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To: bentway who wrote (285703)	4/27/2006 10:17:47 AM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1584600

they leave, move. Give up your citizenship and become a french citizen. What are you wanting for?

To: bentway who wrote (285703)	4/27/2006 10:20:54 AM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1584600

Broken promise If there was a political honeymoon for New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, it appears to be over, the Associated Press reports. In his first four months in office, the Democrat has proposed an increase in the sales tax and broken a promise to give homeowners dramatic relief from the highest property taxes in the nation. Mr. Corzine's approval ratings have sunk from 43 percent to 35 percent in a month, and fellow Democrats in the Legislature are hesitant to back his budget plan, the wire service said. Mr. Corzine said he is unmoved by such troubles, arguing that tough decisions are needed to right a state with chronic tax and budget problems. Among other things, the 59-year-old former Goldman Sachs chief executive promised a big increase in the property-tax rebates that New Jersey homeowners receive each year. Property owners in New Jersey pay an average of about $6,000 a year. But after inheriting a $4.5 billion budget deficit, Mr. Corzine called for $1.9 billion in tax increases -- including an increase in the sales tax from 6 percent to 7 percent -- and announced that the property-tax relief he promised would cost too much at $550 million. He offered $100 million instead.

To: bentway who wrote (285703)	4/27/2006 10:47:23 AM
From: Taro	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1584600

The way you feel about being American, I don't understand why you hang on to that passport. You feel ashamed and fellow Americans equally feel ashamed about your attitude close to being a full traitor. What I mean is, move or at least apply for a different citizenship! Canadian seems to fit you well and being Canadian you still can live and work in the US without any problems. I have a Swedish passport and in spite of a lot of events during the years, much of which was caused by a socialistic style government totally opposed to my political orientation, I am still a proud Swede and would never want to hide that to anybody. If I were to feel otherwise, I would promptly apply for a different citizenship. Believe me, it is quite unhealthy to feel rotten about the roots and not doing something about it. The true source of a split personality, which can later develop to worse. Taro

To: bentway who wrote (285703)	4/27/2006 12:19:28 PM
From: American Spirit	Respond to of 1584600

No wait, invading Iraq was not 100% wrong. What was 100% wrong was the way Bushies did it, the sheer dishonesty and inseptitude of the way they did it. Insisting upon rushing in without proper prep or allies, lying to the people and congress, covering up the real intel, gouging tax-payers by putting Halliburton in charge, lying about the cost and the duration, letting ten billion or more disappear, not preparing for the aftermath of the invasion, letting the Iraqis loot, pillage ammo dumps, disbanding the army, outing CIA agents, snubbing their noses at traditional allies, calling anyone who disagreed a "traitor", etc. That was all wrong.