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To: White Bear who wrote (6218)	3/21/2006 11:41:14 AM
From: White Bear	Respond to of 71588

One other thing if you don't mind. We all feel in time of a just war that we are not doing our part. Everyone who loves this country wants to participate somehow. Support comes in many forms, and deep down in everyone we all know we can do more. Talk is cheap these days, and I for one talk too much and don't do enough.

To: White Bear who wrote (6218)	3/21/2006 11:55:42 AM
From: Alan Smithee	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71588

There was an interesting incident where the President was answering a reporter's question. It had to do with freedom and liberty and why the President thought it was a good thing to promote in the world. The reporter who'd asked the question interrupted the President, and drew a response along the lines of "Excuse me, David" which shut the guy up. When the President was done, he went back to the reporter and said, "now, Wayne (or whatever the name was, but not David) what was your point?" I don't know whether the reporter's name was David or Wayne, but if it was not David, my impression was the President's comment was a dig at David Gregory and his obstreporous, interrupting, overbearing manner in Press Conferences.

To: White Bear who wrote (6218)	3/21/2006 1:17:40 PM
From: paret	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

Bush Calls Out Dems on Terrorist Surveillance sfgate.com ^ \| 3/21/06 \| QUESTION: Thank you, sir. On the subject of the terrorist surveillance program, not to change the bipartisanship, but there have been now three sponsors to a measure to censure you for the implementation of that program. ... What, sir, do you think the impact of a discussion of impeachment and censure does to you and this office and to the nation during a time of war and in the context of the election? BUSH: ... I did notice that nobody from the Democratic Party has actually stood up and called for the getting rid of the terrorist surveillance program. You know, if that's what they believe, if people in the party believe that, then they ought to stand up and say it. They ought to stand up and say, the tools we're using to protect the American people shouldn't be used. They ought to take their message to the people and say, vote for me. I promise we're not going to have a terrorist surveillance program. That's what they ought to be doing. That's part of what is an open and honest debate. I did notice that, you know, at one point in time, they didn't think the Patriot Act ought to be reauthorized — they being at least the minority leader in the Senate. He openly said, as I understand — I don't want to misquote him — something along the lines that, we killed the Patriot Act. Now, if that's what the party believes, they ought to go around the country saying, We shouldn't give the people on the front line, who are protecting us, the tools necessary to do so. That's a debate I think the country ought to have. (Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...