On the Prowl
ON THE PROWL She Believes Juanita A member of Bill Clinton's Cabinet is telling friends that she regularly speaks with Hillary Clinton, and that after viewing the NBC interview with Juanita...
...Growing the Surplus Republican staffers on the Hill aren't going to let the White House dictate terms on the budget and tax bills—at least that's what some on the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees are saying...
...Bush's approach of giving a thumbs up or thumbs down on policy concepts is having a trickle-down effect...
...California impeachment manager Jim Rogan's seat would also be a tough one to hold for Republicans, except Rogan is expected to run for the Senate...
...Just make sure people can see her on camera," Clinton purportedly told the aide moments before he went on the air...
...He's busy campaigning, and he's focused on that...
...Republicans have already targeted several seats as serious battlegrounds...
...says a former colleague from the Forbes campaign...
...Who might the dissenter be...
...Approached by several Democratic colleagues about changing her position, she told them she had to vote her conscience...
...Making Plans Word out of Austin, Texas, is that presidential candidate George W. Bush is shopping around for an economic and tax blueprint to present to the American people sometime early this summer...
...When pressed for a sooner-ratherthan-later release date, Crippen countered that he wasn't required to do anything until August...
...It's like an audition," says one who has traveled to Austin...
...They want to raise between $3 million and $6 million over a year's time and present Clinton the day after he leaves office with a big fat check as a reward for the eight years he's given them...
...Calling Dan Quayle the next Jack Kemp...
...Wandering Jude Supply-side visionary Jude Wanniski, who is off the Steve Forbes bandwagon for good, has jumped aboard Dan Quayle's, where he's priming Jack Kemp to be Quayle's Treasury secretary...
...The vote was 424-1...
...Some people want Kemp to come out in favor of some form of Kyoto, just not this version," says the former associate...
...You'll never get in to see the big guy...
...They estimate that they 12 May 1999 • The American Spectator won't be moving a tax bill through their respective committees until mid-summer...
...To that end, House leaders are pressing Indiana Rep...
...Even Clinton knows that," said a former Fed staffer, who had occasion to work with Greenspan...
...They're calling it the `Pay off Bill's Debt' party," says a source who's heard some of the sales pitch...
...There he was on Sunday, March 28, for an overnight stay while Hillary and Chelsea visited Egypt...
...Showing Him the Money Word is out that such Democratic lobbyists as Peter Fenn and Victor Kamber are discussing plans for what they are calling "the fundraiser to end all fundraisers...
...Jack Kemp isn't even Jack Kemp any more...
...The White House has spent a lot of time pushing Summers on the friendly press...
...Go figure...
...Although Summers is expected to replace Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, who may leave the post as early as July, he's left no doubt about his interest in the Fed job...
...He'll make his show of support at the appropriate time," says a Gore press aide...
...President Clinton no longer raises eyebrows when he heads off to Camp David, a place he once claimed to dislike because of the lack of good golf courses nearby...
...None other than California Democrat Barbara Lee, who holds the seat formerly held by Oakland's own Democratic Socialist Ron Dellums...
...It's not something many people seem to want to get involved in right now," says the source...
...Who's Sleeping Over...
...Treasure This Moment Associates of Alan Greenspan say that he is leaning toward accepting a fourth term as chairman of the Federal Reserve, in part to ensure that Al Gore ally Lawrence Summers wouldn't have a crack at the nomination...
...In the Hot Seats Republicans in the House campaign committee and at the RNC are extremely concerned about shoring up safe or "leaner" seats for the z000 campaign so they can focus on seats that are in greater danger...
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...Former Fed Governor Lawrence Lindsey is advising Bush and setting up meetings with conservative economists...
...Fresh from his successes with Louis Farrakhan, he's also been advising Kemp to accept an invitation to visit Iraq and meet with Saddam Hussein...
...Clinton is serious about running for the Senate out of New York...
...Wanniski is also said to be pressing Kemp on adjusting his opposition to the Kyoto global warming treaty...
...Two of these, Jim Leach's and Jim Nussle's Iowa seats, are considered toss-ups by Democratic fundraisers in the House...
...So, too, is the Ohio seat held by House impeachment manager Steve Chabot...
...So far, no one has signed on to the idea...
...As well, this Cabinet member also tells people that members of Hillary Clinton's staff openly express doubt that Mrs...
...The event, which has also been pitched to several unions, including the Teamsters, would be held on January zi, zoos...
...They think that a slightly greener conservative wing would be helpful in 2000...
...Wanniski has always had a wandering eye when it comes to candidates and issues, but one former associate now wonders if his mind hasn't wandered a bit over the edge...
...Conscientious Lee On the day that bombing raids began in Yugoslavia, the House passed resolutions supporting the brave men and women fighting overseas...
...But when reporters asked for a schedule and guest list—both commonly released when the president and first family stay at the Maryland lodge—White House spokesman Joe Lockhart refused to provide them with anything but his best churlish frown...
...Naturally the White House press corps wanted to know who was with him...
...Meintosh's seat is considered relatively safe, but Democrats <6 feel they could win it in a brawl...
...In his defense, perhaps he was observing a military blackout...
...In a meeting with budget and tax staffers in mid-March, CBO Director Dan Crippen said his staff thought that surplus estimates for z000 were too conservative, and that he would release new estimates in several months...
...Without Rogan there, we have a better shot in his district," said an NRCC source, who also acknowledged that Rogan is "probably one of the best campaigners we have, and he's our best shot to take a Senate seat there...
...There will be no 'Democratic windfall' this year...
...That's when the Congressional Budget Office is expected to release its updated revenue estimates...
...No one thinks Summers is a good pick, but they've invested too much in him...
...Lamar Alexander is said to be listening to ideas that Bush has turned down in an effort to keep track of what his key opponent is hearing and considering...
...Everyone is afraid Rubin is going to leave and the stock markets will take a dive...
...Earlier, in his address to the nation on why we're bombing Yugoslavia, Clinton made sure a staff member adjusted a photo of daughter Chelsea so that it would be in TV viewers' sight lines during the broadcast...
...Stealth Maneuvers Just as everyone was breathing a big sigh of relief that the pilot of the Air Force stealth fighter downed over Yugoslavia had been rescued, Vice President Al Gore declined an invitation from President Clinton to stand behind him as he delivered a brief statement to the press...
...It could be a disaster either way...
...Clinton wanted to present a unified front for the cameras, but Gore was dodging this draft...
...We expect the surplus number to be much higher, and we don't want Clinton and Daschle having more money to play with that we haven't already accounted for," says a Finance staffer...
...If Larry doesn't like the idea or doesn't like you, forget about it...
...ON THE PROWL She Believes Juanita A member of Bill Clinton's Cabinet is telling friends that she regularly speaks with Hillary Clinton, and that after viewing the NBC interview with Juanita Broaddrick, the first lady said she believed Broaddrick's story...
...Summers isn't going to wow them over at Treasury, and he'd be a disaster at the Fed...
...David McIntosh to make a quick decision on whether he will run for governor in z000...
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