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

To: Richard S who wrote (435005)	7/28/2003 11:25:42 PM
From: Doug R	Respond to of 769667

"...that these types of tactics have been used in the past by the Republication party in its attempts at character assassination..." Not to mention that the tactic has resulted in a felony by naming a covert CIA agent. This crime is as serious as it gets since it came directly out of the White House.

To: Richard S who wrote (435005)	7/28/2003 11:28:17 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 769667

One point that is interesting is the way something as insignificant as Clinton lying about sex could have been blown up into an impeachment hearing based on the continual pursuit of the former president in order to persuade public opinion. Isn't it amazing.....Clinton played with cigars and the GOP tried to have him impeached, and Bush marched us into an expensive war and potential quagmire on suspect info, and the GOP stays mute. When did the GOP become Reps. first, and Americans second? Its a disgrace! This manipulation of the media, which we see again here with the BUSH administration, in "sexing up" the case for War, seems to be a commonplace tactic employed by the Republican Party. IMO they are dangerous group of people where the means justify the end. Ideologues is another word that comes to mind. It is unfortunate that despite the awareness that these types of tactics have been used in the past by the Republication party in its attempts at character assassination there is sad naivete by the American public to leave the administration of government in the hands of government leaders without getting involved in the "business" of government. Yes........and you'd think the American public would realize something is wrong with the latest GOP revisionist tactic to make McCarthy and Nixon look like good guys and great leaders. It is very disturbing. I think the European countries do not share this same naivete as they have a more natural suspicion of government and its activities. That's funny! Europeans think we are very naive......they say you can see the naiveté in our eyes. <g>