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Such despair is shared by native Texan Daniel F. Ostrower '94, for whom the novelty of cold weather has definitely worn...
Even before he began speaking, Clinton was on the phone to Ross Perot, briefing him for 12 minutes on the plan; the Texan withheld a full endorsement but praised the President for an "excellent speech." Clinton then took off on what amounted to a campaign swing through Missouri, Ohio and upstate New York; this week he pushes on to California and Washington. In St. Louis, Missouri, Clinton noted that Republicans were already complaining that "he should have cut ((spending)) more" and challenged them, "Show me where, and be specific -- not hot air." Members of the Cabinet and other top aides...
Clinton's typical cynicism aside though, his proposals are a positive step. It is encouraging that he is going ahead with the politically tough move of a middle class tax increase. But a large part of the credit must go to Ross Perot, the twangy, loony, straight-talkin' Texan...
...Lloyd Bentsen: The Texan, who chairs the Senate Finance Committee, wants the post, but Clinton may conclude he can better help by staying put. "He'd send the same signals as Volcker," says a Clinton adviser, "but we haven't worked with him and he may be out of synch with what we want...
Election '92 may have been God's way of telling Ross Perot he had too much money, but the diminutive Texan with the big ears and the bar charts did win a serious, double-digit share of the vote. The effort cost him more than $60 million -- enough to give even a billionaire pause -- and he failed to carry a single state. Yet along the way, Perot helped focus and energize the race, and provided lessons for future independent candidates, possibly including himself...