From: pjl2@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Paul J Landsberg)
Newsgroups: talk.politics.misc,misc.headlines
Subject: Re: Brown crushes Clinton; Bush camp in disarray
Date: 6 Apr 92 23:26:36 GMT
Reply-To: pjl2@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Paul J Landsberg)
Organization: Columbia University

Jim McMaster writes:
>I agree with a lot that you say.  The Democratic Party is in deep
>trouble.  I *wish* I had another choice besides Clinton, but the
>simple fact is that I do not.  The Republicans have been in charge
>for twelve years now, and have caused severe damage to the economy
>and the country.  
I could have sworn there were at least a couple of hundred
representatives, congress-piggies and senators also "in charge."
Drat, where have they gone.

>Look at what Ronnie & George have done to the
>Supreme Court!  Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas and (whatever-his-
>name-is) Kennedy are disasters to the freedom of all Americans.
>The "borrow-and-spend" Republicans are even worse than the "tax-and-
>spend" Democrats against whom they rail.

Ah, the crux of the issue.  Too many pigs at the government trough?
Hmmmmmmmmmm........now who is using this as a campaign theme?


>The Democratic Party did not "anoint" Clinton.  He has become the
>leader of the party's moderate-conservative wing.  He has done a good
>enough job as Governor of Arkansas to be reelected five times by the
>people of his state.  There are several people I wish were on the
>ballot, but the fact is they were too chicken to challenge Bush when
>they had the chance.  Out of the six who got into the race, Clinton
>is the best choice.  He beat Tsongas, Kerrey and Harkin fair and square,
>by the prevailing rules. 
Money talks..........and talks...........and talks........and talks.......


>I seriously question the mental capacity of anyone who really believes
>Jerry Brown should be President.  If he runs agains Bush, I will cast my
>first Republican ballot in twenty years.  Brown is a weaselly politician
>who changes his mind about any issue, depending on the current polls and
>the current audience.  
So, given a choice between a 'good ole boy' who can play with the rich
white men on the all-white golf course (BCCI banker giving him $$$$$)
and a rich Texas oil man you like Sleeeeeepery Bill.  AAAAAARRRRGGGGHHH,
doesn't this say something to you?  Like in the Louisiana Gubernatorial
election, given an admitted crook or a racist, are you actually PROUD
of a party that offers you a crook?  Same goes for the 'duke' party.

>After two terms as Governor of California, he had
>a 60% negative rating from his constituents, and got creamed when he ran
>for the Senate.  He has latched onto the current discontent in the country,
>and has come up with his $100 gimmick to get votes.  He cries about corrup-
>tion in the process, and proposes a flat tax that would increase the
>deficit by hundreds of billions.  This man would be a disaster as
>President.
Gad, another pet peeve.  Read your favorite editorialist.  If he whines
about a flat tax being unfair, realize what they/he/she are propounding
as best.  Our 4000 pages of tax code.  WHAT?  How can anyone argue
for 4000 pages of tax code?  Geez.

>You like Brown's ideas?  Don't count on his still having the same ones
>once he gets elected!  He is a world champion at the flip-flop, and
>has no convictions to back up his ideas.  As soon as a more popular
>"cause" arises, he will jump on that one too.

I count on Clinton to feed his buddies their standard pork dinners,
give his mistress a state/federal job or two, maybe throw a few contracts
Hillary's way........GAD!  Consistency is definitely a goal. Consistently
corrupt and being proud of it is .............


>As I said, I wish I had better choices available.  Clinton will get the
>nomination, though.  The harder Brown makes it, the more chance we have
>at another Bush term.  Bush is the closest thing we have to Brown...no
>principles, no strong ideas, the ability to change positions on a dime.
>The difference is I think Bush is essentially a moral person.  Brown is
>not.
WRONG!  Bush is the closet thing we have to Clinton.  Both of them are
career politicians so used to 'hobknobbing with the goobersmoochers' that
they wouldn't recognize a "middle-class" American.  Meet our American
aristocracy!

Paul Landsberg