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omic philosophy. I say the
private sector does it best; he
votes for more government
controls.
"I'm rough on Carl Levin's
record," he says. "He is just
as rough on me."
It's about 5:20 p.m. and
Mr. Schuette has a long haul
to the airport. He makes his
apologies, stops for a short
radio interview and gets into
the car. He is more relaxed
now, talking openly about
his quest. Most polls find Mr.
Schuette trailing the incum-
bent, yet Mr. Schuette does
not believe he is an under-
dog.
He has been campaigning
for the job for 1 1/2 years.
And along the way, he has
learned a few key things
about life on the road.
"I can tell you which Holi-
day Inns are for kids, which
hotels offer putt putt golf
and where the coffee is
fresh," he says, quickly
changing the subject to Jew-
ish support and Israel.
He speaks regularly with
one key supporter — philan-
thropist Max Fisher. An-
other Jewish leader, Paul
Borman, recently held a pri-
vate fund-raiser for Mr.
Schuette. Also on his list of
Jewish followers is Edward
Levy, Jr., former president
of the American Israel
Public Affairs Committee.
Jewish political watchdogs
say Mr. Schuette has a
perfect record on Israel. He
wants no compromises;
Israel should not give up
land for peace.
"Israel is America's only
ally in the Middle East," Mr.
Schuette says, adding he
consistently votes for foreign
aid to Israel. "I wouldn't
have signed the letter of 30
(a letter drafted a few years
ago by Sen. Levin, urging
Israel to negotiate land for
peace). I never will be part of
a deal for land for peace."
While campaigning for
Congress, Mr. Schuette
received funds from pro-

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1990

For the past two
months, a number of at-
tempts have been made
to arrange an interview
with incumbent Senator
Carl Levin to appear
with this interview of
challenger Bill Schuette.
The Levin campaign
and Mr. Levin's Capitol
Hill office were unable to
arrange the interview
until midweek.
The Jewish News will
have the Levin interview
in next week's edition.

Israel political action com-
mittees, including the
largest — National PAC and
Washington PAC. In this
race, however, PAC funds
have gone to Mr. Levin,
viewed as the friendly in-
cumbent.
Pro-Israel PACs historical-
ly support friendly in-
cumbents, regardless of the
opponent's views.
Only the New York-based
Hudson Valley Political Ac-
tion Committee, a conser-
vative pro-Israel PAC, has
thrown its financial support
behind Mr. Schuette.
"I don't take it personal-
ly," Mr. Schuette says about
the lack of pro-Israel PAC
support. "Do I like it? No. I
wish it were otherwise. But I
am going to win and every-
body knows it. I have an
impeccable record on
Israel."
Mr. Schuette recalls his
August 1987 trip to Israel,
which, he says, reaffirmed
his beliefs.
"It's the most inspira-
tional place I've ever been,"
Mr. Schuette says, reminisc-
ing about his visit to a kib-
butz in the Golan Heights
above Lake Kineret.
"When you've been there
and you see it, you know
that that piece of land can
never be given back," he
says. "It is too strategic. It is
a piece of geography and
needs to stay."
He talks about his father,
a former director of Dow
Chemical Co. who died of a
heart attack when the
younger Mr. Schuette was 6.
"I was just drawn to
politics," Mr. Schuette says.
"I always wanted to do
something of which my dad
would be proud."
During his senior year in
high school, Mr. Schuette
mowed neighbor's lawns.
One of his customers was
then GOP committeewoman
Ranni Riecker, with whom
he started talking about
politics.

"I always talked politics
with her," he says. "She
said, 'Why not run for
precinct delegate?' "
In 1972, 18-year-old Bill
Schuette went to his first
Republican state convention
as a precinct delegate. He
then left Michigan to study
international relations at
Georgetown University in
Washington. There, he
became fluent in Russian.
During college, Mr.
Schuette interned for former
Rep. Al Cederberg (R-Bay
City). Later, in 1974, he vol-
unteered for the committee
to elect Gerald Ford, where
he met Secretary of State