Even the hapless Dan Quayle, George Bush senior's sidekick, had served in the House and Senate for 12 years.

ECONOMIST: Lexington

Some analysts expressed similar skepticism Wednesday night, including partisans like former Bush adviser Dan Bartlett and nonpartisans like CNN senior correspondent John King.

NPR: The Hatchet And The Scalpel: A Debate Parable

In fact, the last time a top U.S. leader did something quite so rash may have been when George Bush selected Dan Quayle as his running mate.

CNN: Sights & Sounds

Like many vice presidential candidates in the past -- such as Republican Dan Quayle, under President Bush's father in 1988 and 1992, and Al Gore, President Clinton's running mate in 1992 and 1996 -- Cheney will be charged with drawing important distinctions with the opposition.

CNN: Playing to the base

In April 1998, Bush went West to campaign for gubernatorial hopeful Dan Lungren in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Silicon Valley.

CNN: Who chose George?

Dan Collins who served previously as Deputy Associate Attorney General in the Bush administration concedes that may leave them without a way to enforce the Geneva treaty.

NPR: High Court Hears Challenge to Military Tribunals

In 1988 Bush won the Republican nomination for President and, with Senator Dan Quayle of Indiana as his running mate, he defeated Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis in the general election.

WHITEHOUSE: George H. W. Bush

Mr. Forbes' many contributions to the national interest will also be recognized by former Presidents George Bush, Ronald Reagan, and Richard Nixon, Vice President Dan Quayle, former Secretary of State George Schultz and former Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick.

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