Bush budget
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Him the Money
George W. Bush smirked
all the way to the bank last week when he passed the $80 million mark
in fundraising for his Republican presidential campaign.
Bush's capacious
war chest was a little roomy following efforts to squish Republican rival
John McCain in the early primaries; however, the Texas governor's supply
was replenished within a month of hardcore fundraising.
Flash Forward:
Bush says, "What campaign finance reform promise?"
The Gore Lore
Sorry, no saucy Gore
scandals unveiled last week.
Flash Forward:
Stay tuned.
Stand Bayh
Hey voters: It's
time to throw another log onto your raging fire of presidential anticipation
and excitement!
(Hold the laughter,
please).
The name "Evan Bayh"
is being tossed around in political circles with more frequency these
days. Bayh, the 44-year-old former Indiana governor and current U.S. Senator,
has been marked as having super-duper vice presidential potential by various
political experts and pundits.
A Dan Quayle repeat?
Well, it's premature
to give Bayh the potato vs. potatoe test, but the Gore machine is calling
Bayh a "great guy."
Other names on the
unofficial Democratic veep list are Sen. Diane Feinstein, D-Calif., and
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.
Flash Forward:
Maybe Bayh will decline the nomination because he thinks it's time
for a woman to be V.P.? And maybe not.
More Estrogen
in Washington
If Bayh hands the
V.P. nomination to a qualified woman, he will contribute to the "Year
of the Woman" II trend.
In 1992, dubbed "Year
of the Woman," four women were elected to the U.S. Senate and 24 women
were elected to the U.S. House. According to the Associated Press, women
are seeking four of the 11 Senate seats and six of the 18 House seats
this year.
Flash Forward:
Women dent the male-dominated chambers once again.
Lock the Car
Remember the good
'ol days when kids stole baseball cards and Bazooka bubble gum?
Last week, a Virginia
congressman grabbed an 8-year-old kid who was allegedly trying to steal
his car.
Rep. James Moran,
D-Va., said an 8-year-old approached him in a rec. center parking lot,
said he had a gun and demanded his keys. Moran clutched the kid, took
him inside the center and told employees to call the police.
It gets better.
Following Moran's
appearance on the "Today" Show, the kid's parents hired a lawyer and said
Moran should be charged with "manhandling" their son. They also allege
Moran was drunk. The family's lawyer is now distributing transcripts that
show the kid is an "A" student.
Huh.
Flash Forward:
Armed 8-year-olds start robbing banks.
Sick Sports
The rather archaic
and grisly sport of cockfighting, illegal in 47 states, is taking the
legislative spotlight.
Cockfighting, usually
a gambler's sport where birds are strapped with sharp blades and placed
in a ring to rip each other apart, is still legal in Louisiana, New Mexico
and Oklahoma. But the U.S. House livestock and horticulture subcommittee
passed legislation Thursday banning the shipment of birds for cockfighting
across state lines. The legislation aims to prevent birds from the 47
states where cockfighting is illegal from being shipped to the three states
where cockfighting is legal.
Flash Forward:
Cockfighting is illegal in all 50 states by 2002.
Census Word to
the Wise
GET COUNTED!
If as little as 1
percent — or 60,000 people — are not counted, a congressional
seat representing Indiana will be lost. Each person missed means $3,600
lost.
Flash Forward:
GET COUNTED!
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