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To: Greg or e who wrote (19521)	9/11/2005 11:01:32 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 20773

How about not appointing a horse show lawyer to be head of FEMA? Maybe appointing someone with experience, like James Lee Witt, Clinton's FEMA director? Sound like a plan?

To: Greg or e who wrote (19521)	9/11/2005 11:05:03 PM
From: tsigprofit	Respond to of 20773

* how about not cutting taxes on the wealthy - and not cutting benefits for the poorest in the US - Medicaid cuts, etc. * What about shoring up the US economy, instead of spending over $ 300 billion on a useless war in Iraq? * How about looking at downsizing total military spending, and spending more here in the US on homeland security, preventative measure, and real preparedness for future disasters? * Do we really need not only the most advanced military, but one that requires us to spend more than the top other 20 countries - COMBINED? What about looking at costs savings there - while still keeping the strongest military in the world? * Universal health insurance - same as everyone over 65 gets right now. Younger people are already facing soaring costs for housing, healthcare, and education. What about at least providing a base level of health care, same as for everyone over 65? All other major countries in the world do this - all our Allies - England, Canada, Australia, Japan, Germany, France, Italy, all the other European countries, why can't we provide a simple safety net? * What about tax incentives, and spending proposals, to make the US economy more competitive? We see nothing about this from Bush now - and we are seeing about 1.5 to 2 billion PER DAY of wealth transferred from the US to Asia, as we run chronic trade deficits. That's a few for you - there are more... >> So besides the fact that you would not have gone to Iraq in the first place; What are the Democratic alternative proposals how to handle the situation. Same question for security, national and social, health care, taxes etc etc. All I hear is a bunch of whining about how Bush supposedly stole the election what: five years ago? Time to "move on". Hey that sounds like a good name for a web site.

To: Greg or e who wrote (19521)	9/11/2005 11:16:26 PM
From: Coz	Respond to of 20773

All I hear is a bunch of whining... And therein lies the problem. It is easy enough to seek the truth in this internet era. So, go figure it out. A few years ago I would have been naive enough to believe that I could present the relevant information to you and that could possibly change your mind. Now I know better. You believe what you want to believe, and all you will hear is "a bunch of whining" until (or if) the day ever comes when you desire to weigh the available information and make an educated decision. It's not my job to teach you. Go look and learn. The information you cannot seem to hear right now is around you everywhere. A click of the mouse button will get your there. You could easily go back through this board alone and read all the enlightening articles posted here for a start. It's really very easy once you're willing to give it a try. Until then, relax, enjoy life, try not to get irritated by all the whining your hear, and be comfortable enough with your own beliefs that you don't feel the need to complain that others may not share them. --Coz