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...most important of these was Bush's peculiar need to demonstrate independence in his first "presidential" decision. Resentful of news stories that depicted him as Ronald Reagan's lapdog and a tool of savvy campaign "handlers," Bush decided that he would choose his running mate in secret and that his pick would be dramatic and unexpected...
...could the man Kennedy taunted be so resolute? And let's not forget those who derided him as a wimp, a lapdog, every divorced woman's first husband, a terminal preppy. His painful politeness and unwavering loyalty to Ronald Reagan through mountainous deficits and Iran-contra bumbling raised the question of his backbone. He waffled on issues like abortion and taxes, and even his supporters wondered in dark moments about his inner stuff. What this may suggest is one more flaw in our system of political assessment. In our dizzy campaigns we analyze a candidate too much from...
...critics to wonder about Bush's "corruption of ambition." Even George Will, one of the conservatives whose support Bush most coveted, was repelled. "The unpleasant sound Bush is emitting as he traipses from one conservative gathering to another," wrote Will, "is a thin, tiny 'arf' -- the sound of a lapdog...
Roger Ailes, Bush's media adviser, is credited with (or blamed for) inventing the Pledge of Allegiance issue, the Willie Horton scare, the A.C.L.U. attacks. All were leftovers from the Robertson campaign. Bush had been criticized as a "lapdog" early in 1987 when he courted the religious right, calling himself a "born again" Christian. It was assumed that he had to undergo these rituals, but that he would move to the center after surviving the Kemp challenge. What Ailes and his campaign allies did was take the Robertson base and build on it, incorporating all its major themes...
...mentioned George Bush in a game of word association for political insiders just six weeks ago, the responses would have been devastating: loser, wimp, preppie, lapdog. Mention the Vice President now, and the chorus would be loud and clear: Republican nominee for President...