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To: Lane3 who wrote (19513)	5/23/2006 7:39:12 PM
From: Father Terrence	Respond to of 540922

That's right. It was never enforced because both Bushes and Clinton, plus the Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate never enforced it and didn't properly fund it for about... 20 years. :(

To: Lane3 who wrote (19513)	5/23/2006 7:52:52 PM
From: Lane3	Respond to of 540922

"Sayin' No to Mullah Mo' Apparently, reports suggesting Mullah Roy Moore's widespread appeal were off the mark. Or maybe people wised up and tired of the zealous one-note stylings of this lunatic tunesmith. Polls suggest he's way behind in the Alabama guv's race: Moore, a fellow Republican who believes that God is the sovereign source of America’s laws and government, will face Riley in the gubernatorial primary on June 6. Yet, in what seems to be one the biggest political reversals in recent memory, Moore is trailing Riley in the polls by nearly 50 points. A new Mobile (Ala.) Press-Register poll shows Riley leading Moore, 69-20 percent, among likely Republican primary voters. It’s the newspaper’s third consecutive poll in four months that has Riley ahead by at least 28 points. Close watchers of the race say these numbers mirror findings they’ve seen in other polls. The Riley-Moore contest was expected to be a classic clash between two different pillars of the Republican Party: the business community (represented by Riley) and religious conservatives (represented by Moore). But it hasn’t turned out that way. Seems like "hot" public figures have limited appeal, and that such appeal wanes over time. I don't think the average person feels like they can match the intensity of such firebrands, and then they decide that such relentless and exhausting figures ought not to have expanded powers. Pounding your fist on the podium is nice when your anger matches the public mood. But ultimately, people want governors to balance the budget, fix the roads, and get the trains to run on time. State mayor, IOW. They'll vote for an experienced competent manager who seems like he or she can handle a demanding multifacted job. But a sanctimonious, confrontation-seeking, finger jabber who wants to be everyone's daddy? Not so much. This shows that Alabamians were right in line with the rest of us when they gave out good old-fashioned horse sense and a-hole detectors!" centristcoalition.com