From: labelle@intelhf.hf.intel.com (George La Belle)
Newsgroups: or.politics,pnw.general
Subject: Re: Perot's (latest) candidacy
Date: 2 Oct 92 19:49:38 GMT
Article-I.D.: intelhf.1992Oct2.194938.8132
Organization: Development Tools Operation, Intel Corp., Hillsboro  OR

dwdyer@polari.online.com writes:

>OK, he's back in.  But, he keeps claiming still that he wants ISSUES to be
>the "issue".  Fine.  Gimme some details, Ross!  He won't. 

		He did! Read his book. I'm sure over the next few weeks,
      he'll disseminate that plan, over the TV media.


>enact AT THE TIME.  The plan is immaterial.  He'll surround himself with
>"trusted" advisors and fall whichever way the wind blows. 

		That is not the way he operates. He has a proven record of
    soliciting input from experts, observation, and then decision on which
    course to take.

>profit and order.  I mistrust both as incentives for alleviatin human
>suffering.

		The "incentive" for alleviating human suffering, as you put it,
	should remain an individual decision. ANy method of forcing such
	"alleviation", as a responsibility, upon all of us is socialism.






>>There are several things that may give substance to this argument:

>>0. Perot, when the presidency issue first came up, said that he would only 
>>   consider running if there was enough consensus to get him on the ballot in
>>   every state. I remember reading this back in May (I belelieve, can't remem-
>>   ber for sure).

>>1. In an interview with Time this last summer, Perot stated specifically that
>>   he didn't want to run if it would hurt the process of addressing the issues
>>   facing the nation today. He may have bowed out at first because he felt his
>>   lack of preparation would *HAVE* hurt this process. He might have also
>>   bowed out because he didn't want personal things (Hart's sex scandal) to 
>>   distract the voters from making their evaluations of the issues.

>>2. His statements concerning the status of his "campaign" seem to indicate that
>>   he is not necessarily driven by a burning desire to be President. Rather, it
>>   takes on impression of "If you call me, I'll serve", which is an attitude 
>>   that most people, especially myself, have not see in a very long time in 
>>   this time.

>>3. In the interview in 2., Perot basically rejects the idea that Bush and others
>>   "didn't know" about Iran-Contra, etc. He reasoned that those people were 
>>   reporting to him, so it was likely that they did know most of the details.
>>   He applied reasoning that most people probably would (this is an assumption
>>   on my part that may be incorrect). 


>>This is probably the most interesting Presidential election I have seen. I'm
>>not quite sure what kind of President Perot would make, but based on above,
>>I find that he is helping the process more that people would argue that it's
>>hurting it. Remember that Perot is not in service yet, and as such he is not
>>"bound" to run if he feels that he doesn't want to. I personally am tired of 
>>hearing the Democrats blame Republicans for all the problems of this country 
>>and vice versa. It seems to me that these two parties are more concerned with
>>the amount of power they can attain at the expense of the country, and I feel
>>that neither Bush or Clinton either know or care about the problems facing 
>>this country, as much as they might profess to the contray. Bush's track 
>>record of backing down speaks for itself, and Clinton strikes me as a used 
>>car salesman. Neither of these candidates talk about dealing with "the issues",
>>but I am not convinced that either one is really serious.

>>Of course, I could be really cynical, and write myself in on the ballot on 
>>Nov 3..........

>>-pmm


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>                 Wayne Dyer --- dwdyer@polari.online.com  
>  "I mistrust all systematizers and I avoid them. The will to a system
>      is a lack of integrity."  -Nietzsche, _Twilight of the Idols_ 
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