For the Record.(President George W. Bush says he would like to carry California, if he runs again)(this and other quotations are presented)(Brief Article)

--President Bush, in Associated Press interview: "If I run again, I would like to carry California." If? . . . OMB chief Mitch Daniels, on CNN: "The president got the best deal any president has gotten in a long, long time. This will be the biggest tax cut in a generation. It's actually more than he originally called for in his campaign. . . . The Democratic opposition, or a majority at least, came seven-eighths of the way to his position." . . . Rep. Tom Tancredo (R., Colo.), on Senate budget demands, in Baltimore Sun: "That place is just a nuthouse when it comes to spending. . . . I cannot get over their lack of fiscal discipline." . . . Sen. Robert Byrd (D., W.Va.): "The American people want to get the most from the taxes we collect. They want us to plan ahead and to invest in our country. They want us to do the basics that feed the economy, to allow for future growth and anticipate future change. We fail them if we don't do these things. We have failed them if we say: Here, just take your money back. The people can't repair highways. They can't build sewers and clean up water systems. They can't build new airports. They can't inspect the food supply. Government exists to take care of things that people cannot do on their own." . . . Following Sen. Lincoln Chafee's (R., R.I.) refusal to support Bush tax cut, Senate majority leader Trent Lott (R., Miss.) says he's "disappointed in [Chafee's] conduct and votes." . . . On Cinco de Mayo, Bush delivers weekly radio address in Span-ish.

--Bill Simon gets ready to announce gubernatorial candidacy in California, with internal polls showing him behind Gov. Gray Davis (D.) by only 5 points . . . . Steve Forbes considers challenging Sen. Robert Torricelli (D., N.J.) next year. . . . Florida secretary of state Katherine Harris rules out running for Congress in 2002, but not 2004. . . . Federal grand jury indicts Rep. James Traficant (D., Ohio) for bribery, racketeering, tax evasion, and obstruction of justice. . . . Former Christian Coalition executive director Ralph Reed wins election as Georgia GOP chairman. . . . Latest round of party-switching rumors prompts Sen. Zell Miller (D., Ga.) to issue press release saying he has no plans to join GOP "at this time."

--In "interview" with children, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D., N.Y.) jokes about "all the inside information that really matters," such as "where to get a good haircut, how to find some time to yourself, so that you're just not constantly running from one place to the next." When asked what she likes best about Bush, she flusters: "I don't know him that well." . . . Karin Stanford, mother of Jesse Jackson's out-of- wedlock child, files lawsuit against Jackson over support payments and visitation. . . . Former D.C. official Walter ...