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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (1468)	7/24/2005 4:17:17 PM
From: paret	Respond to of 71588

Lt. gov. crashed Marine's funeral, kin say Saturday, July 23, 2005 By Tom Barnes, Post-Gazette Harrisburg Bureau EXCERPT: The family of a Marine who was killed in Iraq is furious with Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll for showing up uninvited at his funeral this week, handing out her business card and then saying "our government" is against the war. Rhonda Goodrich of Indiana, Pa., said yesterday that a funeral was held Tuesday at a church in Carnegie for her brother-in-law, Staff Sgt. Joseph Goodrich, 32. She said he "died bravely and courageously in Iraq on July 10, serving his country." In a phone interview, Goodrich said the funeral service was packed with people "who wanted to tell his family how Joe had impacted their lives." Then, suddenly, "one uninvited guest made an appearance, Catherine Baker Knoll." She sat down next to a Goodrich family member and, during the distribution of communion, said, "Who are you?" Then she handed the family member one of her business cards, which Goodrich said she still has. "Knoll felt this was an appropriate time to campaign and impose her will on us," Goodrich said. "I am amazed and disgusted Knoll finds a Marine funeral a prime place to campaign." Goodrich said she is positive that Knoll was not invited to the funeral, which was jammed with Marines in dress uniform and police officers, because the fallen Marine had been a policeman in McKeesport and Indiana County. post-gazette.com

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (1468)	7/28/2005 2:31:06 AM
From: RMF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

Comeon, Peter...you DON'T think the LOWEST interest rates in 40 YEARS were the BIGGEST factor in any economic growth we've had? If Bush's leadership and economic policy were SO great, then how come the FED had to cut rates SO low to keep things going? If my dog was president he would ALSO get economic growth in the country if the FED cut interest rates to the bone and simultaneously pumped liquidity into the system. Actually, my dog thinks he would have done better. He's big on dog-walkers and doesn't think THAT job can be outsourced to India.