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To: Terry Maloney who wrote (297076)	11/8/2004 8:57:31 AM
From: redfish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

"there is a greater likelihood that some of the needless partisanship is going to drop away" With any luck needless partisanship will be replaced by riots and anarchy.

To: Terry Maloney who wrote (297076)	11/8/2004 9:27:07 AM
From: Box-By-The-Riviera™	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

yeah... partisians will drop like flies got underground?

To: Terry Maloney who wrote (297076)	11/8/2004 10:08:04 AM
From: Pogeu Mahone	Respond to of 436258

A ‘Dear John to George BY FELICE COHEN am New York Columnist You might have won the election, but you haven’t won our hearts. That’s why I decided to break the bad news in a “Dear John” letter. For starters, these letters came about during World War II and were written by women whose “Johns” were U.S. servicemen stationed overseas for such a long time that they grew lonely. And well, women have needs George, even though you seem to think they don’t. So, George, here’s a newsflash. The women of this country who worked hard to make progress with suffrage, Roe vs. Wade and Title IX (which prohibits gender discrimination) have moved on. We’re running companies, playing professional sports and we’re adamant about our rights. And since you’ve made it clear your agenda is to erase all that, let me just say, “Wake up and smell the coffee George. We’re breaking up with you.” Why, you may ask? Like many guys I’ve known, you still don’t get it. I’ll explain. For starters, our bodies, our choice. Your pressure on the FDA to take away the Morning-After Bill is bad. Reinstating the Global Gag (me with a spoon) Rule, which denies U.S. funds to international organizations that provide abortions, alternative counseling and healthcare for women is also bad. It’s bad! And you’re about to ask Congress for an additional $75 billion for the war in Iraq? George, you’re missing the big picture. Are you really thinking about appointing Dr. W. David Hager – the man who wrote a book suggesting that women who suffer from PMS should seek help from reading the bible and praying - to head the FDA’s Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee? Think again, George. I’ll admit, yes, there have been times I’ve prayed, “Dear God take these cramps away!” But unless that Bible is a bottle of Advil, gimme a break. Before your head gets any bigger, you should understand that your win left many in tears. Just last Wednesday, a few hours after Kerry conceded, I was walking down Eighth Avenue and overheard a young woman crying into her cell phone. “This is what scares me,” she sobbed, “What about the people who make $8 an hour? What are they going to do? I wasn’t devastated four years ago, I was disappointed. Now, I’m devastated.” Believe me George, many other women in the Big Apple agree with her. Not that you care. To you, women are not equal. According to The Washington Post, women in the White House earn 78 cents for every dollar men earn. Oh yeah, it’s because the men have the higher-ranking jobs. And what’s this about you considering discrimination against women not as serious as racial or ethnic discrimination? Listen George, you’ve got four more years. Pass a real bill helping women, sign something important, because if not, the end result will be all too predictable. With Hilary possibly back in the White House in 2008, let’s not make her have to clean up after you the way Laura does now.