Word: gramm
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Last Friday, Texas Senator Phil Gramm became the first Republican officially to throw his hat into the Presidential ring. Backed by the Texas A & M band, Gramm declared his candidacy with a particularly appropriate phrase: "With a love for America and a desire to make her right again...
Since November, Gramm has positioned himself at the head of the socalled "revolution" that gave Republicans control of Congress. Republican legislators have turned that election into a mandate for a remarkable assault on big government, seeking to roll back everything from welfare to federal health and safety regulations and to balance the budget through various constitutional contortions. Through it all, Republicans have claimed to hear, like divine inspiration, the clear voice of the American people, instructing them to dismantle the bloated apparatus of the federal government piece by piece...
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...Phil Gramm (R-Texas) is currently the only declared Republican candidate. Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole (R-Kan.), former Gov. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), Sen. Richard Lugar(R-Ind.), Rep. Robert Dornan (R-Cal.), commentatorPatrick J. Buchanan, Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Penn.)and former Labor Secretary Lynn Martin will alsolikely vie for the nomination...
...Republicans' disorganization will surely be their ruin. Right now, they can run with Gramm or try to find a dark horse. No one even knows which party (if any) Gen. Colin Powell would join if he ran. Why bet on a party racked with instability and factional infighting...