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 The "China Syndrome" Was Not A Film About Fundraising
* Over the weekend I was asked by a reporter if I thought the
Gore campaign, which is moving to Nashville, was suffering
from a “melt-down.” I said it might not be melting down, but it was radioactive enough so that
senior Democrats were walking around with Geiger counters. Maybe the campaign should just
move directly to Oak Ridge.
* As previously noted here, Gore will have to continue to run to his left to try to get to critical mass
in his campaign. This weekend, in a televised speech to a union of health care workers in
California, Gore took a shot at Bradley’s 1996 flirtation with running as an independent. Bradley, in
his speech, whacked Gore for being a Washington insider.
* Gore won the poll of union members 55 percent to 38 percent, which is not far different from
where polls of Democrats nationally put Gore and Bradley.
* George W fired a nuclear warhead into the Republicans in Congress for their plan to delay
sending out Earned Income Tax Credit checks – which affects only the poorest workers – in order
to avoid breaking the spending caps in the Balanced Budget law.
* The most dangerous fallout wasn’t Republican Whip Tom DeLay’s comment that Governor Bush
“doesn’t understand Congress,” it was the support of President Bill Clinton for Bush’s position.
Look what Clinton’s support has done for Gore.
* Sprinting to an early lead in the “Tin-Ear-Of-The Week” competition comes none other than Bill
Clinton. At a fund raiser in LA he was going on about how supply side economics had driven the
national debt through the ceiling. According to the Associated Press, Clinton quipped that former
Arkansas Senator, Dale Bumpers, told him, “If you'll let me write $2 Billion worth of hot checks I'll
show you a good time, too.” See, this is why we have interns: Clinton was shown a good time and
it only cost us $40 Million.
* Reports are that a team of investors led by Hollywood Agent Michael Ovitz met with FBI agents
as part of the National Football League’s background check on potential team owners. First: Why
am I paying for the FBI to do background checks for the NFL? Second: Will Ovitz’ relationship
with a person known to have been fined by a Federal judge for lying under oath disqualify him?
* Steve Forbes was the only Presidential contender to show up at a big GOP event in Wyoming
last week. His speech at lunch was to a full house and when the microphone went out he showed
his improved campaign skills by simply taking two steps to his right, slightly increasing the
volume of his voice, and continuing with his remarks. There wasn’t a chain reaction, but several
people did say they were taking a second look.
* From the AP’s This Day in History: “In 1940, Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini conferred at
Brenner Pass in the Alps, where the Nazi leader sought Italy's help in fighting the British.” Pat
Buchanan could have drafted the press release pointing out US interests were not being
jeopardized.
* Reuters Headline Humor: “White House Tired of ‘Clinton Fatigue’ Talk.” Or, as we used to say in
the Army: “I’m getting damned sick of tired of being damned sick and tired.”
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