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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jlallen who wrote (22099)	7/16/2003 3:23:13 PM
From: jttmab	Respond to of 93284

Is this mere wishful thinking Good news! My relocation got put off a couple of weeks! I can hang out a little longer. jttmab

To: jlallen who wrote (22099)	7/16/2003 4:30:10 PM
From: jttmab	Respond to of 93284

Is this mere wishful thinking I think you're correct.... Bush Faced Dwindling Data on Iraq Nuclear Bid By Walter Pincus Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, July 16, 2003; Page A01 In recent days, as the Bush administration has defended its assertion in the president's State of the Union address that Iraq had tried to buy African uranium, officials have said it was only one bit of intelligence that indicated former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was reconstituting his nuclear weapons program. But a review of speeches and reports, plus interviews with present and former administration officials and intelligence analysts, suggests that between Oct. 7, when President Bush made a speech laying out the case for military action against Hussein, and Jan. 28, when he gave his State of the Union address, almost all the other evidence had either been undercut or disproved by U.N. inspectors in Iraq. By Jan. 28, in fact, the intelligence report concerning Iraqi attempts to buy uranium from Africa -- although now almost entirely disproved -- was the only publicly unchallenged element of the administration's case that Iraq had restarted its nuclear program. That may explain why the administration strived to keep the information in the speech and attribute it to the British, even though the CIA had challenged it earlier.... washingtonpost.com As Karl Rove might say....No way the Republican base is going to remember what we said after four months.....<giggle, giggle> jttmab

To: jlallen who wrote (22099)	7/17/2003 1:12:15 AM
From: jttmab	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

This seems a tacky way to get campaign contributions..... Republican state attorneys general in at least six states telephoned corporations or trade groups subject to lawsuits or regulations by their state governments to solicit hundreds of thousands of dollars in political contributions, according to internal fundraising documents obtained by The Washington Post. One of the documents mentions potential state actions against health maintenance organizations and suggests the attorneys general should "start targeting the HMO's" for fundraising. It also cites a news article about consolidation and regulation of insurance firms and states that "this would be a natural area for us to focus on raising money." The attorneys general were all members of the Washington-based Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA). The companies they solicited included some of the nation's largest tobacco, pharmaceutical, computer, energy, banking, liquor, insurance and media concerns, many of which have been targeted in product liability lawsuits or regulations by state governments...... washingtonpost.com An implied future quid pro qou going on here...How did the phone call go....I'm the Attorney General of State x, I'd like to solicit your support of the RNC...yes, there is a liability suit pending that I've thrown at you....but let me be perfectly clear...your donation....will have no bearing...It's just a coincidence that I thought of you, when soliciting funds. jttmab

To: jlallen who wrote (22099)	7/17/2003 4:28:08 AM
From: jttmab	Respond to of 93284

Hasn't anyone told Greenspan that Bumble Lips Bush has an MBA..... washingtonpost.com Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warned yesterday that continuing large federal budget deficits eventually would cause long-term interest rates to rise and damage U.S. economic growth. "There is no question that if you run substantial and excessive deficits over time, you are draining savings from the private sector, and other things equal, you do clearly undercut the growth rate of the economy," Greenspan told the Senate Banking Committee Undercutting the economy...that's a great objective for Bumble Lips Bush...As Karl Rove might say....<giggle, giggle, not on our watch....plus we've convinced the conservative base that those 6.4 million unemployed will be reaping the benefits of tax cuts on dividend income.> If you look at the budget projections [including deficit], Bumble Lips Bush changes them every fews months [more in debt]. You might think that the budget projections might be good for more than a couple of months....Tell us how "accurate" you expect the budget projections to be for next year. Bumble Lips Bush and his MBA .... more like Bumble Lips Bush got his accounting education from Ken Lay. jttmab

To: jlallen who wrote (22099)	7/17/2003 4:44:20 AM
From: jttmab	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 93284

Here's a special one for you...... Minnesota Public Radio this week quoted Mary Kewatt, the aunt of a soldier killed in Iraq, saying: "President Bush made a comment a week ago, and he said 'bring it on.' Well, they brought it on, and now my nephew is dead." washingtonpost.com That would make a nice campaign ad...just a black screen on the Tele with white text... "President Bush made a comment a week ago, and he said 'bring it on.' Well, they brought it on, and now my nephew is dead." Let it pause for 15 seconds...no sound, just the text. It would be a beauty. jttmab