United We Stand

Clinton hoped that when Congresscame backSome of Bill's bills might yet geton track;But he may have grown fonderOf its absence out yonder --There's much to be said for gridlack.* * *Secret Service concern is intenseRe: unauthorized aircraft descents;To become more secure,The White House for sureNeeds only a very high fence.* * *Republicans think they can snatchCongressional seats by the batch;But it's rash politicsTo count off-year chicksBefore any candidates hatch.* * *A fellow we well-nigh forgotAgain wears his forget-me-not;He's itching to goBut whither Perot?

United We Stand sponsors forumFive Democrats and four Republicans have filed as candidates in the delegate race in Maryland Legislative District 12A, which includes southwest Baltimore County and portions of Columbia and Elkridge.These candidates have been invited to participate in a candidate forum sponsored by United We Stand America of Maryland, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. Aug. 23 at the Arbutus Branch of the Baltimore County Library.Each candidate will be requested to present a five-minute introduction and outline why he or she should be elected.

WASHINGTON -- Although Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-to-1 in Maryland, C. Ronald Franks decided there was one "crucial factor" that makes him electable this year for the U.S. Senate."

WASHINGTON -- Ross Perot declared yesterday that President Clinton's $500 billion deficit reduction package would "damage the country" and vowed to wage an aggressive campaign to defeat it.The Texas billionaire declared in a telephone interview that he will launch a television blitz and direct his organization, United We Stand, America, in a concerted campaign to kill the president's plan. A House-Senate conference committee is expected to report the plan to the House and Senate by the end of this week, with final action scheduled for next week before Congress recesses for the summer on Aug. 6.An active campaign by Mr. Perot could deal a crushing blow to the Clinton plan, which is on shaky ground in Congress, and in turn seriously damage the president.

Ross Perot supporters are organizing in Carroll, hoping to elect candidates who support their views on money matters in 1994 elections.An organizational meeting for a Carroll County chapter of United We Stand America is scheduled at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 467 at 519 Poole Road in Westminster.Leader Richard F. Will Sr. of Melrose said he expects about 200 people to attend.United We Stand America is a grass-roots group formed by Perot supporters during the 1992 presidential election.

Countywide meeting planned for United We Stand, AmericaCentral County membership of United We Stand, America, started by Ross Perot, has grown so quickly that the Severna Park chapter has canceled its July meeting to hold a larger, countywide meeting.The Severna Park group originally had scheduled a meeting for July 26 at the Severna Park library. The date of the new meeting has not been set.The Severna Park/Arnold chapter, one of five chapters in the county, now has more than 300 members, says Pam Asa, a coordinator.

NEW YORK -- As Ross Perot continues to assault the nation' airwaves and presses his membership drive for his United We Stand America organization, more Perot dissidents are surfacing with complaints that the organization rejects the genuine grass-roots leadership he claims for it.A Long Island clinical social worker named Joyce Shepard, a one-time local Perot volunteer leader, is running a shoestring dissident network that she calls "DUPED," for Disenchanted United...

Texas billionaire Ross Perot will be in Catonsville this morning for a rally sponsored by his political organization, United We Stand, America. The rally is at 10 a.m. in the field house at the University of Maryland Baltimore County.

WASHINGTON -- With a travel schedule that criss-crosses the country and self-promotion that just won't quit, Ross Perot appears to be waging the world-class campaign he never had.More than half a year after his quixotic presidential bid landed the independent candidate with a third-place showing and a healthy 19 million votes, he's kept up -- even stepped up -- his visibility, his clout, his coalition-building, and most of all, his bite.This time around, he shows no signs of quitting. Without press scrutiny, without debates, he rides around on his jet and on the hopes of voters who still like the sound of his voice.

Common Cause director to speak in LinthicumThe executive director of the Maryland chapter of Common Cause, Phil Andrews, will address members of United We Stand, America in Linthicum on Tuesday.United We Stand, a national group chaired by Ross Perot, has scheduled its monthly public meeting for 7 p.m. in the Linthicum Library on Hammonds Ferry Road.The group holds monthly meetings in Linthicum, Annapolis, Crofton and Pasadena as well as in other counties across the state, featuring speakers from the political arena.