Unlike George W. Bush, he preaches that the GOP's heartiest future lies in the activism, reform-mindedness and vision of Teddy Roosevelt. Unlike the Texas governor, he is also not a Bush, a family that Reform Party founder Ross Perot, for some reason known best to him, despises. A fusion ticket backed by Reformers as well as Republicans would present Perot with an added plus. It would keep his party's nomination free from the clutches of Patrick J. Buchanan, a man who last year wrote a book, A Republic, Not an Empire, that condemns the Western democracies for standing up to Hitler in 1939. Patriotic Ross Perot did not create a political party to have it overrun by a political arch-conservative looking for a more receptive home.
History offers an intriguing clue.
Back in 1970, the Dallas multi-billionaire flew to Southeast Asia with hopes of getting food and medical supplies to American POWS like John McCain. Maybe this time, Perot will make it through with the supplies. Newspaper Enterprise Assn. E.W. Scripps Publications , All Rights Reserved. Site users are subject to our User Agreement .