1980 Election ‘Hostage Tale’
Let’s add one more piece of evidence to the impressive list enumerated in your article.
We’ve wondered why, aside from poor judgment, Bush would choose the sophomoric Dan Quayle as his running mate. Bush is implicated in Iran-Contra, in the scheme to abort the Constitution, in a cozy relationship with Panama strongman Gen. Manuel Noriega. Now the October Surprise.
A clever Bush might, with reason, believe that the best insurance against an impeachment proceeding would be Quayle sitting as vice president.
STANLEY HART
Altadena
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