European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 10, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wily Magazine Dan Quayle Here during election Campaign i m net going to Aak Tor any special assignments. Quayle weighs Agenda activist Senate role Byann Devroy Washington Post after enduring an often limes crisis Ridden Campaign thai was extraordinary in its controversy and visibility Dan Quayle says he is now lacing Tho la More Ordinary. Problem of a new vice president the question is. How am i going to. Spend my Day. Oua Ylo s Boss. President elect George Bush. Has something of he same problem sortie of Bush s aides said. Ono senior political and isor said of Quayle a Don i think Bush knows what the Heck to do wih him. Yer he likes him. To supp res him. He wanted him. But no Hal he s got him he does t know what to a with him " j one idea that he has been seriously studying  in an interview ,.is a far More Achi Yish approach to his constitutional role As president of he Senate. While he says he understands hat the.  the Senate  Senate maj oily Leader George j Mitchell a Maina will be the-.-. Agenda into thing is i you control the Senate meetings you control me Gavel and the gave 15 a very irn Porlant instrument an instrument of Power. An. Instrument Hal establishes the Agenda qua Etc said that As a result of his 12 years in Congress he is considering spending much More time. There than vice presidents traditionally have including. Presiding Over contentious Debales and important. Procedural fights As Well As routinely Basing some of his Day in his offices Here. Most of Quayle s predecessors including Bush have presided Over the Senate Only at ceremonial moments and to break , Many of my colleagues have. Suggested that i take the Assignee i of president of the Senate in a different context than it has been the last couple of decade that i could to of assistance o George Bush in working More Wilh Congress Quayle said. And that Means being there a lot. A Bush Modicia who has spoken with Quayle Toboul the concept described it As More like thinking out loud than expressing a detailed plan. I think he is serious in his. Own mind about this Senate thing but none of us the president elect s main advisers have concentrated on what he thinks he wants to do Tho Ollie Al said he is casting about trying to figure out what lode now.". While Bush has spent the weeks since the election trying to form a government settling on his priorities or the first incan is and watching his every word be. Analysed Quayle s tile has been far dil Feroni. -. Outside the Public spotlight he has been Quiery. Engaged in an e Forl to maintain whal he cafes a very very Low proute and to Lake my time pet involved in the. Process gel stalled up get ready to go.". His three months As a National candidate were a less than Happy a Pon Crico Lor Girt la. Titzl la  it hos Iid in anal Het my Cirvice no fitly Towl Hura bring a it Moie Conri Lul of whal i say to a voice . Winarti Cunto things " Moc Tost Oll Orts in she Inlet Toiv to elicit intros Proclivo views on the historical Rale i vice per i fiends wort unsuccessful. On All but routine Quie a oct Quayle hesitated and App Oatch to be St am Lun j tar Coleii i in mine Fields before answering Quayle has few designated . In addition to presiding Over the son ale he will Henrj a new National space Council that will advise thu Prosi Donl and to May have a Rolo in drug policy a la