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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (92575)	10/2/2001 12:01:04 PM
From: Skeeter Bug	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

mike, reserves aren't necessary in the "new economy," remember? -vbg- take a look at the wtc photos here and it doesn't seem too surprising that the wtc building collapses took down other buildings... watman.com

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (92575)	10/2/2001 2:07:06 PM
From: JHP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

here`s a good laugh! Friday, August 31, 2001; Page A05 GREENVILLE, S.C., Aug. 30 -- Sen. Ernest F. Hollings (D-S.C.) said Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.) is no longer "mentally keen" but stays in the Senate because he has nowhere else to go. The Democrat's remarks about Thurmond, the Senate's oldest and longest-serving member, came in an interview Wednesday with the Greenville News. The newspaper said Hollings, 79, didn't seem to want to talk about Thurmond, 98. But he eventually said it is "sad because the poor fellow doesn't have any place to go, if you think on it." "Someone has said the best nursing home is the U.S. Senate," he said. "He's got a car, a place to stay and somebody over there at night at the apartment with him. If he's well enough, he's in the pool for a few laps." Thurmond spokeswoman Genevieve Erny said Thurmond told her she didn't need to respond to Hollings's "off-the-cuff" remarks. Hollings told the newspaper that Thurmond's degenerative hip condition causes him to shuffle. "With age, the shuffling makes him look, I guess, more aged," Hollings said. "He's not mentally keen. He's alert, he's awake, and they get him to votes and lead him around." When asked if Thurmond is mentally diminished, Hollings said, "There's no question about that." When asked if Thurmond should step down, Hollings forcefully said, "No," then added, "You don't want to ruin Hollings now, good God." Thurmond has said he will not seek reelection in 2002. Hollings spokesman Andy Davis said today that the two men are friends and that Hollings meant no ill will. "What he spoke about was the realities of a 98-year-old man's health," Davis said. "It's not news." Hollings is known for speaking his mind. During his most recent campaign in 1998 he called his opponent, Bob Inglis, a "skunk" and replied "kiss my fanny" to a reporter asking about Inglis's proposal to run a courteous campaign. © 2001 The Washington Post Company