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Last week Bush also got a whiff of trouble in what he promised would be a squeaky clean Administration. It came from none other than his chief ethics officer, C. Boyden Gray, the man responsible for vetting the nomination of John Tower and advising others in the Administration that they must give up outside income and jobs: Secretary of State James Baker, for one, would have to resolve the potential conflict posed by his holdings in Chemical New York Corp., a bank that holds a significant amount of Third World debt...
Bush has an even bigger problem getting John Tower confirmed as Defense Secretary. Initially, it looked as if the Armed Services Committee would ultimately observe protocol: the President's nominee does not have to be someone the committee members would choose, just someone they can stomach. "Ironbutt," as Tower was known in the Senate for his imperious ways and wait-'em-out negotiating style, would never win a popularity contest. Nevertheless, the hearings started out as a love fest, with the former chair of the committee receiving a round of applause at the end of his first day of testimony...
...Washington titans fall not from a single blow but from a thousand small cuts. Few believe Tower could survive a "no" from Nunn. Even if the Bush Administration prevailed in a confirmation fight, Nunn could make life so miserable that Tower might wish he were back speculating in an enlightened way for the LTV company. But Nunn has been careful to leave himself the option of voting...
...George Bush, who began his presidency by emphasizing high standards, found himself so quickly saddled with so many embarrassments? Part of the answer is that, ethics aside, friendship and political alliances go a long way with Bush -- and with the rest of Washington. If Tower does not show up in public drunk, with an Iranian arms merchant on one arm and a female KGB officer on the other, he may make...
Lingering doubts about the propriety and sobriety of Defense Secretary- designate John Tower raise questions about the President's judgment. -- Bush lays out his budget priorities to a skeptical Congress. -- Lawmakers chicken out on a 51% pay raise. -- The legendary James Brown, Godfather of Soul, falls from the top of the charts to a South Carolina prison...