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To: TigerPaw who wrote (26710)	8/29/2003 4:03:21 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 89467

Some input from a veteran who is now a marketing executive... FirstName: James LastName: Miller City: Thousand Oaks State: CA Date: 08/29/2003 Time: 03:48 PM Comments: Dear General Clark, I am a 58 year old veteran of both the political and shooting wars. An ex-Marine, I was "liberalized" by the Vietnam war. I've served on the paid staffs of two major presidential candidates and as a volunteer on dozens of local, state and national races. I am hoping that you will choose to run for the highest office in the land in the next election so I can feel comfortable about volunteering my skills and resources one more time. There are other candidates that I could feel comfortable supporting, (particularly Senator Kerry) but I am concerned that other campaigns are catching fire only with the activists, not with the voters. As Boss Tween said, "I don't care who does the electing as long as I do the nominating...." Those of us who have endured the economic, social and political ebbs and flows of the last several decades have a unique perspective to offer younger voters. Even though you have already given more to your nation than anyone can reasonably expect, you seem to still have more to give. I am too old to be an idealist. I have graduated to the more functional position of pragmatist. I've come to the belief that nothing happens until you elect someone and I firmly believe your are electable. I have over 40 years experience writing advertising for products and candidates...you, General, are a marketers dream candidate. Thank you for your consideration. -Jim Miller draftwesleyclark.com

To: TigerPaw who wrote (26710)	8/30/2003 8:18:08 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 89467

Politics and Pollution truthout.org

To: TigerPaw who wrote (26710)	8/31/2003 2:48:38 AM
From: cosmicforce	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 89467

More idiocy in the WH... news.independent.co.uk LOS ANGELES -- The Bush administration has decreed that carbon dioxide from industrial emissions - the main cause of global warming - is not a pollutant. The decision by the Environmental Protection Agency - announced with minimal fanfare on the eve of the Labor Day weekend - reverses the stance taken under President Clinton and allows industry to increase emissions with impunity. It is also part of a pattern of casting doubt on scientific evidence, going back to the US's rejection of the Kyoto Protocols in 2001. Earlier this year, the Bush administration excised a 28-page section on climate change from an EPA report. It also ignored a report by the US Academy of Sciences that argued that the evidence of climate change could not be ignored. "Saying that carbon dioxide does not cause global warming is like refusing to say smoking causes lung cancer," said Melissa Carey, a climate change expert with the advocacy group Environmental Defense. Environmental groups are now considering suing the EPA to force the regulation of greenhouse gases. The Bush administration appears to be guided by a leaked memo by the political consultant Frank Luntz, which advised: "Should the public believe that the scientific issues are settled, their views about global warming will change accordingly. Therefore, you need to make the lack of scientific certainty a primary issue in the debate." © 2003 Independent Digital (UK) Ltd