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

To: calgal who wrote (280981)	7/28/2002 1:29:18 AM
From: Charles Tutt	Respond to of 769667

$1.8 million -- isn't that about what Dubya gets for going to dinner with _his_ special interests? It sounds like much ado about nothing to me. Charles Tutt (SM)

To: calgal who wrote (280981)	7/28/2002 5:15:02 PM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

For every Erin Brokovich there are probably a dozen ecoterrorists with no cause but the one they invent. Corporations are hardly blameless. I just wish everybody would behave responsibly. Trial lawyers currently bask in the popular image projected by Erin Brockovich, intrepid defender of innocent people exploited by rapacious corporations.

To: calgal who wrote (280981)	7/28/2002 5:29:34 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Respond to of 769667

Re: "Terrorism insurance is necessary for construction projects to go forward, so a bill probably will pass this year, but the differences are considerable." >>> Last December/Jan. the President looked around, but couldn't find a single example of a construction project which hadn't gone forward because they couldn't buy 'terrorism insurance'. Business was arguing that if Congress didn't pay for 'terrorism insurance' by the end of December, the economy would grind to a halt on Jan. first. >>> Many argue that having the taxpayers assume responsibility for all 'terrorism losses' means that business won't spend to improve security (such as: airline security, building security) which they probably should. >>> I haven't followed this debate closely... has the President been able to come up with a specific example of a cancelled project yet, or is this just another example of a big government, taxpayer-financed, crony capitalism giveaway?