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

To: Carolyn who wrote (119202)	12/23/2000 9:59:39 AM
From: Tom Clarke	Respond to of 769670

I thought highly of him until the Waco whitewash. In his defense, forces may have converged on him and left him no choice...

To: Carolyn who wrote (119202)	12/23/2000 11:38:18 AM
From: Mr. Whist	Read Replies (7) \| Respond to of 769670

Quotes From Sen. John Ashcroft By The Associated Press Quotes from Sen. John Ashcroft, R-Mo., selected Friday by President-elect Bush to be attorney general: ''Thirty-seven million children have been destroyed since Roe v. Wade became the law of the land. Thirty-seven million children who will never know the warmth of a father's embrace or the strength of a mother's love. It is a tragedy unmatched in modern times.'' -- Discussing abortion at a Senate committee hearing in 1998. ------ ''Putting an end to this mindless brutality is a goal I share, with constant prayer in my heart. For it is a procedure so cruel and inhumane as to defy rational, reasoned support.'' -- On the procedure opponents call partial birth abortion, during a Senate hearing in 1998. ''The person responsible for this mess is Bill Clinton. ... The president is solely responsible for his behavior. ... The only legitimate way to short-circuit the impeachment process is for the president to resign.'' -- Explaining his position on the impeachment of President Clinton in 1998. ''Our choices have consequences. ... And in everything that we do and say, we will be held accountable by a just and loving God. We must make proper choices.'' -- Speaking to high school graduates in 1998. ''I think we need longer terms for second offenders of violent crime. Why wait until a person has a third occasion to maim someone?'' -- On his position on a law enacted by Clinton imposing a life sentence on three-time felons. ''Overall, I don't know that I would be one to want to promote a whole lot of people carrying concealed weapons in this society.'' -- Explaining his position on legalization of concealed weapons as Missouri governor in 1992. As a senator, Ashcroft later urged voters to legalize concealed guns in the state. ------ ''Our Constitution's framers understood the right to keep and bear arms to be personal and central to preserving liberty.'' -- On gun control in 1998. ''I'm not in favor of just disassembling everything. There is a role for government. It should be a limited role. And government should do what it does well.'' -- On the role of the federal government. ''This is not a time for individuals to place ambition above the needs of the American people. Leadership is about making choices.'' -- Explaining his decision not to enter the 2000 presidential campaign. ''The people of Missouri decided that they would honor the deceased governor by voting in his behalf and in his stead in the election, rather than voting for me. And I respect them for that, and I honor them for that.'' -- From his Senate farewell speech earlier this month.