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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TigerPaw who wrote (31965)	8/24/2000 2:46:50 PM
From: J.B.C.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

TP as soon as I see Junior-George on any of your post, I see how disingenuous you are, George is not a"junior" where as Gore is. But the link you wish to infer cannot overshadow that Gore is more like William Jefferson Jr. than Al Jr. Your inference leads me to believe that you truly have no sound arguments on your points. Jim

To: TigerPaw who wrote (31965)	8/24/2000 3:05:04 PM
From: Father Terrence	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Another governor who was "weak on foreign policy" and was criticized for not having enough "brain power" was Ronald Reagan. He brought the Soviet Union to its knees. FT

To: TigerPaw who wrote (31965)	8/24/2000 3:42:19 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Others may talk of educational reform. Governor Bush has delivered it. The Texas public school system, once among the nation’s most troubled, "is viewed today by educators as an emerging model of equity, progress and accountability." So declared the New York Times just last spring. And the New York Times is not exactly the most reliably Republican journal in the land. It was no exaggeration. When he took office five years ago, one in five Texas schoolchildren could not read. In too many classrooms, reading and writing took a back seat to rules and regulations. Working with legislators of both parties, Governor Bush was determined to transform the way kids are taught in the Lone Star state. Like any good leader, he began by setting out clear objectives: local control, measurable goals, and strict accountability. As befitting Barbara Bush’s son and Laura Bush’s husband, he launched a bold new reading initiative to ensure that every child is literate by the third grade. He instituted a rigorous core curriculum, eliminated social promotion, encouraged the creation of charter schools, increased teacher salaries by a third, and expanded the role of faith-based organizations and charities in after-school programs. Of course, it is not enough to put computers in every classroom; we must put parents there as well. The ultimate test of educational reform is not how much money Washington gives to school districts, but how much control it returns to parents and teachers. Governor Bush has already outlined ambitious plans to give states, local districts and parents more authority to set their own priorities and chart their own path to excellence and equality alike. He would financially reward states and schools that show the greatest improvements in student performance. He would expand educational savings accounts to let parents make annual contributions of up to $5000 per student. And for schools serving the poorest of the poor that receive special federal funding, he would demand improvement and, if it was not forthcoming after a reasonable time, give those federal dollars to the parents for tutoring or tuition at a private or public school, freeing parents to make the best choices for their children. In a word, he would innovate, not regulate. That’s my kind of conservative. Elizabeth Dole georgewbush.com