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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: tonto who wrote (20345)	5/4/2004 9:32:40 AM
From: ChinuSFO	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

He has not held the office of an executive such as a Governor or President where constitutional he has sole powers. Senators and Congressmen come cheaper by the dozen and they vote on party lines, sometimes to return favors of their other colleagues etc. But as President or Governor you are the sole person voting on an issue and the decision is purely yours. That is my point. The American people are smart. They view it the way I do and not the way it is spun bu others.

To: tonto who wrote (20345)	5/4/2004 9:34:10 AM
From: ChinuSFO	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

Prisoner Abuse Undermines U.S. Standing By TOM RAUM Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- The reported abuse of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. soldiers threatens to undermine part of President Bush's rationale for unseating Saddam Hussein: that the United States had ended a regime that was torturing and abusing Iraqis. The disclosures undermine American claims to a moral high ground as the United States tries to put down a growing insurgency and gain international support in Iraq. contd ....http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IRAQ_LOSING_HIGH_GROUND?SITE=APWEB&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT