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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: DayTraderKidd who wrote (28482)	10/11/2004 9:21:01 AM
From: jttmab	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 173976

Awwww so now the debate questions were not fair huh?? Bush was prepared for an entirely different set of questions. He had prepared for the debates at various Bush-Cheney campaign appearances. He was ready for questions like.... Mr. President, do you find yourself more like FDR or more like Abraham Lincoln? Mr. President, may I kiss your ring finger? jttmab

To: DayTraderKidd who wrote (28482)	10/11/2004 11:40:06 AM
From: Ron	Respond to of 173976

Disrespect for Veterans To the Editor: It is incomprehensible and unacceptable that President Bush's 2005 budget calls for cutting the Department of Veterans Affairs staff that handles disability and other benefit determinations for American troops returning from the war ("Bush and Reality," by Bob Herbert, column, Oct. 4). The agencies charged with providing crucial aid services to our veterans have been overburdened for decades. The problem has only worsened, given the thousands of American soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with physical injuries and mental health problems. It is estimated that nearly 8,000 soldiers have been combat-disabled, and an additional 17,000 have been medically evacuated in the war on terror. They have given parts of their bodies, and in some cases, their minds, in the fight for freedom. Not only do they desperately require immediate and full access to the services they need without worrying about navigating an overloaded system, but they also merit the utmost respect and gratitude, especially from our commander in chief. Lois Pope Chairman, Disabled Veterans Life Memorial Foundation Washington, Oct. 5, 2004 www.nyt.com