Ex-House Member Wants Bush for GOP WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two decades ago, as a freshman member of the House, Gerald B.H. Solomon tried to get his Republican colleagues to support Ronald Reagan for president over GOP primary opponent George Bush. Solomon, who recently retired from the House and is now a lobbyist, again is getting involved in presidential politics -- this time for Bush's son, Texas Gov. George W. Bush. While the governor has yet to disclose his presidential intentions for 2000, Solomon is trying to enlist his former colleagues in a Draft Bush movement. ``He is the most electable and one I think is almost guaranteed to be elected,'' Solomon said. ``He is a conservative with compassion. That's what Ronald Reagan was.'' Solomon said some lawmakers have already signed on, but he would not disclose any names. Bush is expected to make a decision on a presidential run in the spring.
