Word: simonizes
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...October, Simon & Schuster will publish "Chronicles: Volume 1" by Bob Dylan. The publisher calls the autobiography "the most awaited book of 2002." Based on the buzz we heard at BEA, there might be some truth to that. Don't look for Bob at Barnes & Noble, though...
...Dismayed by this state of affairs, Rove decided something needed to be done. This week Simon campaign strategist Ron Rogers was replaced with John Peschong, who's close with Bush allies in the state. Simon's campaign denies any tensions with the White House, but Rove and other Bush advisers have been openly critical of Simon and his campaign. One GOP strategist who has talked to White House advisers told the Los Angeles Times, "There's not a lot of confidence in the White House with the campaign," and said they were unhappy with "money, message and messenger...
...Notwithstanding their squabbles with Simon, the White House wants more than anything to win in November. And though Bush claims he does not make policy decisions based on politics, he is certainly willing to nudge policy to help a Republican candidate in need. Simon paid a visit to the White House Wednesday, and when he emerged, he announced that Bush had said he would talk with Simon about prohibiting offshore oil drilling off the California coast. (Davis has been fighting the White House on this issue for some time.) Bush has been a proponent of offshore drilling...
...move that may prove even more irritating to Davis, Gale Norton, Bush's interior secretary, gave Simon a letter that said Davis had played a role in approving 193 offshore wells. Davis aides insisted he had no ability to stop that drilling...
...White House isn't giving up on Simon just yet. But it has to be careful as it gets involved in local races. A popular president can help his party at the polls a bit. But in the end, all politics is local, and almost every race is decided by local issues. What's more, this White House has a tendency to be heavy-handed and condescending to Republicans in Congress and in the states. If Rove pushes too hard, the President could lose vital allies. And no matter how high his popularity ratings may soar, he'll still need...