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Letter: Bush’s hypocrisy is becoming clear

Wednesday, April 25, 2001 | 9:13 a.m.

George W. has often quoted the Children's Defense Fund slogan, "Leave no child behind." Like all of Bush's rhetoric during the election campaign of 2000, including his self-proclaimed moniker of a "compassionate conservative," they were only hollow-mouthed statements to deceive the electorate into believing he was not of the hard right and possessed no debt to big business, the religious right, or that he had planned a payback time for George Sr.'s loss to Bill Clinton.

A quick reality check shows that his rollback of Clinton initiatives are related to both his debt to big business and his desire to destroy any Clinton legacy. Close at hand is his relentless pursuit of a tax reduction plan that does everything for the rich and nothing for those at the bottom of the economic barrel. At least part of the surplus money that Bush plans to give to the richest members of our society could be better diverted to help the 12.1 million U.S. children living in poverty or aid in providing medical insurance for the 10.8 million children who are without health insurance. One can only conclude that Bush, although known not to be a master of rhetoric, is on the other hand a master at hypocrisy.

RAYMOND HARBERT

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