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To: Scoobah who wrote (78791)	9/25/2006 12:50:03 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 173976

Bush's tax cuts are for the benefit of the super rich first, then the investor class second. If you make a lot of money from stock gains, you may have gained under Bush. The dividing line is $500,000 per yeat income. If you make that much or more, you win. If not, you lose. So that's only about 5% of the country. The other 95% have gotten the short end of the stick. Plus, Bush clearly let his cronies in big energy and health care gouge us, plus he withdrew funding for education so that cost goes up. And his people fight against pensions, unions and national health care, so the security blanket for most Americans gets chopped up. The average American family may have received $1000 in tax cuts but are made to pay $2000 more in energyt, health care and education. Plus their US dollars are worth 40% less if they travel, plus most of the tax cuts are another form of deficit spending. Borrow and spend instead of tax and spend. Borrowing from communist China and the Saudis mainly.

To: Scoobah who wrote (78791)	9/25/2006 9:55:19 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 173976

Wes Clark: Bush 'derelict in his duty' Former NATO chief speaks at 'family day' By Elisabeth J. Beardsley ebeardsley@courier-journal.com The Courier-Journal FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Former NATO commander Wesley Clark told Kentucky Democrats yesterday that President Bush has been "derelict in his duty as commander in chief." Speaking to a gathering at the Kentucky Democratic Party's second annual "family day" event in Frankfort, Clark said former President Bill Clinton warned Bush personally during the presidential transition about Osama bin Laden. "For eight months, Bush did nothing -- nothing. No plan. No action. No diplomacy. No intelligence. No meetings," Clark said. Clark also said Bush has mismanaged Iraq and blocked efforts to impose accountability. "The truth is, the Republicans have got us stuck in a mess and they don't have a way out," Clark said. Democrats have proposed turning over the country to the Iraqis and starting a troop withdrawal this year, Clark said. They also support stronger diplomatic efforts in the region, and efforts to provide sufficient equipment and armor for the troops, he said. Kentucky Republican Party Chairman Darrell Brock could not be reached last night. Republicans are holding a fundraiser today in Covington with U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. Clark, who ran for president in 2004, said after his speech that with elections coming in November, it's too early to talk about whether he's interested in the 2008 presidential race. Clark's appearance at "family day" began a two-day Kentucky trip during which he will campaign with candidates for the state House and Senate and congressional candidates. After starting with a campaign stop in Northern Kentucky last night, Clark and party leaders have stops planned today in Campbellsville, Hopkinsville, Paducah, Owensboro and Brandenburg. Kentucky Democratic Party Chairman Jerry Lundergan said he was holding a private dinner fundraiser last night for Clark's political action committee, which funds his campaign activities on behalf of Democrats. State Rep. Derrick Graham, D-Frankfort, said Clark would be an asset for local candidates because he's like "down-home" Kentuckians who believe in fighting for working people. "I think he reflects and represents true Kentucky Democrats," Graham said. "I think his appeal will resonate all across." Clark said he has lived in Kentucky twice before, both times at Fort Knox. "It just feels like home," he said. Between 750 and 1,000 people attended the event yesterday, said Franklin County Sheriff Ted Collins. It featured political speeches and booths, food, live music, a midway with rides for children and a pen with three donkeys to represent the Democratic Party's mascot. Last year's turnout was about twice the size of yesterday's crowd, but Collins said the weather kept many people home. State Sen. Julian Carroll wasn't deterred. He said he used a farm tractor to plow through 3 feet of water standing in the floodplain between his house and the main road. "You can see evidence of it when you look at the mud right there on my leg," Carroll said, pointing to a brown blotch on his pants. A number of potential candidates for governor in 2007 milled through the crowd, including House Speaker Jody Richards, state Auditor Crit Luallen, lobbyist Terry McBrayer and Attorney General Greg Stumbo. They all said they are keeping their ambitions under wraps until after the November elections.