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

To: Rick Slemmer who wrote (298470)	9/19/2002 6:16:19 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

2. If so, what are you doing about it besides whining on an Internet chat board? Writing my congressman and informing folks whom I know, many rightwing NRA types, who are clueless. For instance, a friend who voted for Bush and who's absolutely apoplectic about the Clintons told me this yesterday: "Bush is as bad as Gore". Quite a concession from a diehard Republican. That's tantamount to saying, "Bush is the worst human on the planet", IMO

To: Rick Slemmer who wrote (298470)	9/19/2002 6:23:58 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

This is the kind of email forwards I get from those rightwingers...and they are starting to fall out of line. Reason is prevailing, hopefully before Bush defies everyone and starts WWIII.. America Last > > "Democrats worry a lot about the 'international community.' They believe > the views of world leaders, elected and unelected, carry more moral weight > than those of Americans. And their tendency is to seek not just the advice > of 'allies' but their permission for American action." > > - Columnist Mona Charen > > ********************************** > Speaking of America Lasters. > > "What will be the reaction of the international community? What will be the > degree of support...within the United Nations? We're not prepared to make > any commitment until we've had more of an opportunity to answer these > questions." > > - Sen. Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) commenting on President Bush's > address to the United Nations last week calling for the ouster of Saddam > Hussein in Iraq > > ******************************** > Telephone, Television & Tell-a-Friend > > If you know someone who might like to join the growing army of conservatives > (and a few Palm Beach Democrats) who receive our FREE Chuck Muth's News & > Views briefings, just go to chuckmuth.com. > > ******************************** > Born-Again Doves > > Most Democrats in the Senate are either (a) opposing U.S. efforts to oust > Saddam Hussein as grand imperial pooh-bah of Iraq, or (b) hoping to postpone > such a decision until after they are again comfortably re-elected as the > majority party in November. > > But their decided dovishness on the issue these days is in stark contrast to > the war tune they were chirping four years ago when their guy, Bill Clinton, > was sitting in the Oval Office (sometimes, even, with his pants on). > > Washington Times reporter Donald Lambro jumped into the Way-Back Machine and > dug up some wonderful quotes made in 1998 by a handful of Senate Democrats > beating the war drums against Saddam after the Iraqi chief tossed out the > U.N. weapons inspectors. > > All of these turkeys are now clucking a different tune as President BUSH > pursues the exact same objective as his immediate predecessor. Talk about > Profiles in Hypocrisy: > > Democrat Bill Clinton: "If we fail to respond today, Saddam and all those > who would follow in his footsteps will be emboldened tomorrow. Some day, > some way, I guarantee you, he'll use the arsenal." > > Democrat Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia: "The U.S. should strike, strike > hard and strike decisively. In this instance, the administration needs to > act sooner rather than later." > > Democrat Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware: "The only way we're going to get rid > of Saddam Hussein is we're going to end up having to start it alone - start > it alone - and it's going to require guys...in uniform to be back on foot in > the desert taking Saddam down." > > Democrat Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts: "Saddam Hussein has already used > these weapons and made it clear that he has the intent to try, by duplicity > and secrecy to continue to do so. That is a threat to the stability of the > Middle East. It is a threat with respect to the potential terrorist > activities on a global basis." > > Democrat Sen. Tom Daschle of South Dakota: "Look, we have exhausted > virtually our diplomatic effort to get the Iraqis to comply with their own > agreements and with international law. Given that, what other option is > there but to force them to do so? We have got to force them to comply, and > we are doing so militarily." > > What a difference one presidential election makes, huh? > > ******************************** > Tokyo Ritter > > "Former U.N. weapons inspector Scott Ritter is beginning to rival John > Walker Lindh, the U.S. citizen who fought for the Taliban, as a hate-figure > for mainstream America. > > "As President Bush seeks to make the case at home and abroad for regime > change in Iraq, Mr. Ritter, a Republican who voted for Mr. Bush in the last > election, is endeavoring to undermine it. > > "With increasing fervor, Mr. Ritter has toured the American talk shows since > his return from Baghdad, where last week he told the Iraqi parliament that > military action against Iraq could not be justified. > > "...Some commentators have compared Mr. Ritter's defense of Iraq to the > propaganda broadcasts for Japan famously made by the American citizen Iva > Ikuko Toguri, or 'Tokyo Rose,' during the Second World War." > > - London Sunday Telegraph, 9/15/02 > > ****************************** > In Your Heart You Know He's Right > > "I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more > efficient, for I mean to reduce its size. I do not undertake to promote > welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws, but to > repeal them. It is not to inaugurate new programs, but to cancel old ones > that do violence to the Constitution, or that have failed in their purpose, > or that impose on the people an unwarranted financial burden. I will not > attempt to discover whether legislation is 'needed' before I have first > determined whether it is constitutionally permissible. And if I should later > be attacked for neglecting my constituents' interests, I shall reply that I > was informed their main interest is liberty and that in that cause I am > doing the very best I can." > > - Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.), "The Conscience of a Conservative" Join > the "next generation of Goldwater Conservatives" by joining the Goldwater > Club. Annual dues for as little as $25. Just go to: > chuckmuth.com > > ********************************** > Doomsday Scenario > > "There are no adequate plans to ensure that our three branches of > government, and especially Congress, can continue to function after a > catastrophic attack has killed or incapacitated a large number of > (congressional) members. > > "Depending on the number of vacancies, the House might not even be able to > field a quorum, or it might have to operate with a skeleton crew of members > not representative of the country as a whole - even as it makes crucial > decisions like a declaration of war, appropriations, intrusions on the civil > liberties of citizens or aliens or provision of emergency disaster relief." > > - Conclusions of a study by the Continuity of Government Commission >