European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Zeroing in on Carter gop Box score t the War on inflation by Walter r. Mears associated press Oday s debate question is a Beauty does the United state so government As Good As its Winnai a he publican National committee which says the answer is no and counts that As a Promise pres Dent Carter has not kept. R is iud8mnl is up in a newly put,.hshed Republican Box score on Carter c n a11.1bnppr0j , and his performance is Ink Frt do table republicans Donot think he is doing very Well at keeping his commitments. The 240-Page second edition of the re publican Effort to keep Book on Carter concludes that he has broken about 20 percent of his Campaign commitments kept about 20 percent and that action is still pending on the issues covered by the rest. The gop storekeepers said they set out to produce an objective assess ment of Carter s delivery on Campaign commitments. He made a lot 663, according to a White House list iton"1 8t he s Art " the Admonis a Youlif a shh iad 1�l made a Morf a tse Evert 2 2 d. " Mpa Ign prom is a Ery  Days seven Days a week in order to get through the list in a fou year Rit a 2fcpui.blacans Are Keepin b01 on i i f1?" Tlley say "1 have been kept shot he fee a Thal hand r p0"""1shorthand for them and while the volume is sure to be widely unread the conclusions probably will Tum up in the Campaign speech making in the congressional election season just ahead. Not that an assortment of numbers and percentages purporting to show that Carter has not kept his commitments will be All that persuasive in a congressional or for that matter a presidential Campaign. But there is evidence in the Public Opin Ion polls that some people Are starting to doubt Carter can handle All the problem she said he would. In a lbs news new York times poll for example people were asked whether they believe Carter has made Progress on several major issues be addressed during the Campaign. Sixty percent said they did not thin Carter had made Progress toward handling Energy problems effectively so per cent saw no Progress on significantly reducing unemployment s3 percent saw none toward making the income tax system More  like that contribute to the de Clining poll ratings of the Way Carter mishandling his Job. And that is a political  described himself from the be ginning of the Campaign As a Man who could bring competence to government and who would set Clear attainable nation As a planner and a businessman and chief executive i know from experience that uncertainty is. A devastating Afflic Tion in private life and in government be wrote in his Campaign  problem persists. The republicans did not try to Gra Decarter on that Broad commitment Al though it might have been easier than one they did choose the president s statement that we could have and must have a government As Good As its  the gop solemnly lists that As no kept without suggesting How anyone would know if it bad been kept. Presumably in order to determine whether the government is a Good As the people somebody would have to figure out Bow Good the people Are. It was More a Campaign Sofu than Campaign Promise but rehab Lucaa anal Yiu do not five of easily. While not As easily submitted to objective tests As most promises contained in this listing or. Carter s failure to keep this commitment is suggested by an assortment of items they reported. Among them the republicans list the firing of i a attorney David Marston. The Case of former budget director by Tunce. The failure to move toward balanced Bud taxes inflation and farm income prob c May by no Way to measure Suc m re in elusive a we. But Ivy have  in Jil Urr sour Day april 29. 1978 the stars and stripes