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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bill who wrote (703037)	9/21/2005 5:12:46 PM
From: JDN	Respond to of 769670

I don't care what the hack politicians say, from either party. Our federal budget is a national joke How come I'm not laughing?? jdn

To: Bill who wrote (703037)	9/21/2005 5:20:37 PM
From: paret	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Bette’s Coke Jab Real Party Pooper (BETTE MIDLER GETS BOOED IN NYC FOR BUSH COCAINE JAB! NY Daily News ^ \| 9/21/05 Bette Midler struck one of the few sour notes at last night's Madison Square Garden benefit for Hurricane Katrina victims when she made a joke about President Bush. "I know George Bush. . . . I met him in the 1970s through his coke dealer," she said. The crowd booed the not-so-divine Ms. M for the quip.

To: Bill who wrote (703037)	9/21/2005 5:22:26 PM
From: BEEF JERKEY	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769670

The one thing I would say to that is the USA is a rich strong society. A lot of the things you talk about are the glue that holds the society together. You might think that art is a joke but it is an industry that employees people and also makes people think. It adds value to society in a more abstract way that may not be comprehended by the simple minded. Of course everyone could save money by living in a square identical box with the same things inside with everyone driving an identical fuel efficient car but that’s would be living as we know it. Good government cost money. Good societies have good governments. I suspect there is not nearly as much waste as you think there is.