From: mykes@amiga0.SF-Bay.ORG (Mike Schwartz)
Newsgroups: talk.abortion,alt.fan.dan-quayle,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh
Subject: Re: Casey 1996! (Was Re: It's just a TV SHOW!
Date: 30 Sep 92 07:13:17 GMT
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In article <1992Sep28.202630.25008@athena.cs.uga.edu> tedr@athena.cs.uga.edu (Ted Kalivoda) writes:
> Mike Swartz says:
>
> >There are actually a few governors I like.  Tommy Thompson is one.  There
> >was a lot of talk about Ex-Governor Jim Thompson of Illinois becoming a
> >VP candidate, but I haven't heard much about him in the last 8 years or
> >so...  California is not known for having very good politicians.  Reagan
> >was a rare GREAT one.  But there isn't a single candidate for any office
> >in this whole state that is worth a damn.
>
> Wait a second, what about Bruce Hirschinshorn?  I don't know a great deal
> about the fellow, but I saw his debate with B.Boxer on C-Span and wow was he
> impressive.  He demands such respect when he speaks.	Mature, Candid, deep
> voice, seems to be sharply sincere, and his flat tax rate is a bag of gold.
>

I saw his debate with Barbara Bouncer, too.  But he is running 20 points
down in the polls.

>
> >I want to see taxes go down, not up.  Not particularly for the rich, but
> >for everyone.  With Clinton's economic plan, we will have an additional
> >$70 Billion defecit and that money really does have to come from somewhere.
> >I submit that it can only come from the middle and lower classes after the
> >tax on the rich doesn't raise enough.  I am a firm believer that social
> >programs administered at the state level will be much better at solving
> >our woes.
>
> Sounds a lot like Hirschinshorn to me.  I think he comes across even better
> than Kemp.  Much better.  And the flat tax rate is something I believe
> Amercians will finally want.
>

Flat 0% federal, 25% state is the way I'd like to see it, at least here
in California.	BTW, that 25% of California's GDP would be a higher tax
rate than Japan has.

>
> >So WHO would I like to be voting for for president?	Believe it or not,
> >.....vote for Jack Kemp, first and foremost.  If not Kemp, I'd want to vote
> >for Phil Gramm.  Then James Baker would be a good vote, too.  Kemp and
> >Gramm are the top two economic minds in government today.  Kemp is the
> >best problem solver we have, also.
>
> Kemp would take Clinton with no problem.  Unfortunately, he's not running. I
> certainly hope Gramm is not in the running in 96.  I plan to begin work on
> Kemp's campaign right after the election in november.  Hopefully I can
> finish my Doctorate by the spring of 96 to jump along for the ride.
>

What do you have against Gramm?  He may not be perceived as a great speaker,
but he is brilliant, especially at economics where are biggest problems,
according to the polls, are.

> ======================================================
>  Teddy Kalivoda  ------------> tedr@athena.cs.uga.edu
>    University of GA Computing & Network Services
>      Inst.of Higher Education, UGA, Athens, Georgia
> =====================================================
>	"The sleep of reason gives rise to monsters"
>					(Goya, Caprichos)

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