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To: NOW who wrote (3070)	7/16/2003 6:15:51 PM
From: Box-By-The-Riviera™	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4905

thank god for us who would like to drink coffee with him and chit chat <g> the more he is ignored the better for bear strategists.

To: NOW who wrote (3070)	7/16/2003 6:59:15 PM
From: patron_anejo_por_favor	Respond to of 4905

Have you seen the text of his BubbleBoy interrogation (or the "answer")? Would appreciate a link if anyone has seen it.

To: NOW who wrote (3070)	7/16/2003 9:43:08 PM
From: mishedlo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4905

thelibertycommittee.org Proof that not all Republicans are bad or All democrats are bad or all conservatives are bad etc. Ron Paul for president Seriously... Lets take a look at what a prominent REPUBLICAN is saying Please read the snips! ========================================================== The conservatives have failed in their effort to shrink the size of government. There has not been, nor will there soon be, a conservative revolution in Washington. Political party control of the federal government has changed, but the inexorable growth in the size and scope of government has continued unabated. Since the change of the political party in charge has not made a difference, who's really in charge? If the particular party in power makes little difference, whose policy is it that permits expanded government programs, increased spending, huge deficits, nation building and the pervasive invasion of our privacy, with fewer Fourth Amendment protections than ever before? The so-called conservative revolution of the past two decades has given us massive growth in government size, spending and regulations. Deficits are exploding and the national debt is now rising at greater than a half-trillion dollars per year. Taxes do not go down—even if we vote to lower them. They can't, as long as spending is increased, since all spending must be paid for one way or another. millions of Americans voted for the less-than-perfect conservative revolution because they believed in the promises of the politicians. Now there's mounting evidence to indicate exactly what happened to the revolution. Government is bigger than ever, and future commitments are overwhelming. Millions will soon become disenchanted with the new status quo delivered to the American people by the advocates of limited government and will find it to be just more of the old status quo. Since the national debt is increasing at a rate greater than a half-trillion dollars per year, the debt limit was recently increased by an astounding $984 billion dollars. Total U.S. government obligations are $43 trillion, while total net worth of U.S. households is just over $40.6 trillion. The country is broke, but no one in Washington seems to notice or care. The philosophic and political commitment for both guns and butter—and especially for expanding the American empire—must be challenged. This is crucial for our survival. In spite of the floundering economy, the Congress and the administration continue to take on new commitments in foreign aid, education, farming, medicine, multiple efforts at nation building, and preemptive wars around the world. Already we're entrenched in Iraq and Afghanistan, with plans to soon add new trophies to our conquest. War talk abounds as to when Syria, Iran and North Korea will be attacked. How did all this transpire? Why did the government do it? Why haven't the people objected? How long will it go on before something is done? Does anyone care? Will the euphoria of grand military victories—against non-enemies—ever be mellowed? Someday, we as a legislative body must face the reality of the dire situation in which we have allowed ourselves to become enmeshed. Hopefully, it will be soon! We know those who lead us—both in the administration and in Congress—show no appetite to challenge the tax or monetary systems that do so much damage to our economy. The IRS and the Federal Reserve are off limits for criticism or reform. There's no resistance to spending, either domestic or foreign. Debt is not seen as a problem. The supply-siders won on this issue, and now many conservatives readily endorse deficit spending. There's no serious opposition to the expanding welfare state, with rapid growth of the education, agriculture and medical-care bureaucracy. Support for labor unions and protectionism are not uncommon. Civil liberties are easily sacrificed in the post 9-11 atmosphere prevailing in Washington. Privacy issues are of little concern, except for a few members of Congress. Foreign aid and internationalism—in spite of some healthy criticism of the UN and growing concerns for our national sovereignty—are championed on both sides of the aisle. Lip service is given to the free market and free trade, yet the entire economy is run by special-interest legislation favoring big business, big labor and, especially, big money. Neoconservatives are disinterested in the gold standard and even ignore the supply-siders' argument for a phony gold standard. Is it any wonder that federal government spending is growing at a rate faster than in any time in the past 35 years? This is not a conservative problem, nor is it a liberal problem—it's a government intrusion problem that comes from both groups, albeit for different reasons. The problems emanate from both camps who champion different programs for different reasons. The solution will come when both groups realize that it's not merely a single-party problem, or just a liberal or just a conservative problem. ======================================================================= This man socks it to both republicans and democrats So called conservatives as well as liberals Ron Paul for President M