"We're having economic travails today. We all know that. But we live in a cyclical society. It's the price we must pay," he said. "If we want stability, we would have to go with what just ended in the Soviet Union."

Emphasizing the lack of effort placed on solving domestic problems such as health care and education, Brown likened Bush's actions to that of a "second secretary of state," and not that of a president.

"George Bush seems to have an economic recovery plan for the Soviet Union. He has one for Kuwait. And he's got one for Eastern Europe," Brown said. "The party of the 1990s will be the party that recognizes you need an economic recovery plan for America."

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Yeutter countered by stressing the necessity for good foreign relations, for which "our Democratic friends haven't even formulated a farm team."

"No one in the Democratic party is capable of dealing with issues outside of the United States," he said.

For that reason alone, Yeutter said, "Bush will be reelected by a handy margin next year."

But Brown said he is confident that Americans will look elsewhere when they realize that Bush cannot solve the problems at home.

"President Bush doesn't want to roll up his sleeves and deal with the problems facing Americans today," Brown said. "He can, must and will be defeated in 1992.