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To: Enigma who wrote (130657)	4/30/2004 4:43:47 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Respond to of 281500

What nonsense - do you think the Normans and Anglo Saxons were civilised compared to the Greeks? Yes, actually, they were big developers of the feudal system, which was the first system in history not to depend on chattel slavery for its labor force, and the first to develop the idea that everybody had at least some political rights (along with the much earlier Law of Moses). The feudal system also has a better record of stability and peaceful transitions of power than the Greeks ever managed. You gotta give the ancient Greeks the marks for art, theatre and philosphy...but there are more ways to judge a civilization.

To: Enigma who wrote (130657)	4/30/2004 4:51:21 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

Yes, America is waking up: Bush vs. Kerry on Economy and War National Defense/ War on Terror Bush 50% Kerry 38% RasmussenReports.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Economy Bush 47% Kerry 41% RasmussenReports.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 30, 2004--A Rasmussen Reports survey found that 50% trust President Bush more than Senator Kerry when it comes to national defense and the War on Terror. Just 38% now prefer Kerry on these issues. From the President's perspective, those numbers are a little better than last week, but not as good as two weeks ago. Who Do You Trust More for National Defense/ War on Terror? Survey Dates Bush Kerry April 28-29 50% 38% April 21-22 49% 40% April 14-15 53% 38% April 7-8 51% 40% Mar 31- Apr 1 54% 36% March 24-25 51% 39% March 17-18 54% 37% March 10-11 54% 37% March 3-4 51% 39% Feb 25-26 51% 38% Feb 18-19 54% 37% Feb 11-12 52% 39% Feb 4-5 52% 37% John Kerry's talk of going to the United Nations first as an Iraq policy is unlikely to be well received by many voters. By a 2-to-1 margin, voters believe our allies should follow the U.S. lead more often rather than having the U.S. follow the lead of others. A related survey finds that Bush voters are confident that the U.S. is a good role model for the world to follow. However, Kerry voters are not sure if having other nations follow the U.S. lead would make things better or worse. The issue of national defense presents other challenges for Kerry. Just 11% of voters know that Kerry has called for sending more troops to Iraq on a temporary basis. Seventy-two percent (72%) of his supporters oppose this position. While voters have a clear preference for Bush on national defense matters, the candidates are more evenly divided when it comes to the managing the economy--47% say that they trust Bush while another 41% have more trust in Kerry. The candidates have been closely matched on this issue all year. Who Do You Trust More to Manage Economy? Survey Dates Bush Kerry April 28-29 47% 41% April 21-22 44% 44% April 14-15 46% 42% April 7-8 46% 44% Mar 31- Apr 1 48% 44% March 24-25 45% 45% March 17-18 45% 45% March 10-11 48% 41% March 3-4 42% 45% Feb 25-26 43% 44% Feb 18-19 46% 43% Feb 11-12 46% 44% Feb 4-5 44% 43% A related survey found that 37% of Americans say that President Bush is doing a good or excellent job managing the economy. . Perceptions of how the candidates will handle the economy and the War on Terror are the fundamental issues of Election 2004. Rasmussen Reports will provide weekly updates of the Bush-Kerry comparisons on these issues throughout the campaign. Rasmussen Reports also provides daily updates on the Presidential Election, the President's Job Approval rating, and on the economic confidence of Consumers and Investors. The national telephone survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted by Rasmussen Reports April 28-29, 2004. The margin of sampling error for the survey is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. (see Methodology). rasmussenreports.com