From: farenebt@craft.camp.clarkson.edu (Droopy)
Subject: Re: Dial 1-800-HITLER2?
Organization: Clarkson University
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 18:06:33 GMT

nrc@cbnews.cb.att.com (N. Richard Caldwell) writes:

>From article <farenebt.717861998@craft.camp.clarkson.edu>, by farenebt@craft.camp.clarkson.edu (Droopy):
>> 						
>> [Perot's] campaign is being run on an, "I'm not a politician" campaign. His
>> campaign (I don't have time to read his book; why doesn't he publicize
>> some of its important points?) is a lot more vague than Bush's or CLinton's
>> (and that's saying something). 

>That's a laugh.  "I don't have time for the facts, just give me the 
>sound bites."   Why on earth should anyone here even bother reading 
>what you have to say, much less responding, if you won't even bother
>to learn a little about what you're talking about.  The book is only 
>113 pages.  It's a quick read and it's worth the effort.

Some of us are consumed by homework, exams, work and bills... all in 
the same day. Maybe over a break I will read it but he's railing on
how the others are being so vague and he's doing the same thing. Clinton
has a book too but Perot still calls his policies too vague. 

>> His contribution to the deficit debate
>> was, "I could balance the budget without breaking a sweat." Sure, all
>> he would do is fire Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, ....

>Perot has discovered that a real budget reduction plan entails quite a bit 
>of sweat and he's spelled it out in detail in his book. 

A death-bed conversion?

>Anybody that has a concern for the future of this country beyond
>the petty power struggles of party politics should read Perot's book no
>matter what they think of Perot.  There are some good ideas in there.
>While you're at it, dig up Tsongas's book and read it, too.  

All right, I will. I still challenge you to answer why Perot hasn't
publically (on tv or newspapers) specified the more important parts of
my book? If I take up your challenge, will you answer mine?

>One of Clinton's people that came to court Perot's followers commented 
>that the difference in their budget plans was really just a question of 
>how hard you want to hit the brakes on the deficit.  A good look at
>the proposals tells me that it's really a difference between Perot's
>plan to hit the brakes and Clinton's plan to punch the gas.  At the 
>same time I'd say that Bush's plan is like trying to coast to a stop 
>while going down a steep hill.

>Only one major candidate has proposed a plan to balance the budget:
>Perot. 

"I could balance the budget without breaking a sweat."

So, Clinton has balanced 12 budgets in a row in AK but will he do
it in Washington? Probably not in 4 years. Neither will Perot. Neither
will Bush. Even if Perot does balance (do you believe in the tooth
fairy?) the budget, how about other areas? Health care? Crime?
the military? What does he know about them? 

Perot might make a great economic advisor but a President?! I think not.
If our country's only problem was a recession, Perot might be the
answer. I can't picture him in Geneva shaking hands with Boris
Yeltsin, for example.
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