And, if history is a guide, Bush and Dukakis would be well advised to do the same.

CNN: The Place That Picks Winners

Months later, that late-night encounter led to an unforgettable trip to Africa for Kessler, his wife and daughter -- their entire experience coordinated by that same blonde, Lisa Rolls, a professional guide and co-owner of Virgin Bush Safaris.

CNN: 7 of the world's savviest tour guides

And then Nic Polenakis, wildlife guide and part-owner of the Somalisa Bush Camp, did a curious thing.

BBC: Zimbabwe, a side you've never seen

Gore at heart is a believer in command and control regulation while Bush has a healthy skepticism about how much the government can guide us.

FORBES: Election Stranger Than Fiction

NPR's David Greene reports that if the past is any guide, Congress is likely to restore many of the federal programs Mr. Bush wants cut.

NPR: Battle Looms over Cuts in Federal Programs

Without saying a word, our guide leapt off the jeep, together with a few local rangers, and headed into the bush.

BBC: Tracking Nepal��s endangered rhino

In a 2008 essay highly critical of Dr. Kass's work on the Bush bioethics council, the Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker questioned the value of dignity as a moral guide.

WSJ: Leon Kass: The Meaning of the Gosnell Trial