Word: bushed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...some 2.5 million strong that traditionally backs Democratic candidates. (Since it was established in 1972, the N.E.A. political-action committee has never endorsed a Republican for President.) But in July, Dole began attacking these organizations by name, railing against the evil influence of "the teachers' unions" much as George Bush used to invoke the A.C.L.U. During his speech to the Republican Convention in San Diego, Dole fulminated, "I say this not to the teachers, but to their unions: If education were a war, you would be losing it. If it were a business, you would be driving it into bankruptcy...
Americans love tax cuts. The politicians who offer reduced taxes seem to collect the most votes. Just look at the past: Walter Mondale in 1984 said a tax hike might be necessary, and lost to Reagan in a landslide. George Bush's 1988 "Read my lips, no new taxes" pledge earned him the White House. Clinton's 1992 offering of a middle-class tax break all but assured his victory. Dole's promise of a 15% tax cut is unachievable. Its only purpose is to garner votes. For the sake of American politics, let's hope that this ploy doesn...
...this the convention's invocation of the spirit of Ronald Reagan and the resurrection of supply-side economic theory, and you get a concoction that is fit only for the 1980s. Times have changed but apparently not the G.O.P. The disastrous effects of 12 years of Reagan and Bush administrations on the economy seem to be easily forgotten. KLAAS B. VAN DER POEL St. Jean de Muzols, France...
...knew a George Bush look-alike. Archie Kessell was married to a high school classmate of mine. Archie didn't have to look like George Bush unless he wanted to. Ordinarily you'd take him for what he was--a retired engineer from Huntington Beach, California. Then he'd make his little adjustments, a tape would play Hail to the Chief, and you'd find yourself in the presence of the President of the United States. Archie was an affable man, but he was firm about not coming on until Hail to the Chief was played. I always respected...
...National Journal story about the Bill Clinton look-alike said he made $500,000 last year. It occurred to me that Archie probably hadn't pulled down that kind of money being George Bush. Then it occurred to me that Bill Clinton doesn't pull down that kind of money being Bill Clinton. Is something out of whack here, or is this just the unfettered operation of a free market...