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

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (89226)	11/26/2000 11:17:53 PM
From: puborectalis	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

Bush has been in bed with lobbyists since the summer of '99......Among the heavy-hitting lobbyists who are collecting five figures or more for Bush are former RNC chairman Haley Barbour; former Bush transportation secretary Andrew Card, who is now General Motors Corp.'s chief lobbyist; J. Steven Hart, a lobbyist with Williams & Jensen closely tied to the House GOP leadership; and Tom Kuhn, president of the Edison Electric Institute............little more background on Card.....GM hires veteran lobbyist Ex-transportation secretary to head Washington effort By Dina ElBoghdady / Detroit News Washington Bureau WASHINGTON -- Andrew Card Jr., who headed the Big Three's now-disbanded trade group, will become General Motors Corp.'s top Washington lobbyist on June 1. Card, 51, comes to the job after almost six years as head of the American Automobile Manufacturers Association, which disbanded in December in the wake of the DaimlerChrysler AG merger. But the Massachusetts native made his mark in the national arena in 1992 when President Bush appointed him transportation secretary, the highest of several posts he held under the Bush and Reagan administrations. Now Card brings his name, contacts and political savvy to GM after turning down what he said were several enticing job offers. Until June, he will continue serving as a fellow at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. With Card's name comes his strong ties to the GOP, which holds control of Congress -- but not the White House -- at least through the 2000 elections. "I am not going to run away from the fact that I am a Republican," said Card, who will replace retiring GM executive George Peapples. "I prefer to think I have earned respect by how I have done my job rather than the title I carried when I did it." Card's new job also will reach into the international issues crucial to an industry Card says has had "to drink from a fire hydrant every day," given the high stakes it holds in financial markets.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (89226)	11/26/2000 11:18:05 PM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

I haven't seen you denigrate Gore's naked attack on our overseas service personnel's right to vote. Gore's team lost all shilling opportunities on vote count after that despicable attack. And they're still suing to try and get thousands of already voted military votes thrown out. How pathetic and trasparent can Gore's team get. They have NO shame!

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (89226)	11/26/2000 11:19:10 PM
From: Due Diligence	Respond to of 769667

"political courage"???????????????? Give us a break!!!!!! More like a whinner. DD

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (89226)	11/26/2000 11:19:47 PM
From: sunshadow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Ken, please stick to the facts, not your imagination - When they compared the re-count total to the original total, they realized they had come up 200 votes short. Apparently, they forgot to run one packet of 200 ballots through the machine on the re-count. Those 200 votes split roughly 125-75 in favor of Bush. Accordingly, the Election Commissioner (a Democrat) amended their total to reflect the original count as being the more accurate -- because it counted everybody's vote.