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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Elmer Flugum who wrote (49296)	10/19/2000 5:16:10 PM
From: TH	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Len, Great find. This sums it up for me, "And Mr. Bush, the ingenuous man-next-door, with his very lack of polish, his heartening normality, his sometimes awkward demeanor--Mr. Humblebumble seems the antidote to it, the antidote to Clintonian cleverness and savvy. And my sense is more and more people think: We need an antidote." Its a done deal. Have a good one.

To: Elmer Flugum who wrote (49296)	10/19/2000 5:22:27 PM
From: Shoot1st	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Len, from day 1, I've always considered you as a man who knows men. If you say Gore sucks, he must really suck. I would have also enjoyed Monica's take on this waste of male flesh. Shootie

To: Elmer Flugum who wrote (49296)	10/19/2000 5:27:14 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Thanks for posting that excellent article. Even if you are not voting for GW. And you think Gore is a sleaze. P. S. Who is left that has a chance?

To: Elmer Flugum who wrote (49296)	10/19/2000 6:01:25 PM
From: Selectric II	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Gore's Russian Relations Examined Updated 4:59 PM ET October 19, 2000 By JOHN HUGHES, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Clinton administration is refusing to cooperate with a Senate investigation into a reported 1995 arms deal with Russia and might face subpoenas if the resistance continues, a member of the Foreign Relations Committee said Thursday. Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., said the committee will hold hearings Tuesday to determine whether the understanding between Vice President Al Gore and then-Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin of Russia is legal. White House Press Secretary Jake Siewert denied the administration was involved in a "secret agreement" with the Russians and said the Senate hearings are meant to embarrass Gore, the Democrats' presidential candidate. The New York Times reported last week that Gore promised the United States would not interfere with Moscow's fulfillment of existing sales contracts for conventional arms to Iran on condition such sales would end by the end of 1999. The report said Washington agreed not to penalize Moscow under a 1992 law banning arms sales to countries the United States views as exporters of terrorism. At a news conference, Smith said the White House has refused Republican senators' requests for documents related to the deal, which Smith said may have to be subpoenaed for the hearing. "We are bringing young men and women home in body bags right now," Smith said, referring to 17 sailors killed in the terrorist bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen. "We should not be aiding and abetting those who would do us harm. That may have happened here." Gore and Chernomyrdin mentioned an arms agreement in general terms at a news conference the day it was signed, but details have not been disclosed. Russia continues to sell arms to Iran over protests of the Clinton administration. Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., who joined Smith at a news conference, said Gore lacked authority to ignore the 1992 law without Congress' permission. "I think it's completely illegal what they did in several of these instances here," Brownback said. The White House's Siewert denied wrongdoing involving agreements between Gore and Chernomyrdin. "We distributed a fact sheet to reporters on the ground at the time in 1995," he said. "We also briefed the House International Relations Committee at the time. So if members of Congress have some problem with their briefings, they ought to look to themselves." Siewert said, "There's no doubt that some of these hearings right now are more about the election season than about the real substance here." Smith said the timing of Tuesday's hearing is not politically motivated. "Frankly, I don't think The New York Times is working for the Bush campaign," the Oregon senator said. "They're the ones that broke the story." ----------------------------------------- Len, the term, "sleaze" doesn't do justice. No matter how you feel about GW, he has some decency and a respectable team behind him. Gore obviously not only doesn't care about the truth, but now doesn't think it's any concern of ours, or Congress's, what he does in his OFFICIAL capacity (as opposed to Clinton, who claims he only lies about his private life.) This is unlawful and/or unconstitutional, and anybody who puts up with it is just paving the way back to slavery.