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To: Lane3 who wrote (14763)	3/19/2006 1:35:31 PM
From: Mary Cluney	Respond to of 540831

"Bush Using Straw-Man Arguments in Speeches Some people say that Bush is not smart enough to be President and that he is not diligent in his preparation for presidential duties. I reject that. I strongly disagree. I don't think you have to be very smart to be president. An ordinary citizen should be able to run for president. That is the American dream. Anybody can grow up to be president. A president does not have to prepare himself to govern. He has a lot of people working for him that can do the preparation and the governing. I mean why did Bush get his MBA if he had to do all the work himself?

To: Lane3 who wrote (14763)	3/23/2006 6:40:09 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 540831

"Torture: A Centrist Position? Americans approve of torturing terrorists under some conceivable circumstances, according to a poll pointed out by Andrew Sullivan Is the American public apathetic about charges its government uses and sponsors torture in its fight against terrorism? Not apathetic, according to surveys. Fact is, a majority of Americans actually approve of the use of torture under some circumstances. Only 1/3 of the public says that a terrorist should never be tortured. Another 17% says rarely, bringing the never or rarely segment up to 50 percent. Another 1/3 says "sometimes" and a further 15 percent says often, comprising the other half. In my view, the Bush Administration's practice is in the "sometimes" camp. We sometimes, but not often, use harsh tactics that amount to torture. I'd prefer it was done much more rarely, only to the highest value Al Qaeda commanders like Khalid Shaikh Muhammed, the architect of 9/11, who was caught while in the midst of planning new attacks. I don't think it should be legalized for these rare occasions. Rather, anyone who commits torture should be prepared to go to The Hague to justify their actions." centristcoalition.com