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...politics, but even as she hinted at private convictions, her allegiance to her husband's policy won out. Bush neatly dodged a question about her position on abortion by NBC's Lisa Myers, saying, "I agree with George that we ought to do everything we can to reduce the number of abortions." Myers replied, "It sounds like you agree with your mother-in-law," referring to Barbara Bush's quiet pro-choice stance. "Now, that's what you said, Lisa," Bush responded, chuckling. "Not me. No, I don't want to put a label on myself." It worked for Barbara...
...enough about David Broder, and enough about the McCain-Bush equation, which is the number two in both NYT and WP sections. Both chuckle at how hard fealty comes to McCain. USAT off-leads with a avenge-your-father piece. WSJ discusses the absence of Dad's pledge-busting budgeteer, Dick Darman, in Son's inner circle, and the inclusion of Stephen Goldsmith, who's a privatization zealot from Indianapolis. "The most important guy you have never heard of at this convention... worth talking to this week." So that's what WSJ is doing with that huge press area...
...ball gowns line one wall. One seven-year-old girl, pulling her mother by the hand, passed judgment on each dress: "I'd wear that one, not that one, that one, that one...." Personally, I gave Pat Nixon's gown the highest marks: A clean, simple cream-colored satin number with an empire waist. Lucretia Garfield winds up on my worst-dressed list with her multi-tiered lilac satin and lace number. Sorry, Lucretia...
...Number of sex therapists registered in the state of Florida...
...Poll Finds Delegates Are Conservative" - isn't exactly a teaser, but there's a few shining moments. This of Bush: "In a tribute to his political skills, delegates who described themselves as moderate viewed him as one, too, while self-described conservatives called him conservative." And here's the number of the beast: "Forty-two percent of Mr. Bush's supporters across the nation said they supported him with reservations. Only four percent of the delegates said they felt the same...