well in K.C.

By SOPHFRONIA SCOTT GREGORY

If GEORGE BUSH finds recent polls gloomy, he can very well cheer himself up with the rosy sentiments flowing from Kuwait. The President is still vastly popular in the oil-rich country. So much so in fact that the U.S. embassy there has tactfully had to refuse offers from Kuwaitis eager to help bankroll | the presidential campaign. "We'd rather stay with the man we know," says one Kuwaiti. With such excitement, one wouldn't guess that the country is about to hold its own parliamentary elections next month. Gatherings meant to discuss local politics are now dominated by satellite TV broadcasts of the U.S. elections sent via CNN. And despite Bush's trailing Clinton in the polls, the Kuwaitis have victory on the brain. Says one: "If Bush gets re-elected, we'll slaughter a sheep to celebrate."