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


To: Don Hurst who wrote (464237)9/24/2003 4:03:37 PM
From: jlallen  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
Au contraire...Pres. Aznar is very popular in Spain....and again....stick with the fects.....Bush was elected, not selected....



To: Don Hurst who wrote (464237)9/24/2003 4:10:01 PM
From: Gordon A. Langston  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
Maybe it was Rose's fault LOL

Aznar was re-elected by a larger plurality. Gee, how unpopular can you get (and his Popular Party obtained an absolute majority)?

chief of state: King JUAN CARLOS I (since 22 November 1975); Heir Apparent Prince FELIPE, son of the monarch, born 30 January 1968
head of government: President of the Government Jose Maria AZNAR Lopez (since 5 May 1996); First Vice President (and Minister of Interior) Mariano RAJOY (since 27 April 2000) and Second Vice President (and Minister of Economy) Rodrigo RATO Figaredo (since 5 May 1996)
cabinet: Council of Ministers designated by the president
note: there is also a Council of State that is the supreme consultative organ of the government
election results: Jose Maria AZNAR Lopez (PP) elected president; percent of National Assembly vote - 44.54%; note - the Popular Party (PP) obtained an absolute majority of seats in both the Congress of Deputies and the Senate as a result of the March 2000 elections



To: Don Hurst who wrote (464237)9/24/2003 11:06:10 PM
From: Ann Corrigan  Respond to of 769670
 
You're right that he followed his conscience and convictions by supporting U.S. actions in Iraq despite criticism from many in his own country. That proves he is a courageous man for all seasons. Most politicians just place their finger in the wind and parrot whatever their constituents want to hear. A person with integrity does the right thing no matter how much he is criticized.