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

To: ColtonGang who wrote (163380)	7/22/2001 8:09:27 PM
From: ColtonGang	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Bush stabbed in the back by his own party..........Helms blocking Bush confirmations - - - - - - - - - - - - By David Espo July 22, 2001 \| WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a tangled test of wills with the Bush administration, Sen. Jesse Helms is blocking confirmation of a fistful of Treasury Department officials and slowing approval for others as he seeks relief for the textile industry. "I'm not going to let it go unnoticed that about 4,000 people (in North Carolina) will lose their jobs who are not trained to do anything else," said Helms, R-N.C. He stepped in months ago to influence obscure Customs Service regulations implementing a 2000 trade bill.

To: ColtonGang who wrote (163380)	7/22/2001 9:49:13 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

>>>>He was raised with a silver spoon in his mouth. I assume you are clueless and speaking with no knowledge of the facts. Of course maybe this is what you call being raised with a silver spoon. Can you describe your early memories of George W. Bush? What was he like as a child? I don't remember the moment we met. Our parents were friends and neighbors, so my earliest memory is of playing together, but with other children in the neighborhood, playing in people's garages, playing in the street, really, riding bicycles and playing. George was always a likable, happy, or I guess outgoing person, so he made friends relatively easy. He was always-- he had this sort of pranksterish or impish side to him that was always there, although certainly when we were very small, I didn't think anything of it or notice it. But he was always friendly. He liked sports. Most of our activities were outdoors, playing things. We liked all kinds of games, sports. And that was mainly what we did. pbs.org From the above I wonder when someone suggests that's silver spoon, what part of their anatomy contains a silver plate. tom watson tosiwmee

To: ColtonGang who wrote (163380)	7/23/2001 7:55:04 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

This is a non- starter, or one would have to invalidate every president who was affluent, had family connections, or benefited by having a mentor with wealth and connections, beginning with George Washington. Jefferson was rich, Adams was upper middle class, the second Adams benefited by being his son, for example. More recently, Teddy Roosevelt came from a wealthy, prominent New York family, and his cousin Franklin was richer. Franklin was a mediocre student, by the way, and went to Groton and Harvard largely on the strength of family connections. Harry Truman never went to college, and benefited by his association with the Pendergast machine in Kansas City. Jack Kennedy was an uneven student, and had Ted Sorenson ghost write Profiles in Courage. Lyndon Johnson acquired wealth through various shady deals, stole elections, and was a protege of Sam Rayburn. Nixon is, interestingly enough, one of the best students and most "bootstrapping" types among presidents. Even Carter, though a good student, came from a relatively affluent background. Reagan was, in fact, an honors student in high school and college, and one of the few self- made men among presidents......