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- From: rja@redwood26.cray.com (Russ Anderson)
- Subject: Re: Another good reason to vote for Bush (was Re: Another good reason not to vote for Bush
- Message-ID: <1992Aug14.083137.1355@hemlock.cray.com>
- Originator: rja@redwood26
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- Sender: rja@redwood26 (Russ Anderson)
- Organization: The 1991 World Champion Minnesota Twins!
- References: <l8hms5INN4n9@girtab.usc.edu> <1992Aug12.190214.27080@csus.edu> <adams.713718210@spssig>
- Date: 14 Aug 92 08:31:37 CDT
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- In article <adams.713718210@spssig>, adams@spss.com (Steve Adams) writes:
- > chaneysa@nextnet.csus.edu (Stephen A Chaney) writes:
- > >In article <l8hms5INN4n9@girtab.usc.edu> rone@girtab.usc.edu (Ron Echeverri) writes:
- > >>
- > >> HOUSTON (UPI) -- A Republican platform subcommittee overwhelming-
- > >>ly passed a plank calling for a constitutional amendment banning all abor-
- > >>tions, endorsing the policy of President Bush. The subcommittee on indivi-
- > >>dual rights, good homes and safe streets voted 17-3 Monday to approve the
- > >>plank, which is essentially the same as contained in the 1988 and 1984
- > >>platforms.
- >
- > >Thank you very much. I'll make sure my vote goes to George Herbert
- > >Walker Bush.
- >
- > The same George Herbert Hoover Bush who renegged on his "Read My Lips"
- > pledge? The same one who was Pro-Choice until he suffered a convention
- > conversion to be RR's running mate? The same one who denied that we were
- > in a recession? The same one who wants to outlaw abortion (except of
- > course for his own family)?
- >
- > How can you trust him?
-
- More to the point, can you trust a *lame duck* Bush?
-
- It should be clear that Bush will support the "pro-life" position when
- he needs help from "pro-lifers" to advance the Bush political career.
- What happens when Bush no longer needs the "pro-lifers" in a lame
- duck second term?
-
- Lou Harris (the pollster) said in a recent speech that George
- Bush's mother has been a member of Planned Parenthood in CT
- for over 25 years. This is the first I've heard this. Given
- that Harris is fairly reputable and the speech was on NPR (at
- the National Press Club, which also means it was probably on
- C-SPAN), I suspect it is true.
-
- This lead me to think. We all know about Bush flip-flop
- on abortion in 1980 (when picked as Reagan's VP). We've
- heard the stories that Bush was already planning to raise
- taxes in 1988 when he said "Read My Lips". We know that
- Bush has never a "true believer" in the Far Right. We know
- know the rumours that Barbara Bush is pro-choice (When
- asked specificly about this roumour by Baba Walters, Barbara
- gave a vauge answer about not always agreeing with George's
- positions). We even know that one of Bush Supreme Court
- appointees voted to uphold Roe-v-Wade. (Bush was somewhat
- stuck with Clarence Thomas in that he needed a black nominee
- (for political reasons) and the Right had been grooming Thomas
- for Marshall's spot). We know that, if re-elected, will be a
- "lame duck" (not have to worry about running for re-election).
-
- Which leads me to wonder if George, in his second term, will
- do another flip-flop on abortion. He won't have to worry
- about keeping the right wing happy. He'll be free to do
- what he really believes.
-
- --
- Russ Anderson | Disclaimer: Any statements are my own and do not reflect
- ------------------ upon my employer or anyone else. (c) 1992
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