Nation: A Patrician Entry for the G.O.P.

Bush hopes to win the nomination in the stretch

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am a candidate for President of the U.S." The words were plain, simple and to the point, befitting the Republican who uttered them last week: George Bush, 54, a man who knows his limitations and his possibilities. A realist, Bush is hoping for other, more flamboyant contenders to flame out; then he may strike some sparks. Bush would like to be everybody's No. 2 choice for President, not a farfetched wish for a politician who has no fanatical followers but loads...

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