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

To: ManyMoose who wrote (150230)	6/2/2001 2:28:52 PM
From: Neeka	Respond to of 769670

Message #150230 from Dave Ellen at Jun 2, 2001 1:54 PM Liberals are completely blind to their own elitism......... I am absolutely convinced of their elitism. Look at their leaders, Bill and Hillery, and their multi million dollar homes and offices. The acquaintances from the NY Hamptons ( richest people on the planet)squarely support, in the form of funding, liberal elitist candidates and ideas. These candidates and their social "ideas" are bankrupting the average citizen or working him/her to death. M

To: ManyMoose who wrote (150230)	6/2/2001 3:41:04 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Dave, here is an article that suggests how the change in the Senate can be very pro the President. I also believe the President will see this. newsmax.com What Bush Should Do Now Opposition liberals are not the least bit interested in bipartisan cooperation, despite all their preachments to the contrary. It's not conciliation, cooperation and compromise they seek; it's distortion, delay and disruption. They don't really want to pass a single piece of legislation, not while a Republican is in the White House. Their ultimate ambition is to cast Republicans as mean-spirited privateers out to pillage the cherished leftist agenda, until such time as they can come into control of all three branches of government. As the opposition party in an evenly split Senate, they were in ideal position to play just such a destructive role. As the party in organizational charge of the Senate, they lose that advantage. The advantage now moves to Bush and the Republicans, suddenly freed up to promote an undiluted positive agenda opposed by obstructionist liberals. Bush has just been handed a marvelous opportunity to turn defeat into triumph, but he'll never make it if he listens to those who are counseling him to do more of the same that he's been doing. To take advantage of this radical turn of events, Bush will have to go on the aggressive - not a campaign of anger or revenge, either. The truth is his agenda is an enormously positive one, filled with optimism and assurance. It is the liberals who have maneuvered themselves into the role of nay-sayers, carping critics, out-of-step reactionaries. By emphasizing the positive, Bush can turn the spotlight on their true nature. This country has had it up to here with what most Americans perceive as political rancor. It may come as a rude shock to knee-jerk Democrats and Republicans, but most Americans don't give two hoots about either party, as a party. Bush, not the reactionary liberals in Washington, is the one who can touch that nerve. Let his opponents dig themselves deeper into the grave of obstructionism. By presenting one positive initiative after another - including getting the government out of a lot of the business it has no business being in - Bush can let the Senate liberals, even when they win, come through as the scowling, rancorous, partisan politicians. He's going to have to take his case to the American people, though. And he's good at this, very good. Does it mean he has to get testy and petty with his opponents? Not at all. Magnanimity is the hallmark of champions. Nor does being gracious mean he should grovel like an abused cur, entreating his tormentors to toss him an occasional bone. On the contrary, he's going to have to stop whittling away at his own agenda to accommodate liberals who are only too happy to take everything he gives them while demanding even more. Sure, this way he will lose sometimes, but it won't be from not swinging for the fences. Babe Ruth didn't become America's home-run hero by being considerate of pitchers' egos. And, yes, he did strike out a lot. The fans understood this and still cheered him on, for they knew The Bambino never hit a homer with the bat on his shoulder. George W. Bush understands baseball, and this is no time to be laying down bunts. John L. Perry, ....... tom watson tosiwmee