~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Did a friend forward this to you? Want Bush News sent to you? Sign up using the bottom left toolbar @ http://www.georgewbush.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bush News July 26, 2000 http://www.georgewbush.com Contents: ~ Top Story: Reaction to VP Nominee, Dick Cheney ~ A Note From The Editor ~ In The News... *1 RAND Report: Texas Leading Education *2 Fiscal Policy *3 What Others Are Saying *4 Polling Report *5 Cheney's Wife: Writer Commentator ~ Make A Difference, Get Involved _______________________Top Story_________________________ Quotes on the Cheney selection: Governor Bush at the announcement: "...I am proud to announce that Dick Cheney, a man of great integrity and judgment and experience, is my choice to be the next Vice President of the United States. I can't wait for the delegates at our convention next week to hear from Dick Cheney and I will ask them to confirm this good man as our party's choice for Vice-President. "The fact that this outstanding man is willing to serve speaks to the power of our compassionate conservative message and its promise for our country." Full remarks: http://www.georgewbush.com/News.asp?FormMode=SP&ID=46 "Three months ago, when Governor Bush asked me to head up his search team, I honestly did not expect that I would be standing here today." - Cheney, accepting Bush's offer. "In very difficult circumstances in the Panama invasion, during Desert Shield and Desert Storm, Dick Cheney showed great strength of character, great understanding of the challenges." - Colin Powell, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and frequently mentioned as a possible Cabinet officer if Bush is elected. "...an excellent choice. Dick Cheney is a person who has respect on both sides of the aisle." - Sen. John McCain "...rock solid. ...absolutely solid as he can be." - Former Sen. John Danforth "...excellent choice...very formidable...a solid man...a real conservative..." - William Bennett "Dick Cheney brings a level of experience, of background in Washington and international affairs..." - New Jersey Gov. Christie Whitman "Dick Cheney called me in late May before Memorial Day and told me that Governor Bush wanted to consider me as vice president. ...I said, `Well, Dick, why don't you do it.' I still feel that way." - Former Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander "...the right man at the right time." - Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson ___________________A Note From The Editor____________________ Governor George W. Bush unveiled a newly revised campaign Web site, with many new features, making it more personal, accessible and informative. Original website features were also enhanced as part of the revision. Details: http://www.georgewbush.com/News.asp?FormMode=TS&ID=0 Visit the website: http://www.georgewbush.com Check Out These New Features On GeorgeWBush.com: Live Online - Never before offered by a presidential campaign Web site, Live Online features an interactive radio interview twice a week. Can't make the live show? All interviews will be archived online! GWBTv - The GwB Television Network is on the air! View video clips of George W. and watch any of the three channels that are available, including "On The Issues", "Supporters Speak Out" & "Speeches". myGeorgeW - This new feature will allow you to log on and create a personalized profile to quickly access information that is most important to you. Daily Trivia - A lighter side to the campaign trail. Answer the daily question correctly and you could win one of many George W. Bush prizes. _________________________In The News_________________________ *1 *** RAND STUDY: Texas A National Leader In Education *** RAND STUDY: TEXAS CITED AS NATIONAL LEADER IN EDUCATION AUSTIN- According to a RAND study released today, education reforms implemented in Texas have resulted in some of the highest achievement gains in the country. Texas students consistently perform higher compared to groups of similar racial, socioeconomic and family backgrounds in other states. Texas consistently ranks at the top of almost every category RAND compiled. The study examined and compared the results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress tests, taken between 1990 and 1996, among 44 states. They judged states according to test scores improvement, raw achievement scores and scores comparing students from similar demographic groups. "I am proud of the results we have achieved in education in Texas. As President, I will achieve the same results, ensuring that no child is left behind, " said Governor Bush. Results from the RAND study show: * Math scores in Texas have improved at twice the rate of the national average. * Texas was second among all states in improved math scores. * Texas leads all states in a comparison of students from similar socioeconomic and family backgrounds. * Texas African-American and non-Hispanic white fourth graders ranked first on NAEP math tests in 1996. Texas Hispanic fourth graders ranked fifth. * The study confirms earlier reports that Texas is one of two states that has made the greatest overall academic gains in recent years. * Texas students of each racial and/or ethnic group scored higher than similar students in states with the same demographic characteristics. One reason why Texas has been so successful, according to the RAND study, has been the higher percentage of teachers who are satisfied with their teaching resources. Governor Bush plans to provide teachers with those same resources on the federal level through initiatives such as "Reading First" which offers training and curriculum for teaching reading to K-12 teachers. As President, he will encourage states to set up accountability systems by setting high standards, developing their own assessments, and testing every student in reading and math. He will insist on results and establish a $500 million fund to reward states and schools that improve student performance, and make sure schools that do not improve are held accountable. *2 ****** FISCAL POLICY ****** Texas Under Bush -- Six Straight Years Of Budget Surpluses And Rainy-Day Fund Grows Larger http://www.georgewbush.com/News.asp?FormMode=NR&ID=892 Setting The Record Straight: Al Gore Misled - Texas Enjoys Record Surplus http://www.georgewbush.com/News.asp?FormMode=NR&ID=901 Governor Bush's Remarks Regarding Al Gore's Attacks In Texas http://www.georgewbush.com/News.asp?FormMode=NR&ID=895 Gore Can't Handle The Truth About Texas http://www.georgewbush.com/News.asp?FormMode=NR&ID=897 *3 ****** WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ****** What Others Are Saying About Al Gore's Attacks On Bush "I think Gore would like to have the ring of truth to his charges, but that's not good enough. You actually have to have the truth, and he doesn't have it in this case...It's clearly deceptive language." - Fox News Channel's Jeff Birnbaum "[Gore] has been saying the governor's $1.7 billion tax cut left Texas without sufficient resources to deal with more pressing social needs. Neither he nor aides make mention of the larger $3.8 billion schools expenditure." - The Boston Globe's Yvonne Abraham and Jill Zuckman "Gore is dead wrong' about the state's fiscal condition... Only in Washington is such fiscal prudence considered mismanagement." - State Rep. Rob Junell, the Democratic chairman of the Texas House Appropriations Committee *4 ****** POLLING REPORT ****** Before we enter the convention phase of the campaign where polls tend to jump around a lot, it's a good time to take stock of where the race seems to be at this moment (prior to any polls influenced by Cheney's selection). Since both parties' nominations were wrapped up in mid-March, there have been 83 national public polls conducted. Bush led in 76, Gore in 5, and 2 were dead even. Gore has not led in a single poll since the end of March. Since the 1st of April, Bush has led in 61 polls and 2 were dead even. There have been 12 polls in July, Bush has led in all of them. This despite the DNC airing $20 million in ads in 17 states. In fact, the average Bush margin each month in the polls was 5.5% in April, 5.8% in May, 5.9% in June, and 5.8% in July. This race has been very stable since the beginning of April - with the margin staying between 5 and 6 points. There has only been one survey out since the Cheney pick was in the public forum, and in that Gallup Poll Bush was ahead by 8 points. *5 ****** Cheney's Wife: Writer, Commentator ****** Associated Press' Karen Gullo, 07/25/00: "Novelist. Political commentator. Magazine editor. Head of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Lynne Cheney has worn many hats, earning a reputation as an outspoken and occasionally controversial conservative who doesn't shy away from taking on liberals. "Now she'll reprieve another role -- political wife -- as husband Dick hits the campaign trail as George Bush's running mate. It's a job that the Wyoming native...last took on in the late 1970s and 1980s, when Cheney won five consecutive congressional elections to the House. "She met her future husband in high school where, she jokes, his first political campaign involved getting her elected as homecoming queen. "[Lynne] Cheney, 58, [served for seven years as]...chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities, a federal agency that provides millions of dollars to support research and other programs. "Under her tenure, the endowment financed a well-respected public television series on the civil war and promoted using libraries, museums and other institutions as extensions of the traditional classroom. "She resigned her post when Clinton was elected and joined a conservative think tank, the American Enterprise Institute, as a senior fellow. "Cheney has authored several nonfiction books about culture, education and the humanities. She teamed up with her husband on a 1983 book about House speakers, penned two novels, was an editor at Washingtonian magazine and a commentator on the political talk-show circuit. "The Cheneys have two grown daughters, Mary and Elizabeth." _____________________Making a Difference______________________ Make a difference! Get involved and help elect George W. Bush our next President of the United States! Whether forwarding Bush News to your e-mail network, signing up to volunteer or logging on to contribute - every effort helps. What will you do today? 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