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

To: U Up U Down who wrote (95267)	11/30/2000 8:29:16 AM
From: U Up U Down	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769670

Gore's last, desperate chance November 30, 2000 BY ROBERT NOVAK SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST We're screwed," bemoaned one of Al Gore's political lieutenants when he learned last week that the U.S. Supreme Court had accepted the Florida recount case (though he used stronger language than that). The prospects for counting Vice President Gore into the White House dropped precipitously. The last Democratic hope now may rest on very tenuous grounds: Justice Anthony Kennedy once again betraying conservatives. suntimes.com

To: U Up U Down who wrote (95267)	11/30/2000 8:36:02 AM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 769670

Truck Stop 2000 Update J.J. Johnson - Posted: 11.30.00 Attention Truckers! 19 days and Counting... Operation Truck Stop 2000 is still a go - pedal to the metal unless Gore gets smart and quits. If not - then it's pedals OFF the metal starting Dec 18th. As the word and the flyers are being spread some of you drivers out there may need a little more motivation. You'd figure knowing what may happen on December 18th, what all you truckers did to congress in November and back in Utah in September, Clinton and Gore would wise up and lay off the trucker's wallets for now, right? Wrong. Get this: Lame duck presidents are known for signing a flurry of last-minute regulations and President Clinton is no exception. The Mercatus Institute, a research organization at George Mason University, estimates that the Clinton administration is on course to fill 29,000 pages of last minute regulations. According to the Los Angeles Times, some of the more controversial regulations include a 95 per cent reduction in the amount of sulfur in diesel fuel, tighter privacy standards for electronic medical records, the designation of the Alaskan Wildlife Range as a national monument, and the blacklisting from federal contracts of companies accused of violating federal labor, environmental and health laws. A 95% reduction in sulfur will increase diesel prices at least 33% higher. Might explain in part that coming recession you've been hearing about. Just what you needed to hear around Christmas time. These regulations will take effect without congressional approval. Our Suggestion: Start Saving Fuel NOW: Obey all the speed limits, full out those log books just like the D.O.T. wants. Hey…'Tis the season. Those merchants won't mind. Here's more: In the Land Lines Magazine's November 2000 edition, it discusses the trucking industry's shut-down as to not manufacturing 18-wheelers, motors, parts, and even the shipping of supplies and raw materials to the manufacture of the big rigs! Also, the lay-offs and the not taking back of trucks that have payments on them could make things worse. The lots are full and trucks are being turned-back. From your brothers in the Great White North: Independent owner-operators across Ontario, Canada, fed up with high diesel fuel prices, have renewed their threats to block major city roadways. On Nov. 26, about 250 angry truckdrivers met with politicians, and after not making much progress, hinted that a protest announcement could be made at any time. Bill Wellman, president of the National Truckers Association, expressed concern to news reporters after the meeting. "They all made their campaign pitches and everyone said we need tax cuts, but there's no help from the feds coming," he told the Toronto Sun. "They all say it's a world problem." Wellman said shippers and trucking companies are not living up to an Oct. 20 agreement to pay an 8.9 percent fuel surcharge based on the gross contract price carriers get for shipping goods for Canadian manufacturers. According to the newspaper, Wellman said some manufacturers are paying the surcharge, but many aren't. He added that the amount of money actually winding up in truckers' pockets has been minimal. "What happened in Europe, will happen here," Wellman told the Sun, referring to blockades that crippled commerce in Britain and France last summer. Groups of truckers and farmers succeeded in getting governments to offer fuel tax cuts and other concessions. - Source Land Line Magazine We need help saving our Constitution and a Nation. What'll say, Drivers? sierratimes.com CALLING ALL TRUCKERS ! TRUCK STOP 2000 December 18th: Bush - or America Shuts Down! Truckers! Don't let them Steal the Election from us! If you believe the election is being stolen from us, let your voice be heard. On December 18th, if our candidate is cheated out of the election, we are asking you to join our protest. They are waging a political war against us, because they think we can't and won't fight back. This time, we must prove them wrong! You got their attention over the "8-hour" ruling in November. It's time to get their attention, again! SierraTimes.com is asking that you show your support by running your headlights during the day, and if the election is stolen from us on December 18th, we ask that you let your rigs be silent. We know this is a lot to ask, but if you believe in stopping the madness of this election - join us - we will stand with you. We are urging others to call in sick on the 18th with the "red flu." We are not asking you to convoy or break the law. If you cannot stop driving, take a detour through the city that day - and everyday until we win! We need your support! Remember - Ten truckers who speak out wield more power than 10,000 who say nothing! Pass the word - get on Channel 19 and get all the truckers you can to join this protest! sierratimes.com