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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (848)	12/23/2000 11:36:46 AM
From: TimbaBear	Respond to of 93284

As I remember it, the government shut-down was caused by Republican "leaders" who attempted to force Clinton to sign a spending bill he did not believe was right for the American people. The "leaders" thought that he would back down, so they would not negotiate a spending bill. Nothing happens in Congress without negotiation. The Republican "leaders" gambled that Clinton would cave in. They were wrong about that, just as they were wrong about the massive pork-barrel spending bill they sent him this past September that he vetoed. Characterizing the government shut-down as anything other than what it was shows how little realistic grasp YOU have on the facts. Yes, the Republicans that got elected on their promise to end the welfare state did a wonderful job....but they promised to leave office when their mission was complete, and they have. The ones that are left bear no similarity of purpose and are pork-barrel slopping politicians worse than what you are claiming is true of the other side of the aisle. Your post makes the point that debt reduction is good for the economy, but the administration-select does not see it that way, does that mean your not a Republican anymore? I know you will flame me back, as is your style, and it won't be a reasoned response, but that's OK. Just understand that it is a registered Republican and a native-born US citizen that your flaming. Not all of us are purely emotional, and not all of us think that what just happened in the election is fair to the American people.

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (848)	12/23/2000 2:35:44 PM
From: ThirdEye	Respond to of 93284

BREAKING NEWS: GOD OVERRULES SUPREME COURT VERDICT:Bush to be smitten later today In a stunning development this morning, God invoked the "one nation,under God" clause of the Pledge of Allegiance to overrule the Supreme Court decision that handed the White House to George Bush. "I'm not sure where the Supreme Court gets off," God said this morning on a rare Today Show appearance, "but I'm sure as hell not going to lie back and let Bush get away with this..." "I've watched analysts argue for weeks now that the exact vote count in Florida 'will never be known.' Well, I'm God and I DO know exactly who voted for whom. Let's cut to the chase: Gore won Florida by exactly 20,219 votes." Shocking political analysts and pundits, God's unexpected verdict overrules the official Electoral College tally and awards Florida to Al Gore, giving him a 289-246 victory. The Bush campaign is analyzing God's Word for possible grounds for appeal. "God's ruling is a classic over-reach," argued Bush campaign strategist Jim Baker. "Clearly, a divine intervention in a U.S. Presidential Election is unprecedented, unjust, and goes against the constitution of the state of Florida." "Jim Baker's a jackass," God responded. "He's got some surprises ahead of him, let me tell you. HOT ones, if you know what I mean." God, who provided the exact vote counts for every Florida precinct, explained that bad balloting machinery and voter confusion were no grounds to give the White House to "a friggin' idiot." "Look, only 612 people in Palm Beach County voted for Buchanan. Get real! The rest meant to vote for Gore. Don't believe me? I'll name them: Anderson, Pete; Anderson, Sam, Jr.; Arthur, James; Barnhardt, Ron..." Our Lord then went on to note that he was displeased with George W. Bush's prideful ways and announced that he would officially smite him today. In an act of wrath unlike any reported since the Book of Job, God has taken all of Bush's goats and livestock, stripped him of his wealth and possessions, sold his family into slavery, forced the former presidential candidate into hard labor in a salt mine, and afflicted him with deep boils. Dick Cheney will reportedly receive leprosy.