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

To: steve dietrich who wrote (331322)	12/20/2002 2:16:43 AM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Bush is giving no money to Homeland Security. None. Odd don't you think? Even though the congress has appropriated it. Could be a sign Bushies know the government is close to broke now. HS should be a priority but isn't. Expect Democrats to run to the right of Bush on terrorism and Homeland Security. Despite his hawkish stances, Bush has very few successes against terrorism. That is why as Dick Morris put it Bush hopes he doesn't run out of wars with Axis Of Evil members. The Axis Of Evil is a marketing project. It has little to do with reality. But if it sells to the American people that could be the only way Bush will beat John Kerry despite the worst prolonged recession of any president since Jimmy Carter. The erason Kerry will be the nominee is that he's the one candidate who can be a dove sometimes without being accused of being weak. After all he killed enemy with his bare hands and saved his troops. Bush and Cheney were both war-dodgers. As were most in the Republican leadership. And Kerry may run with McCain if Bush keeps pissing McCain off.

To: steve dietrich who wrote (331322)	12/20/2002 2:53:27 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

I thought it was very odd that Homeland security, Port Authority, and another agency went to the trouble of doing a dry run on terrorist attack at the port, and along with that a cost value assessment of the chaos it would cause. >>> Many thoughtful people are aware of where our vulnerabilities are. The bureaucracies themselves are not ignorant about what the prime targets are: ports, nuclear plants, chemical and oil refineries and storage facilities. >>> What is only lacking is the political will to address these weak points... to step up to the plate and fund real security initiatives. >>> Unfortunately, most of the politicos only wish to engage in feel-good PR campaigns. The side-step the real security issues while wasting the needed money on their pet projects.