Yesterday's endorsement was a nimble performance by an old political pro.

"Now everybody can know what the political pros know," he said.

In the summer of 1992, two old friends, both political pros, finally found time for a long-promised lunch together.

Even political pros are not always sure what makes a mistake into a gaffe that never goes away.

Obviously, if they needed a political pro, they wouldn't be calling on me.

But political pros do not count him out.

But all of that was of secondary importance for the political pros who are looking ahead to the 1992 Presidential campaign.

Surprise Attack To this end, the campaign has hired, in the last month or so, a full range of political pros.

The question being debated among political pros is why.

And it's not just political pros putting Bush jokes to political use.