Word: republican
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...member of the Republican Club Board and a conservative, I think Wirzbicki couldn't be more wrong. Consistently conservatives are blitzed by liberal professors, teaching fellows, and classmates. The looks of utter disgust I received at the Freshman Activities Fair as I pleaded for people to sign up for the Republican Club would have constituted calls of "insensitivity" if I was representing a "minority" organization...
...Percentage who could not name George W. Bush as a Republican candidate...
...this post-Vietnam age, most Americans are wary of sending troops overseas. But Buchanan's opposition is sweeping. He is, of course, outraged by Clinton's Kosovo policies ("We have no vital interest in that blood-soaked peninsula..."). But he also attacks the Persian Gulf War, waged by Republican President Bush and backed by 80% of Americans. And the moral quandary of whether, as the world's only superpower, the U.S. has a duty to stop genocide is for Buchanan a no-brainer: unless vital interests like oil are involved, we should mind our own business and let those marked...
...Monday, many people realized for the first time that Dan Quayle was actually trying to run for president. Unfortunately for the former veep, this burst of much-needed attention comes only as a result of his decision to drop out of the race for the Republican nomination. Awash in debt, his campaign has struggled not only with financial issues but also what could politely be called a credibility gap ? the shadow of Quayle?s infamous "potatoe" gaffe and his talent for the non-sequitur ("Had I known I was going to Latin America, I would have studied...
...only Republicans who will be watching McCain's fortunes against Bush. As Democrats go through the process of selecting their candidate, they will undoubtedly weigh up how their two front-runners, Al Gore and Bill Bradley, will fare against each of the GOP candidates. In this regard, there is a certain synergy between McCain and Bradley; conversely, McCain?s fate in the Republican party could be directly proportionate to Bradley?s progress in the Democratic primaries. While the two men disagree on some controversial issues, like abortion, they share a dissatisfaction with the political status quo that will appeal...