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Based on recent comments by Bush idea man Karl Rove, here's what the Texas governor plans to talk about each week between the end of the convention and election day: Monday, education, Tuesday, social security, Wednesday, tax cuts, Thursday, the military, and Friday, faith-based welfare. Since Rove will try to make do with just those five issues, one supposes that Saturday will be taken up with drives around the ranch and Sunday will be church day. In other words, Rove is simply going back to the KISS playbook (Keep it simple for stupid.) used during the gubernatorial campaigns when Bush campaigned on four issues and avoided all unscripted events like the plague. The idea was to get a lead on the basis of money, spin, family, and corporate connections, make your most conservative social and economic speeches early when only the political meat-eaters are paying attention, then sit on your lead and talk mush (vacuous generalities that sound moderate) while running out the clock. Tomorrow: Will Gore let Bush get away with that? Meanwhile, click on the links below to read what Bush has said and done about the five issues upon which he's pinning his presidential hopes. --Politex, 8/1/00

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SMOKING GUN? $173 MILLION IN FED FUNDS FOR CHILDRENS' WELFARE SHIFTED INTO GENERAL FUNDS (AGAINST FEDERAL REGULATIONS) TO COVER PART OF BUSH $1.7 BILLION TAX CUT.

As of today, the Texas Legislature, with the advice and consent of the Bush Governor's Office, has spent $11 million in Federal money to shift an additional $162 million in Federal money into Bush's tax cut account, upon which Bush has built his presidential campaign. And since the Legislature broke Federal guidelines in doing so, it might very well cost Texas taxpayers another $173 million, all, ultimately, for Bush's presidential campaign. The initial $11 million was spent to free up $162 million that would normally fund Texas children's programs. This money, already lost and not used for tax cuts, could have paid for health insurance for over 10,000 kids who are in need of it right now. --Politex, 7/31/00 (more)

Records show legislators admit that if their plan was unacceptable to the Feds after the fact, they would stall until the 2001 session. Meanwhile they would face a "potentially hobbling state government with a monumental budget shortfall." They were willing to risk all of this to provide Governor Bush with the largest tax cut possible to be used as a presidential campaign issue. What did Bush know and when did he know it? --Politex, 7/27/00 --((more))

While the Dems are getting ready to attack Dick Cheney's Sec. of Defense record of opposition to gays in the military, Mary Cheney, his 31 year-old daughter has recently quit her job as a corporate relations manager for the gay and lesbian community at, of all places, Coors Beer. (The Coors family publicly espouses the most conservative values in the beer industry.) Mr. Cheney has been quoted as saying, ""I have operated on the basis over the years with respect to my personal staff that I don't ask them about their private lives. As long as they perform their professional responsibilities in a responsible manner, their private lives are their business." While Mary Cheney has been a subject of concern within the Bush camp, Bush, himself, has yet to comment upon it. According to one report, a Bush spokesman said this week, ""The governor believes Mr. Cheney has a wonderful family. Being gay or lesbian is not a liability in this campaign. The governor embraces both of Mr. Cheney’s daughters and will invite them to campaign with him." Like nephew Pea's exclusive campaigning among Hispanics, openly gay Mary Cheney would be used exclusively to campaign within the gay and lesbian community. While word of these circumstances has not yet reached Governor Bush's "Bob Jones" voting bloc, we await their responses to this latest turn of events.--Politex, 7/26/00 (Photo. Lynn Cheney, right, with her two daughters, Mary, left, and Elizabeth, center.)

IT'S OFFICIAL. POPPY PARTY IS NOW COMPLETE WITH TWO TEXAS OIL MILLIONAIRES, BOTH EX-MEMBERS OF DAD'S ADMINISTRATION

In a flag-drenched campaign pep rally of cheering students in the confines of the Burnt Orange Room at the University of Texas's basketball stadium, the Frank Erwin Center, George and Laura Bush officially welcomed Dick and Lynne Cheney to the Bush campaign for the presidency. Since Cheney is a well-known hawk and ex-Secretary of Defense, it's interesting to note that we have yet to hear a word from Bush's non-hawk foreign policy adviser and aspirant for the key role of White House adviser, Condi Rice. Those who have checked in on the Poppy-led nomination have called Cheney an experienced conservative who knows how to get along with people. They were less forthcoming with their evaluations of Cheney's wife, the controversial Reaganite ideologue, Lynn Cheney, whose ambitions became clear when, early on in the selection process, Cheney actually recommended her to Junior as a candidate for the vice-president slot. E-mail news on the net is focused on questions of insider trading, since Cheney unloaded $5 million of his company's stock less than two months ago when the price was highest. According to today's NYT, it was then that Brent Scowcroft, Poppy's foreign policy adviser, told a surprised President Bush that Cheney was interested in being vice-president in Junior's administration. --Politex, 4 p.m. et, 7/25/00
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"I did the right thing. It's a little early to project the amount of money the Legislature will be dealing with, and as you know I hope I'm not here to deal with it. I'm seeking another office." --Governor George W. Bush, on the effect of his tax cuts on the Texas budget. 7/13/00

"If you asked me, life or death, 'You've got to tell me how big the tax cut is, that George is proposing,' I couldn't tell you. I don't give a damn. Because I'm out of it. I'm out of it." --ex-President Bush, recent NYT interview

JUNIOR'S SOCIAL SECURITY PLAN
AND POPPY'S SAVINGS & LOAN SCANDAL

Governor Bush would remove the padlock from a trust fund many times bigger than the savings and loan insurance reserve. Like the deregulation of the savings and loan system, his plan is ideology-driven; the shady politics that overwhelmed his father remain in place; and in the wings are Wall Street power players who know how to extract the last nugget from a Washington gold mine. For millions of Americans Social Security benefits will continue to be all they will have for retirement. Given his family's involvement in the S&L scandal -- both as bungling decision maker and opportunists -- Governor Bush must know the peril that will arise when he removes that padlock. more. Read what's it's like to be a victim of Poppy's S&L financial fiasco here.

Texas Math bush wants to stick the nation with texas' questionable two-year budget methods Bush's Mushroom Management bush robs peter (budget) to pay paul (tax cuts), then he stonewalls the poor to balance budget. BUSH DOES THE "RIGHT THING" (FOR SELF) BUSH FEEDS NAACP "BABY FOOD" HEALTH CARE AND THE LADY LOBBYIST IS BUSH A DIFFERENT KIND OF RACIST? Bush Stiffs Kids and Lies Bush Threatens Church-State Divvying Up the Prez Spoils more bushisms

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tuesday, august 1

houston pollution Level Red Ozone Warning...Unhealthy. 4:15 p.m.
bushnews, 40 stories Poppy to Clinton--"Lay Off My Kid!" 2:50
bushnews, 33 stories Gays Blast Lynn Cheney's Denial of Daughter. 8:20
quote/unquote Why Dick Cheney's Wife Is Called "Mrs. Godzilla." 7:00
cunningham We're White and We're Male, But Our Height's Diversified. 7:00

monday, july 31

bushnews, 24 more stories Which Candidate Would Be Better for the Market? 12:10
bushnews, 32 stories Bush Plans Smoke, Mirrors to Offset Platform, Hardliners. 8:00
tom tomorrow Cheney's Not a Bad Metaphor for GOP Policies in General. 7:55

sunday, july 30

bushnews, 43 stories Bush Has Priorities and None Are You. 10:20
ted rall Fresh Leadership for a New Era. 6:55
thadeus and weez Who's Really Running the Bush Campaign? 6:50

saturday, july 29

bushnews, 25 stories Bush Leaves Kids Behind in Texas. 9:15
tom toles Cheney...Vice-President...zzzzzzz. 8:35

friday, july 28

bushnews, 36 stories How Bush Exploits Every Kid He Meets. 8:00
troubletown Is It Benadryl or the Presidential Race? 8:00

thursday, july 27

bushnews, 35 stories Bush-Dick Social Security Plan Would Make System Worse--Study. 8:35
negative spin Read the Message Board For a Dubya-Dan Ticket. 8:30

wednesday, july 5

houston pollution Level Orange Ozone Warning...Unhealthy. 2:15 p.m.
bushnews, 29 more stories Cheney's Record's to the Right of Newt's. 12:00 p.m.
bushnews, 31 stories GOP Goes With Two Texas Oil Millionaires. 8:15
wizard of whimsy Bush-Dick Get the Poppy Party Off the Ground. 8:15

tuesday, july 25

houston pollution Level Orange Ozone Warning...Unhealthy. 4:15 p.m.
bushnews, 30 stories GOP Oz Ticket. Cheney Needs a Heart, Bush Needs a Brain. 6:45
quote/unquote Why Dick Cheney's Wife Is Called "Mrs. Godzilla." 3:00
cunningham Dubya Talks Turkey to Cheney. 3:25

monday, july 24

houston pollution Level Red Ozone Warning...Unhealthy. 3:15 p.m.
houston pollution Level Orange Ozone Warning...Unhealthy. 1:15 p.m.
bushnews, 35 stories Bush's Policies Would Help Nation Get With Jesus. 8:00
letters Poppy's Savings and Loan Scandal Today...What It's Like On the Front Lines. 4:50
quote/unquote Bush Consultant's Secret Report on Dubya's Dark Side. 4:50
tom tomorrow Don't Throw Your Vote Away Just Because You Have Beliefs. 4:45

sunday, july 23

bushnews, 30 stories 77% of Bush-Backed GOP Tax Cuts Go to Wealthiest 20%. 9:00>
gore-tex trivia #12 Which Prez Candidate Fondly Remembers His Separate But Equal Life? 6:25
thadeus and weez Bush Deals the Veep Cards. 6:20

saturday, july 22

bushnews, 21 stories Alabama General Still Thinks Bush Was AWOL. 10:00
parody What Do You Think of Bush's Veep Pick? 8:00
gore-tex trivia #14 Does Pat Think Adolph Hitler Was a "Porch Nigger"? 7:15
mo paul How Bush Reaches Out to Minority Groups. (second item) 7:10

friday, july 21

bushnews, 30 stories State-by-State Analysis Shows Bush Lead Slim. 8:10
gore-tex trivia #11 What Was Big Al Really Raising on His Farm? 7:15

thursday, july 20

bushnews, 32 stories Bush Obsession With Loyality Could Create Yes-Men. 8:00
gore-tex trivia #15 When Poppy and Junior Are Not Talking Politics, They're Talking Kitty Cats. 7:00

wednesday, july 19

parody news Onion Returns From Vacation, Posts Parody of Our Parody of Their Parody. 8:00
bushnews, 40 stories Attention Gore-Tex Shoppers. Most of the Surplus Has Already Been Spent. 7:20
gore-tex trivia #13 Bush Has Spent $25 in Campaign Funds While You've Been Reading This Sentence. 7:15
wizard of whimsy Bush Keeps His Heart in His Back Pocket. 7:10

tuesday, july 18

bushnews, 20 stories Bush Accused of Cooking Books to Hide Growing Shortfall. 9:05
parody Onion Still on Vacation, Comedy Thieves Restless. 2:20
gore-tex trivia #8 Think You Know Your Bush Execution Trivia? 2:00
cunningham Dubya Talks to the Crowd. 1:55

monday, july 17

bushnews, 26 stories Nader's Faulty Claim That Bush Win "Doesn't Matter." 8:00
gore-tex trivia #6 It's True. Bush Never Attended High School. 7:55
tom tomorrow How Fighting Al Keeps America Safe For Democracy. 7:50

sunday, july 16

bushnews, 20 stories Bush Messes With Texas Budget. More to Come. 9:45
gore-tex trivia #9 Heard the One About Big Al and the Buddhist Temple? You Have? 9:40
thadeus and weez Meet the Ricky Martin of Politics. 9:35

saturday, july 15

houston pollution Level Red Ozone Warning...Unhealthy. 3:15 p.m.
houston pollution Level Orange Ozone Warning...Unhealthy. 2:15 p.m.
bushnews, 28 stories NAACP Has Charged Bush Veep Favorite With Racial Insensitivity. 8:30
gore-tex trivia #7 Big Al Meets the Sex Guru. 6:50
mo paul What Little George Prays For Each Night. 6:45

friday, july 14

houston pollution Level Red Ozone Warning...Unhealthy. 4:15 p.m.
houston pollution Level Orange Ozone Warning...Unhealthy. 3:15 p.m.
bushnews, 31 stories Bush's Remarks About Texas Budget Problems Called "Callous." 8:30
thadeus and weez Analysis of the Christie Todd Whitman Photo. 6:45
gore-tex trivia #5 Sex, Abortions, and Guns. Al and the SAG Question. 6:50
trouble town Report From the Environment. 6:45

thursday, july 13

houston pollution Level Orange Ozone Warning...Unhealthy. 4:15 p.m.
quote/unquote Who Set Up Ex-Veep Candidate Christine Todd Whitman? (second item) 9:40
bushnews, 30 stories Bush Talks to NAACP, Releases Distorted History on Racist--Same Day. 8:30
gore-tex trivia #4 In Texas, Bush is More Powerful Than Park Ranger. 1:05
negative spin "Shocking, Terrible Timebomb of Truth. 1:00

wednesday, july 12

thadeus and weez Weez Meets Harry Potter. 8:35
gore-tex trivia #3 What Kind of Pet (Rock) Does Nader Like? 8:30
bushnews, 33 stories Did Bush Operatives Meet With Anti-Barak Religious Leaders? 8:30
cunningham Bush NAACP Speech Excerpt. 8:25

tuesday, july 11

cunningham Bush's Missile Defense. 11:30
quote/unquote "Anyone who invents a name like "Kweisi Mfume" for himself can only appreciate a quasi-history of America." 9:30
gore-tex trivia #2 How Many "Times" Equals "a Few Occasions"? 8:30
bushnews, 33 stories Bush "Nudges and Winks" As He Feeds the NAACP "Baby Food." 8:30
wizard of whimsy Exclusive Photo of Bush-NAACP Meeting. 8:30

monday, july 10

gore-tex trivia #1 Did Bush Ever Lie About His Military Record? 8:25
bushnews, 23 stories How a Bush Supreme Court Would Tear Down the Church-State Wall. 8:00
tom tomorrow Political Humor for the Whole Family. 7:50

sunday, july 9

letters Is Bush the Missing Link? 1:25 p.m.
bushnews, 30 stories Bush Tax Cut Alone Would Exhaust Usable Surplus. 11:00
trudeau Hey, He's My Boy! 8:55

saturday, july 8

houston pollution Level Red Ozone Warning...Unhealthy. 2:45 p.m.
houston pollution Level Orange Ozone Warning...Unhealthy. 1:45 p.m.
bushnews, 31 stories Bush Education Record Not What He Claims. 8:55
rall The Scout's Oath Helps Build Character. 8:45

friday, july 7

texas travel advisory CDC Warns That 30% of Houston Children Without Immunization. City Ripe for Epidemic. 5:00p.m.
houston pollution Level Purple Ozone Warning...Very Unhealthy. 4:00 p.m.
houston pollution Level Red Ozone Warning...Unhealthy. 2:00 p.m.
houston pollution Level Orange Ozone Warning...Unhealthy. 1:00 p.m.
bushnews, 36 stories Bush Lets Them Eat Cake on Birthday. 7:55
veep test Take the Test. Perhaps Bush is Looking for You. 6:45
sargent Ralph on the Bumper Means Bush in the White House. 6:40

thursday, july 6

birthday Bush Hits 54 Today, Wants More Money. 3:45 p.m.
poem Short History of a Veep Campaign. 8:15
bushnews, 27 stories Bush Nephew Invisible as Latino at Rice. 7:55
oliphant I Ralph, Therefore I Am. 7:00

wednesday, july 5

houston pollution Level Orange Ozone Warning...Unhealthy. 2:00 p.m.
bushnews, 23 stories Will It Be a Bush-Rush Ticket? 7:45
gore watch 1,455,352 Coffees, Hold the Ice Tea. 5:25
nader watch A Vote for Nader's A Wasted Vote, Right? 5:20
letters Seduced by Nader. 4:50
wizard of whimsy Bush Wears His Heart on His Sleeve. 4:45

tuesday, july 4

bushnews, 19 stories Why Bush's "Faith-Based" Volunteerism is a Dead End. 8:05
game Jimmy Carter Survives Campaign Game. 5:45
english patient Bush Unable to Verify What He's Thinking. 5:10
cunningham Select Your Favorite View of the Environment. 5:00

monday, july 3

bushnews, 26 stories Bush is Favored Candidate of Oil Industry. 7:35
tom tomorrow Bush Proves That Small Empty Heads Can Run for President. 6:00

sunday, july 2

bushnews, 22 stories Conservatives' Supreme Court Disappointments Would Change Under Bush. 8:25
game Who Survived the Campaign Game? 6:45
thadeus and weez Aggression, the American Way.6:45

saturday, july 1

bushnews, 19 stories Bush Chooses "Zero Tolerance" Abortion Plank. 8:55
don wright Bush Oil Bidness Clarified at the Pump. 6:45

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