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...yielded a few other peeks at Bush's personal politics, but even as she hinted at private convictions, her allegiance to her husband's policy won out. Bush neatly dodged a question about her position on abortion by NBC's Lisa Myers, saying, "I agree with George that we ought to do everything we can to reduce the number of abortions." Myers replied, "It sounds like you agree with your mother-in-law," referring to Barbara Bush's quiet pro-choice stance. "Now, that's what you said, Lisa," Bush responded, chuckling. "Not me. No, I don't want...
...worked as a foreign-policy adviser to both Ronald Reagan and Dubya's father and who serves as Dubya's guru on the subject. Says Hughes: "So people look at that and say a young, smart, creative African-American woman, who has worked for two Presidents, believes George Bush ought to be the next President...
...remember that , at 54, he is more than a decade older than John Kennedy was in 1960). Cheney signs on as a slightly older retainer, but not as a father figure - he's only 59 - who might make the presidential candidate seem callow. He is what a vice president ought to be - first-rate standby equipment...
Maybe Dr. Spiesel, a professor at Yale University School of Medicine, could be recognized by the PTA. There ought to be a way to honor the person who each year has done the most for lightening the load of parents--an award for achievements like figuring out how to replace all the buckles and zippers and snaps on children's snowsuits with Velcro...
Batterson: Well, as the venture capitalist here, I guess I ought to comment on this. You know, there's more private venture capital now than at any other time in the history of the country--about double what it was two years ago. So there is a tidal wave of so-called angel money sloshing around the country now to help people get started...