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To: Mr. Whist who wrote (261758)	6/7/2002 1:22:41 AM
From: calgal	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

How important is trust to you? When I was growing up, it meant everything to my mother and father. My dad applied it to people he hired. "It's nice if they're smart," he would say. "It's nicer if they're loyal. It's nicest of all, if they're both." His message was simple: He'd rather have a loyal idiot than a disloyal snake. The snake might be more cunning, but he'll invariably get you in trouble. Looking at recent events, I think he was on to something. A lot of companies have been acting like snakes. Taking your money, but not commanding your trust. They got sleezy, now you're uneasy. They try to sell you a bill of goods, but you refuse to pick up the check. Trust is broken. It started with Enron and Arthur Andersen. It spread to other energy names — like Dynegy and Halliburton — to telecom concerns — like Global Crossing and Lucent Technologies — to financial giants — like Merrill Lynch — or retailers — like K-Mart — or, a family-run cable enterprise — like Adelphia Communications. Different issues, same theme: deceit. Good money chasing bad companies doing very bad things. And now the people with that money — investors — are saying, no more. We won't buy you, because we don't believe you. We don't like you, or your shifty accounting practices and ethical standards. Now, people are saying, the shift has hit the fan. No more. And companies and analysts are aghast: How do we get them back? I'll give you a clue. Stop being snakes. Start being real. Investors will take it from there. foxnews.com

To: Mr. Whist who wrote (261758)	6/7/2002 1:40:13 AM
From: Neeka	Respond to of 769667

Your town might but I would hardly consider Washington State to be "overwhelmingly Democratic" if Gorton outpolled Cantwell in 32 of the 35 counties just 19 months ago. You could be right. I should have said that the population that comprises King County overwhelmingly votes democratic. The voters in more rural counties overwhelmingly vote republican. At least it used to be that way. Many of the immigrants of the last 10 years came from very liberal CA. and the east coast. They have settled in the rural areas in an attempt to flee urban congestion. They have brought their politics with them, changing the political landscape of the state. M