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Bush economic adviser Larry Lindsey called that charge "faintly bizarre," and he's right - not only did this slowdown take root last fall, but Bush has done little more than tell it like it is, and understate it at that. But it's just as bizarre a contention that Bush's plan, conceived under much sunnier economic skies, can do anything about consumer spending this year or next. And having apparently made the political decision that his tax relief isn't saleable on purely moral grounds, Bush might want to reconsider matching his message to his medicine...
Next on the griddle were Clinton's most dogged lieutenants, the bunker squad--chief of staff John Podesta, counsel Beth Nolan and endlessly faithful consigliere Bruce Lindsey. All of them had the same message: During those wild, sleepless final days, they had protested in force against the notion of pardoning Rich, a fugitive who had illegally bought more than $200 million worth of oil from Iran during the hostage crisis and dodged paying $48 million in one of the biggest tax frauds in history. They were so adamant in their opposition that after a Jan. 16 meeting, they assumed...
...Bush's use of an uncertain economic spring as a political foot in the door. By then, the Fed will have cut rates if it feels it needs to, and the cloud over the boom may well have passed. Bush, for his part, brought Bush senior's adviser Larry Lindsey along to help sell the cut as harmless (he's a former Fed governor, so he and Greenspan speak the same language). Besides, there is a legitimate economic case for putting a couple of bucks back in consumers' pockets, as long as the new administration treads lightly...
Economic Affairs Asst. Larry Lindsey Thunderbolt Lindsey...
...Clinton than Rich's lawyer Jack Quinn, Dozoretz enjoyed regular access to the White House. In late November she apparently established the first direct contact with Clinton on the pardon, telling him Quinn was representing Rich. Clinton told her to have Quinn get in touch with deputy counsel Bruce Lindsey. About two weeks later, Quinn delivered a book-size pardon application to the White House...