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

To: Frank Griffin who wrote (34770)	9/5/2000 1:51:17 PM
From: ColtonGang	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

"The more extensive Democratic proposals could carry a double whammy for drug companies, analysts said, in potentially lower prices from volume discounts and the possibility of price controls for prescription drugs, which rose 9.6 percent last year, more than three times the overall inflation rate of 2.7 percent. Bush would use private health insurers to provide the drug benefit to Medicare beneficiaries, making it less likely to lead to price controls than the Gore proposal and weakening the bargaining power of the federal government to drive down drug prices, health industry analysts said. ``The Bush plan, if it were possible to implement, would be better for investors,'' said Ira Loss of Washington Analysis, which advises institutional investors. ................WHO"S FOR THE PEOPLE AND WHO"S FOR BIG BUSINESS>>>>>>NO CONTEST!

To: Frank Griffin who wrote (34770)	9/5/2000 2:09:25 PM
From: Mr. Whist	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 769667

Maybe Clymer is not a "quality person." I don't know. That's not the issue. For Bush and Cheney to hide behind the "this was a personal comment" screen only downgrades their credibility. A point that everyone is overlooking is that even when GWB is among friends in suburban Michigan, he still finds time to let his negative personality show through. Contrast that with Al Gore's meetings with working men and women yesterday in Pennsylvania. There was no negativity there. Lots of positive vibes. A better idea re: the reporter would be to analyze the substance of Clymer's articles concerning GWB's poor record on health issues in Texas. Were they inaccurate? Bush needs to respond to the "inaccuracies" rather than simply call the writer an asshole. By the way, the DNC is bringing out a bunch of TV ads today focusing on that very topic: GWB's not-so-good record on health issues in the state of Texas.