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...opposite direction. Forbes is in some ways a harder enemy to tackle, and not just because his wealth gives him running room. By targeting the messenger, Dole is threatening to sink the message, which is getting him into trouble with others who share Forbes' supply-side devotion. Jack Kemp, aware of how Dole lusts for his endorsement, weighed in with aid and comfort to Forbes. "In the great tradition of President Reagan, especially during his birthday week, I strongly urge all Republicans seeking the presidential nomination to speak no ill of thy fellow Republican's efforts to reform...
...columns as especially power hungry and antiquated. In practice, however, his anti-interventionist instincts aren't so tidy. Forbes has railed against industrial policy, for example, decrying the government-sponsored Sematech chip consortium and the Clinton Pentagon's development of flat-panel computer displays. Yet he heartily endorses Kemp-style enterprise zones that, whatever their worthy aims, amount to a textbook use of government subsidies to improve upon markets...
...sense, Reed and Dal Col are brothers fighting on opposite sides of the Civil War, for they have the same political pedigree. Both are the political progeny of Jack Kemp and come from the pro-growth, Big Tent wing of the Republican Party. Reed served as Kemp's chief of staff at the Department of Housing and Urban Development from 1989 until '91, and Dal Col was Reed's handpicked successor. "We were a phenomenal team," recalls Dal Col. "He was Mr. Inside, and I was Mr. Outside." The two have kept a cordial distance, but the rivalry turned poisonous...
...cuff links to the faithful. Reed's political godfather was consultant Roger Stone, who saw his charge's talent as an organizer and engineered his rise to deputy regional political director for the Reagan-Bush re-election in 1984. Four years later Reed became a shining star in Jack Kemp's undistinguished presidential campaign and later Kemp's chief of staff. Next stop: the Republican National Committee, where he was executive director, leaving it in strong financial shape. The hallmarks of Reed's style are simple: organization, organization, organization...
...KEMP AS KINGMAKER. The former football player is the second-most-courted Republican in the endorsement game (Powell is No. 1). If Kemp chooses Dole, it could be fatal to Kemp's disciple, Forbes. But Kemp is leaning toward endorsing Forbes soon because he champions Kemp's favorite issues, the flat tax and the gold standard. If Forbes doesn't get the nomination himself, he could throw his support to Kemp. If Forbes wins, however, Kemp could get his dream of being Treasury Secretary. If Forbes loses, cynics predict that Kemp can at least count on a well-paid sinecure...