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

To: Bald Eagle who wrote (571716)	5/4/2004 3:54:10 PM
From: GROUND ZERO™	Respond to of 769667

Sounds reasonable to me... GZ

To: Bald Eagle who wrote (571716)	5/4/2004 7:14:23 PM
From: zonkie	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

PATRIOTIC DUTY That's a good idea eagle. Here's another little something which all patriotic supporters of Cheney/Bush should do. It's a grassroots effort by the billionaires for bush group to get people to send emails to vice president cheney to persuade him to do what he can to put a stop to the senseless investigations of halliburton which the lefties are pursuing. Here is a copy of some of the stuff from their page and one of the suggested emails to send to mr cheney. The url to get the adress and forms is at the bottom. ----------------------- Take Action! Send a Message Hands Off Halliburton! In the past few months, the Pentagon has been pressured into fining Halliburton millions of dollars for "overcharging" for contracts in Iraq and Kuwait. These actions have damaged the company's public reputation and America's support for the war. Send a letter to Vice President Cheney demanding an immediate halt to the Pentagon's auditing of Halliburton. No more audits, no more pressure! May 04, 2004 Vice President Richard B. Cheney A copy of your message will also be sent to: Halliburton Investor Relations Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Techology, and Logistics) Dear Vice President Cheney, I'm writing to voice my outrage with the Pentaton's recent auditing of Halliburton's military contracts. In the past two months alone, our Department of Defense, usually known for its iron resolve, has pigeon-heartedly caved to public pressure and initiated a number of legal actions against Halliburton: $ In January, 2004, the Defense Department's top auditor requested the Pentagon open a formal investigation into allegations surrounding Halliburton Co.'s (HAL) fuel pricing in Kuwait. $ During the same month, the Pentagon forced Halliburton to pay $6.3 million after two of its employees took kickbacks from a Kuwaiti subcontractor who was providing services to American troops in Kuwait. $ Now the Pentagon is at it again, forcing Halliburton to pay another $27.4 million for overcharging the government for meals to U.S. troops at five bases in Iraq and Kuwait. Pentagon auditors are meanwhile reviewing another 53 U.S. bases with dining facilities operated by the company. These troubling developments have led to widespread concern throughout corporate America that the Bush Administration has gutlessly decided to throw a bone to the unwashed middle-class masses who still live under the illusion that the military isn't a mere instrument of corporate welfare. We understand that the White House may be feeling some election-year jitters, but we hope you will not forget just who your true constituents are. While American billionaires work tirelessly to bring freedom to Iraqi oil, we will not stand to see the basic freedoms to profiteer, overcharge, and deceive the public ruthlessly stripped from our own corporate citizens. As a man of great wealth, you must be doubly discouraged to witness the Pentagon's legal maneuvers against the very company you sat at the helm of for six years. I appreciate your efforts over the past few years to shield Halliburton and other contractors from public scrutiny, and I expect you will take swift action to ensure the immediate return of the full $33.7 million Halliburton has paid in fines. I further expect you to open a formal investigation into the Pentagon's recent actions, resulting in the termination of Halliburton's auditors and ALL auditors from the Defense Department. As compensation for the trouble it has already caused, and as a gesture of good faith to corporate America, the Pentagon should give Halliburton final say in the writing of the new Iraqi constitution, as well as prominent positions in the new Iraqi oil ministry. In closing, as a Billionaire for Bush I plan to follow through with my pledge to bundle a six-figure contribution from my golf partners to the re-election fund. Assuming, of course, the above matters are speedily resolved. Sincerely, Your signature will be added from the information you provide below. billionairesforbush.net