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To: Road Walker who wrote (285126)	4/22/2006 3:44:37 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1578092

As I said before, I don't always agree with the articles I post. And I wasn't criticizing you.....I understand why you posted the article and why the draft makes sense........people need to be held accountable for what's happening. I think the good points he makes are about a draft. I agree. The reason people are not in the streets protesting this war is that they can't see it in their lives. They don't pay for it with their taxes or the involuntary death of their kids. Agreed. To me that's disgusting. It's not Bush's war, it every US citizens war. You and me included; we are complicit and responsible for everything that has happened. Unless and until people have to pay a price, they will never understand that it is they who are wielding the axe, and killing the kids. And that part is as immoral as the war itself. Exactly.

To: Road Walker who wrote (285126)	4/22/2006 3:54:59 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578092

Protesters block president at Stanford Throng blocks only road to Hoover Institution meeting place Throngs of protesters at Stanford University blocked the road to Hoover Institution, thwarting President George W. Bush's visit to Hoover late Friday afternoon. The president was instead taken to the campus home of former Secretary of State George Shultz, according to reports. Protesters jammed the street, some sitting on the ground. A fire truck made an attempt to open the street around 4:30 p.m. by creating a ruse: telling protesters they needed to get to a fire. Group didn't buy the excuse refused to leave. "F--- you," a frustrated fireman shouted at the crowd. Several protesters, who remained seated on the pavement, were arrested. By 5:15 p.m., when there was still no sign of the president’s motorcade, a Stanford security officer was asked if Bush had arrived yet. “I really don’t know," she said, shrugging. "If I were him, I wouldn’t come. There’s just too much going on.” President Bush earlier Friday touted his "American Competitiveness Initiative" as the solution to the nation's economic woes before some 250 high-tech leaders in San Jose. A panel including Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Cisco Systems President and CEO John Chambers, who hosted the president at his company headquarters, joined Bush in an hourlong discussion that ranged from funding strategies to relieve American dependence on oil to making tax credits for research and development permanent. The discussion focused mainly on how to preserve America's financial competitiveness in the future. "People (have) got to understand that if we don't educate our children in math and science, jobs are going to go to other countries," Bush said. "Math and science are vital to make sure that this country educates the engineers, the chemists, the physicists who (employers) are going to be looking for." Schwarzenegger urged the president to include infrastructure reform in his plans for America's future. "The whole United States has to pay attention to infrastructure because how fast we can move around affects our economy," the governor said. Schwarzenegger was expected to discuss California's fragile levee system and urge Bush to grant the federal disaster declaration he has requested. Earlier Friday, however, an unusual compromise appeared to be in the works as the president issued a waiver that would allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to repair strained levees with state funds. According to published reports, Bush agreed to allow about $23 million of state funds to go into the military-operated corps as sort of a down payment that could later be reimbursed. "Today's announcement is a step in the right direction. However, more work needs to be done if we are going to rebuild our levees as quickly as possible," Gubernatorial Press Secretary Margita Thompson said in a statement. "We look forward to seeing the details and language of the President's directive. The governor will continue pressing the federal government to expedite the levee repairs." Continued........... paloaltoonline.com

To: Road Walker who wrote (285126)	4/22/2006 3:55:45 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 1578092

"They don't pay for it with their taxes or the involuntary death of their kids." Perhaps what we should do is have every military action we take be accompanied by an immediate activation of the selective service and an immediate increase in all tax rates, say 2%, to pay for it, required by statute. I think EVERY President wants a war. You KNOW the chimp did. When else are they going to be allowed to play "Risk" for real? We need to put some political COST in their way.