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To: Mephisto who wrote (1438)	12/12/2001 2:09:59 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15516

He's like a kid in a candy shop gleefully dispensing favors. I wondered at his inappropriate grins while being interviewed by B. Walters. In case you missed it, he stood gazing at the tree and said, "I'm awesome", when he actually meant he was in awe of the beauteous tree. Oh,maybe not....

To: Mephisto who wrote (1438)	12/12/2001 2:11:05 PM
From: Mephisto	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15516

Bush appointed Vasquez Director of Peace Corps "But, once again, we find out with this administration that the corporations count for a lot more than the people unless, of course, they happen to be people who give a lot of money; like Gaddi Vasquez, whom Bush has appointed director of the Peace Corps. Vasquez's appointment, which got a hearing before the Senate's Foreign Relations Committee, would have gone completely unnoticed had it not been for a group of former Peace Corps volunteers appalled at his complete lack of credentials for the job. Some will remember that Vasquez was the Orange County, Calif., supervisor who was forced to resign after plunging the county $1.7 billion in debt because of ill-advised investments during the mid-90s. It appears that the sole qualification of the former cop and longtime pal of former California Republican Gov. Pete Wilson is that he contributed more than $100,000 to Bush and the Republican Party during the past two years. The volunteers, who are contacting their members of Congress, point out that now, more than ever, the Peace Corps needs a visionary leader, not one who has absolutely no international program experience and, in addition to bankrupting Orange County, is best known for denying services to HIV/AIDS patients there. The AIDS issue, of course, is huge ion the African continent, where many Peace Corps members are working with the people and governments." Excerpt from Bush Aims to pull a String of Fast Ones by Dave Zweifel captimes.com