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To: Lane3 who wrote (24965)	1/18/2004 8:48:29 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793759

I was reading a Helen Thomas column, which I probably wouldn't have read had I noticed the author before I clicked, and found something I want to highlight. I won't post the whole column. No sense offending anyone's sensibilities so early in the morning. But here's a quote from O'Neil: <<"For me, the notion of pre-emption - that the U.S. has the unilateral right to do whatever we decide to do - is a really huge leap," O'Neill said.>> To all you hawks out there who don't understand the reticence some of us have about Iraq, this really is a big deal to us, a huge obstacle to get past. dailystar.com

To: Lane3 who wrote (24965)	1/18/2004 12:20:26 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793759

If I go on a spending spree and run up credit card bills, then declining to pay them is not "keeping my own money." It is something else for which there are also some nasty words. Except in this case someone else went on the spending spree, and now we get stuck with the bills. Tim

To: Lane3 who wrote (24965)	1/21/2004 1:11:03 AM
From: D. Long	Respond to of 793759

If I go on a spending spree and run up credit card bills, then declining to pay them is not "keeping my own money." I don't think the analogy stands, though I understand what you're saying and agree with you. My biggest unease with this Admin is the deficits. But I also understand that a large proportion of new spending is defense and rebuilding Afghanistan and Iraq, and the tax cuts were necessary to stimulate the economy when our bag of monetary tricks at the Fed were run out. Not to mention the downturn in revenue from the recession. If nothing else, take comfort in the tax cuts expiring in 2010. Unfortunately. ;) I admire your fortitude. But all that planning would leave a bad taste in my mouth and diminish my eating pleasure. <g> My father is a product of the depression so frugality is something that gives him more pleasure than food. I've put on 50 pounds at least since Kristel and I have been together. Especially since I quit smoking and my sense of smell and taste have returned. >:) I'm not hurting from the savings, that's for sure. Derek