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What some called "the wimp factor" and others labelled "the vision thing" is haunting George Bush again. And the GOP platform rhetoric of commitment to "family values" isn't a powerful enough incantation to exorcise...

Author: By Jendi B. Reiter, | Title: Return of the `The Wimp Factor' | 8/18/1992 | See Source »

...WIMP when it comes to gastronomy...

Author: By Molly B. Confer, | Title: We're in for Some Nasty Candies | 7/28/1992 | See Source »

...with his brothers, Kempf has ordered 1200 shirts in eight different variations on the "top ten" theme. He expects the biggest sellers to include shirts listing the "top ten reasons Republicans are losers" and the "top ten lies told by George Bush" (lie number one: "I am not a wimp...

Author: By Ira E. Stoll, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: From Harvard Yard to Madison Square Garden | 7/14/1992 | See Source »

...next Chief Justice and is staking out a position as more moderate than Scalia, the conservatives' favorite. Kennedy used to be tagged as Scalia's faithful but less brilliant follower (a position Clarence Thomas currently enjoys). Now he has moved to the head of the court's "wimp bloc," complains Gary Bauer, domestic-policy adviser in the Reagan White House. The shift in Kennedy's position, he says, "reflects schizophrenia or cravenness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside the Court | 7/13/1992 | See Source »

...just when we need it most, there is a dearth of brave politicians willing to stand up to the conspiracy. President Bush, the ultimate political wimp, gave his tacit support for the stadium by throwing out the first ball in yesterday's sold-out opener with the Cleveland Indians...

Author: By Joe Mathews, | Title: Manufacturing My Game | 4/7/1992 | See Source »

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