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

To: Selectric II who wrote (49491)	10/19/2000 10:37:55 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Democrats see an opening in Bush 'surplus' comment By Glen Johnson, Globe Staff, 10/19/2000 T. LOUIS - In the closing minutes of his final debate with Al Gore, George W. Bush handed the Democrats a substantive hammer they will try to pound him with for the rest of the campaign. Asked how he would foot the estimated $1 trillion cost of his plan to let younger workers invest a portion of their Social Security payroll taxes in the stock market, the Texas governor said, ''It comes out of the surplus.'' Bush had seemingly been loathe to explain earlier how he would pay for the proposal, and last night the Democratic National Committee seized upon his admission by launching a new TV ad in 10 states. It notes that Bush has promised senior citizens he will use all of the expected $2.4 trillion surplus in the Social Security program to maintain their benefit checks, yet now has declared he wants to use $1 trillion of that same surplus to also help younger workers establish their investment accounts. ''Which promise is he going to break?'' the ad asks. Part of the reason Bush has avoided stating how he would pay for his proposal may be that Social Security is so dear to retirees, making proposed changes of any kind a political hazard. Analysts say draining money out of the trust fund surplus would either accelerate its insolvency or necessitate benefit cuts for retirees.

To: Selectric II who wrote (49491)	10/19/2000 11:22:24 PM
From: nihil	Respond to of 769670

I am afraid that the UN Security Council should control UN forces. This is inadequate, and leaves gaps, but at the same time it makes sense that the US, China, and Russia have to agree before anyone get's destroyed. What UK and France are doing there I couldn't tell you, but I don't think they want to quit. This will leave lots of conflicts on which the SC can't agree (like Chechnya-Russia) but is probably the best we can get until China, Russia, and the US all break into little pieces. As for my first sentence: Of course, nothing but war has ended temporarily world conflict. "Of course" -- is merely padding, breaks the jarring dissonance between " " and "nothing." Far too vain for someone named "nihil" to start off writing with his name, like "I." "nothing but war" simply implies that war is the only thing that ends world conflict even temporarily. Thinking over all of human history, or all of it that I know, I think conflict -- even political conflict -- often, usually leads to war. Perhaps "only a few things other than war end conflict even temporarily" would be better, but I like that word "nothing." So I'll stick with it, even though it may not be the mot juste. Onm third thought, I'll withdraw the sentence so as not to concern you. The thought is not that important.