-> SNETNEWS Mailing List ___________________________________________ As this issue of Exegesis was being transmitted, I learned that my mother passed away early this morning. I thank you so much for your kind prayers during her illness. I will be going to England later today. The Newshour will continue as normal without me. Page 1 News will have to suspend for a few days. Your continued prayers would be much appreciated. This is obviously an awful moment in life, but one we must all face at some point. I pray I can come through it in a way that's honoring to God and that provides a good example. SM ___________________________________________ Exegesis A Compass For Moral Excellence Published Worldwide From Washington http://www.sm.org/exegesis August 19, 1999 _____________________________________________ The American Renewal Foundation is looking for interns: high school or college students aged 16-23. Know anyone who might be interested? 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We update it as events dictate. PAGE 1 NEWS Real News from the Real World You'll find it at http://www.sm.org/news or http://www.page1news.com _____________________________________________ Have you heard our NEW radio broadcast yet? Join us Monday-Friday at 6 pm ET/3 pm PT/5 pm CT/10 pm GMT for The Newshour An hour of news and comment with Betsy Gibson in New York, Jeff Nyquist in California and Steve Myers in Washington You can hear the show worldwide in Real Audio at http://www.sm.org/news ________________________________________________ King George And Queen Elizabeth: Royalty Or Pretenders? We thought long and hard about whether to cover the 2000 race for the White House. On one hand, it appears to be a foregone conclusion, and it seems almost redundant to dignify it with detailed coverage. After all, we told you that George W. Bush would be the Republican nominee and the next president, as long ago as January 1997. On the other hand, how can anyone resist the temptation to share the fascinating machinations inside the Beltway? So here we go. Perhaps Senator John McCain was right to sniffily recuse himself from last weekend's Iowa Straw Poll, claiming it was all a sham. Maybe he's right, but in the reality of modern politics, even a very showy sham has become a real and vital political event. There were no real surprises in the Iowa winners and losers. Mr. Bush spent $100 per vote to ensure his victorious 31.31%, and Elizabeth Dole did reasonably well with 14.40%, giving her a good third place. If, as is looking increasingly certain, they become the ticket, their unified vote comes to some 46%, which is more than enough to unify the Republican Party and charm voters into voting for yet another New World Order administration. Steve Forbes, who spent $203 per vote to gain his 20.77% of the vote, raises a core question: whether or not his candidacy is genuine. We believe it is not. It poses as a conservative alternative to Bush-Dole, but we have come to believe that it is a deception being played out on conservatives in order to keep their allegiance within the Republican Party. Here's a clue: Mr. Forbes' campaign and corporation are chaired by former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger, a Bush insider and NWO figurehead if ever there was one, whose private business was one of the greatest beneficiaries of the Kosovo war. So have he and Mr. Forbes abandoned the Elite and had a sudden change of heart? Hardly. We believe that a deal has already been struck between Bush-Dole and Mr. Forbes. The idea is this: Mr. Forbes runs a strong campaign appearing to be semi-hostile towards Mr. Bush and Mrs. Dole. We regard Mr. Forbes as a pragmatic, intelligent man, who is bright enough to know he will never be President of the United States. Eventually therefore, he reasons, he will have to capitulate to Mr. Bush's steamroller. Why not, therefore, strike a deal in advance instead of being forced to do so in desperation at the last minute when his options might be more limited? We believe Mr. Forbes has already agreed to accept a position, probably that of Treasury Secretary, in the Bush Administration, with the understanding that he will be given the opportunity to implement his much-vaunted but still unconstitutional Flat Tax. In return, he will hold out as long as possible, and eventually deliver the conservative vote to the Bush-Dole campaign. In the light of that plan, Iowa was a good result for Bush-Dole-Forbes: they scored 66.48%. As for the other candidates, Senator McCain will probably be offered The Pentagon, while former Vice-President Dan Quayle may be offered an ambassadorship or quasi-governmental post, if Mr. Bush feels generous, but will probably remain sufficiently unburdened to perfect his golf swing, punctuated by occasional appearances at conservative events. He might even become a talk-show host. As we have pointed out before, Senator Orrin Hatch is hoping for a Supreme Court appointment, and is not a serious candidate. Lamar Alexander has wisely dropped out. That leaves Mr. Bush's nirvana almost complete. He has his running-mate, plenty of money, an overwhelming lead and has even penciled in half his Cabinet. There is, however, a very large, yet still partially invisible, cloud looming on Mr. Bush's horizon. The conservative vote in the Iowa Poll came to 27.12%, excluding those who voted for Steve Forbes or George W. Bush. What is to become of the remaining conservative candidates? Gary Bauer and Alan Keyes have to find new roles in Washington that have some political content, and which are of genuine service to the Kingdom of God, surely their hearts' desire. Some bold new leadership in the Christian community is much needed. Perhaps the Lord will open a door for them both. The sole remaining candidate, Patrick Buchanan, poses the greatest threat to Bush-Dole-Forbes because he has least to lose by opposing them. He brought the house down in Iowa with his witty remark that his first action as President would be to turn to ex-President Bill Clinton, in his role as America's newly sworn-in chief law enforcement officer, and place him under arrest saying: "You have the right to remain silent". Mr. Buchnanan's sister, Bay, has been having a series of conversations with Ross Perot's representative and 1996 vice-presidential candidate, Pat Choate. It is understood that a deal has been formulated, though not finalized. Mr. Perot is anxious to recapture control of the Reform Party, which has been taken from him by its only elected representative, Gov. Jesse Ventura of Minnesota. Pat Buchanan is probably the only man who could help him do that. While Mr. Perot would never be the candidate, he might recover a position of influence within the Party. At the same time, Pat Buchanan has every incentive to leave the Republican Party. He knows this will be his last campaign for the White House and he will never be in a Republican Cabinet. At 62 years old, he cannot imagine running again in four years or eight years. Therefore he has nothing to lose by making a credible Third Party run. Indeed, he has everything to gain. would cement for himself a place in history by doing so and would participate in the debates. Pat Buchanan would make his voice heard, not as a losing Republican contender, but as the third choice: Bush, Gore and Buchanan. It sounds attractive to him. And if he is to run on the Reform Party ticket, Mr. Buchanan would extract from Mr. Perot a condition: that the Reform Party becomes firmly pro-life. If that happens, another interesting scenario comes into play. Howard Phillips, founder of the US Taxpayers' Party, is surely a happy man these days. He has just secured the venerable Senator Bob Smith of New Hampshire as the Party's candidate for next year's election. In an exclusive interview with Exegesis, Mr. Phillips said that his main difference with Ross Perot was over abortion. Suppose that obstacle were to be removed. Is it conceivable that an electoral alliance could be forged between the Reform Party and US Taxpayers Party at least for a temporary period covering the 2000 election? And if Senator Smith succeeds in changing the name of the USTP to the Conservative Party, it would become instantly more appealing to voters. If there were a Reform-Conservative Alliance, is it possible that a joint ticket of Pat Buchanan and Senator Bob Smith could evolve? And would it pose a threat to Bush-Dole? It is not only possible but plausible. It would provide the perfect haven for millions of disaffected voters who have either not voted or who have reluctantly pitched their tent with the Republicans in the hope of being tossed a few conservative morsels in the platform. It would represent the biggest threat imaginable to George W. Bush and his immaculately selected team. Not for the first time, conservatives would be faced with a choice between principle and pragmatism. And after years of broken Republican promises, a strong third party alternative might seem more attractive than the opportunity to be disappointed yet again. In these coming weeks, all involved, especially Pat Buchanan and Senator Bob Smith, have some serious thinking to do. Their decisions, if prayerfully considered, could have an immense effect on America's future, both culturally and politically. We should pray for them all. ‡ Steve Myers × Editor ____________________________________________________________________ © Exegesis 1999 * Post Office Box 789, McLean VA 22101, USA * Telephone (703) 734 5656 Subscriptions: Fax $32.95, E-Mail $16.95 * E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Web Page: http://www.sm.org ____________________________________________________________________ © Exegesis 1999 * Post Office Box 789, McLean VA 22101, USA * Telephone (703) 734 5656 Subscriptions: Fax $32.95, E-Mail $16.95 * E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Web Page: http://www.sm.org ________________________________________________________________________ Have you read our daily online newspaper? Every day, we search the world for real news and produce a daily online newspaper just for you. We update it as events dictate. 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