Word: simonizers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Simon and Dole have gone into some detail on their proposals," Saunders says. "Most of the rest have been speaking in general terms...
Compare that with the more simplistic and unrealistic proposals his rivals have offered so far. While Senator Paul Simon promises us that "the figures are there" to support his claims for both a massive spending program and a balanced budget, the numbers show otherwise. Gov. Michael Dukakis's budget plan, which consists of collecting unpaid taxes and saying that "tough choices have to be made," fails to make any decisions on taxes and spending. Jesse Jackson's plan to reduce the deficit by making very deep cuts in defense spending may balance the budget, but only by drastically weakening this...
...Texas newspapers showed Dukakis leading with 30 percent, Jesse Jackson in second with 17 percent, Missouri Rep. Richard Gephardt with 13 percent, Tennessee Sen. Albert J. Gore Jr. '69 with 10 percent and undecided voters at 25 percent. Former Colorado Sen. Gary Hart and Illinois Sen. Paul Simon trailed in the single numbers...
...Paul Simon (D.-Ill.): Simon claimsto have put more education laws on the books thanall of the other presidential candidates of bothparties combined. Simon has been a leadingadvocate of higher education programs during hisyears in Congress and boasts that his interest ineducation "is not simply an election-yearcommitment...
...Chairman of the Subcommittee onPostsecondary Education and a member of otherCongressional committees dealing with educationissues, Simon has helped win legislative battlesfor protecting and expanding student aid funding,creating the Department of Education, andstrengthening minority education. Of all thecandidates, Simon has the highest lifetime rankingfrom the National Education Association (88percent). Like the other Democratic candidates,Simon has denounced the Reagan budget cuts, andwants to reverse the trend away from grants andtowards repayable loans...