Kemp’s not likely to get his wish. Bush’s men don’t want to make a martyr of Kemp and enhance his profile for a possible presidential bid in 1996. Further, sources say, the president still values him as a bridge to the Republican right. Even though Kemp is widely criticized at the White House for showboating, he’s likely to last out Bush’s first term. But he almost surely won’t be around for a second.
