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To: LindyBill who wrote (90857)	12/16/2004 2:38:52 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793757

He Was For Abortion Before He Was Against It By The MinuteMan Indulge me in a quck trip down memory lane as we enjoy another change of direction from The Man Who Won't Be President: msnbc.msn.com The week after Thanksgiving, dozens of Democratic Party loyalists gathered at AFL-CIO headquarters for a closed-door confab on the election. John Kerry dropped by to thank members of the liberal 527 coalition America Votes. When Ellen Malcolm, president of the pro-choice political network EMILY's List, asked about the future direction of the party, Kerry tackled one of the Democrats' core tenets: abortion rights. He told the group they needed new ways to make people understand they didn't like abortion. Democrats also needed to welcome more pro-life candidates into the party, he said. "There was a gasp in the room," says Nancy Keenan, the new president of NARAL Pro-Choice America. NOW he tells us! But what did the Tall One have to say during he nominating/pandering process when he spoke to NARAL? This, this is an extraordinary, extraordinary gathering, and I'm privileged to be her with my friends and colleagues who are running for the presidency and particularly privileged to be here with all of you. We gather at an extraordinary time. What is at stake, as you heard from almost every speaker, is not just the right to choose. And never in my years in the Senate have the rights of women been at such risk, never have women been assaulted in their citizenship here at home and in their womanhood around the globe as they have been by this administration. [applause]. NARAL, NARAL is without question the front-line defense, and when judgements are made, the judgement is inescapable that Kate Michelman is one of the most effective and important civil rights leaders in our time. [cheers, applause]. Together with NARAL and your efforts, I think it is fair to say that Kate has saved more women's lives, liberated more women, and taken on more tough fights that anyone else committed to this cause... ...My friends you won the right to choose. It didn't just happen; people made it happen. Women most of all. And now we need to work just as hard to protect it. We need to energize a whole new generation of citizens about freedom. People who care about and respect women, who will stand up and make it clear that we can't go back, we will never go back, we will never let this right be taken away. Thank you. [cheers, applause] That sure let them know that they were headed in the wrong direction. Fine, this is all a nostalgia binge, and yes, I mocked Kerry at the time for this. I may as well shatter Amy Sullivan's cred amongst her friends on the left by agreeing with her (mostly). And to be even more annoying, I will toss in an "I told you so".

To: LindyBill who wrote (90857)	12/16/2004 6:40:43 AM
From: John Carragher	Respond to of 793757

Norman Schwarzkopf got to think he is just pissed at Rummy for not accepting problem and then taking care of it. the problem imo is the chain of command and those in charge of supply , purchases etc not reacting fast enough. these guys, should Rumsfeld to get into purchasing and order expediting now.. After all wasn't it the army that designed the perk system. Let's fire one of the general's who prime responsibility is to get the equipment safer and may be out on the golf course, not Rummy.