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Article: Standing Pat? Civil war on the right. (Patrick Buchanan)(Campaign '92)
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- U.S. News & World Report
- Article date:
- March 16, 1992
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George Bush and his advisers had an artful political plan. The president would give a speech on March 20, his deadline for a congressional economic growth package; he would admit the 1990 tax-increase deal was a mistake blaming the tax-and-spend Democrats for making him do it-and conservatives would love the apology. Instead, Bush blurted out in an interview last week that "if I had it to do over, I wouldn't do what I did then, for a lot of reasons, including political reasons." He did not the decision because of its economic impact, nor apologize for breaking his no-new-taxes oath. And conservatives, once again, charged treason. "If he flagellated himself and begged ...
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Article: BUSH, BUCHANAN BATTLE IN DIXIE.(Main)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);
February 22, 1992 ;
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... ... Associated Press President Bush and conservative challenger Patrick J. Buchanan dueled for advantage ... the GOP meeting by Bush's partisans, Buchanan complained, "This idea of dismissing Pat Buchanan is not legitimate." Bush made no direct mention ...
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