Word: simonizers
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...ideas are best for the country. Simon recognizes that America is fast becoming a land divided: with the affluent and educated on one side, and the destitute and the drop-out on the other. (Divisions that have been enhanced by the policies of the Reagan Administration.) That is why Simon, an author of 10 books and newspaper publisher at 19, has targeted his programs for the future on improving education and eliminating illiteracy. Compare that to his so-called liberal foe, Mike Dukakis, who has received poor grades from Massachusetts public educators for being stingy on public university funding...
...civil rights, Simon has risen to prominence as a co-sponsor of the Civil Rights Act of 1984 and from his intelligent and principled questioning during the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Robert H. Bork. He began his outspoken defense of civil rights when it was least popular, in the 1950's in the Illinois state house...
...foreign policy differs little from the Democratic contenders, except Gore, on the important questions, like a freeze on nuclear testing, and opposition to the illegal war in Nicaragua. And unlike the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Simon leaves no doubt about his support of Israel and the importance of a peace agreement in the region...
...when it comes to government spending, Simon is not afraid to call for defense cuts and more social programs. His program is straight from another era, when government provided for all strata of citizenry. His one troubling position--in favor of a balanced budget amendment--is hardly motivated by the platitudinous and knee-jerk reasons given by the other candidates who favor the amendment. Correctly, Simon observes that unbalanced budgets raise interest rates and in that way facilitate one of the largest income transfers--from poor to rich--supported by the Reagan administration. Even if the legislation would curtail important...
...farm policy, Simon offers a coherent aid plan, without giving away the store, as the winner in Iowa, Gephardt, had no trouble doing. And unlike Dukakis, Simon's plans for America extend past the Eastern shore, and its endive-garnished hors d'oeuvres...