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Date:         Fri, 22 Jan 1993 18:52:38 PST
From:         Jonathan Fisher <jfisher@NETXWEST.COM>
Subject:      Re: Promises, promises
Comments: To: POLITICS@ucf1vm.cc.ucf.edu

Brett',

Thanks for the post on Clinton's promises.  Since a lot of promises,
in general, are matters of opinion, I'll let you know after I finish
reading this list, what my opinion is.  For the time being, let's list
the ones that Clinton has delivered on...


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        Courtesy of Emil Chuck:

        I'll be marking these with a B or K for Broken or Kept.  Ones that
could go either way will be marked with a /.
--Brett'
OK.  I'll do the same!
In the interest of brevity, I'll cut the ones that no decision is made yet.

1. Abortion
 K     A. End the "gag" order that restricts abortion counseling in
federally funded clinics.
 K      B. Permit federal medical research using aborted fetal tissues.
 K      E. Support testing of RU-486, the French birth control pill.
 K      F. Allow self-paid abortions to be performed in military medical
facilities overseas.

2. Agriculture
[?]     E. Appoint a Sect. of Agriculture respected by farmers.
Here Brett' -- don't say that I never gave you anything!

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                         CLINTON  GORE ON AGRICULTURE
A department for agriculture

 Give American farmers a friend and advocate at the USDA by appointing a
 Secretary of Agriculture who is respected by American farmers and who will
 work tirelessly on their behalf.  The USDA must be a department for
 agriculture, not an annex to the Office of Management and Budget or the State
 Department.

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6. Budget deficit

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[B]     A. Reduce the budget deficit by more than half in four years.
bzzzt.  That depends on your definition. By my definition, this pledge
isn't broken.  If he reduces it my $150 Billion, this pledge is kept.
Further, even if we go with your definition, it's not broke _yet_!
So let's not jump the gun here!
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        B. Enact a line-item veto to allow Presidents the authority to
strike specific projects from spending bills.
Clinton can't enact this by himself.  The promise should read,
'work for a line-item veto ...'

7. Bureaucracy
        A. Cut 100,000 federal workers.
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[B]     B. Cut White House and congressional staffs by 25%.
This pledge isn't broken.
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[/]K    G. Have a cabinet that "looks like America".
Sorry. This is a kept promise.  If you break down the demographics, the
cabinet "looks like America".


10. Civil Rights and Diversity
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[B]K    A. End the ban on gays and lesbians in the military
HOW CAN YOU POSSIBLY SAY THAT THIS IS BROKEN????
Clinton signed, on his first day in office, a Presidential Directive which
prohibits the military from looking for gays in the military.  In the
next few months, he is going to end the ban.
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[K]K    E. Increase the number of women and minorities in the top levels of
government.

20. Ethics
K       A. Require all top appointees to sign a pledge not to lobby
their government agencies for five years after leaving office.
K       B. Bar senior administration officials from becoming lobbyists
for foreign governments.
?       C. Require all special interest groups to register with the
Office of Government Ethics within 30 days of contacting a federal
official.
K       D. Ban government trade negotiators from subsequently lobbying
for foreign corporations or governments.

25. Immigration
[B]     A. Reverse the Bush administration's policy of forced
repatriation of Haitian refugees to give them a chance to make a case
for political asylum in the United States.

29. Tax Cuts
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[B]     A. Give middle-class taxpayers a choice between a children's tax
credit and a reduction in their income tax rate.
HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT IT'S BROKEN WHEN HE HASN'T EVEN SUBMITTED
HIS FIRST ECONOMIC PLAN????

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Forwarded by Brett'

Thanks Brett'.  Now why don't we wait for President Clinton to
do something before saying that he has broken a pledge?

Jonathan
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