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To: KLP who wrote (3733)	7/25/2003 5:15:55 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793575

Thanks for your concern. I should be back on the Dance Floor next week. Michael Kinsley has an Op-Ed in the Washington Post today that is a takeoff on his article in Slate. It is the liberal POV on Blair's speech to Congress. But he accidently demonstrates one of the biggest problems the left has. Their contempt for our values. This line jumped out at me. What he dismisses I revere. the speech was built around a tired cliche -- the importance of freedom (how people yearn for it, how other cherished values depend on it, how it will triumph, and so on). I just sighed and shook my head. washingtonpost.com

To: KLP who wrote (3733)	7/25/2003 11:11:53 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793575

If Arnold stays out of it, Jack would be a shoo-in, IMO But is he a resident? Kemp Possible Candidate in Calif. Recall By RON FOURNIER ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) - Jack Kemp, the Republican vice presidential nominee in 1996, emerged Thursday as a possible candidate on the Oct. 7 ballot to recall California Democratic Gov. Gray Davis. Several of his supporters called Kemp on Thursday urging him to put his name on the ballot, according to three GOP officials with ties to the former Housing and Urban Development secretary. After one of the calls, Kemp chuckled and told an associate, "Oh, my God." The associates said Kemp was flattered by the requests, but it was unclear how seriously he was considering the race. At least one senior Republican official close to Kemp began seeking advice from friends in GOP circles in case Kemp decides to run. Republican leaders from across the country are meeting here to pick a new chairman of the Republican National Committee. Kemp's name surfaced hours after state officials certified the Republican-led drive to oust Davis had collected enough signatures and set Oct. 7 date for the election. Voters will decide whether to recall the governor and then choose from a list of candidates to replace him. Just one GOP candidate was definitely running - Rep. Darrell Issa, who bankrolled the recall signature-gathering effort with $1.7 million of his money. Among those also mentioned: Republican Richard Riordan, the former mayor of Los Angeles, actor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bill Simon, who lost to Davis in November. Kemp, 68, is a founder of Empower America, a Washington-based conservative think tank. He served 18 years in the House as a congressman from western New York and was housing secretary in the first Bush administration. He is known as a moderate on social issues with a tax-cutting philosophy that appeals to the party's conservative base. "If Kemp runs, he certainly is a caricature of a candidate you'd want in California," said GOP political consultant Greg Mueller. "He's a softer conservative in many ways. He appeals across party lines and he has a California campaign style." Besides lengthy public service, Kemp played professional football for 13 years, quarterbacking the Buffalo Bills and the San Diego Chargers. He was born and raised in Los Angeles and graduated from Occidental College in Los Angeles. -- lasvegassun.com