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To: TimF who wrote (30666)	10/31/2006 6:21:27 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541986

>> the president is elected in order to create and implement polices. So when he uses the public resources to raise funds for his party, what national policy is he creating? >> the president has to get support in the other branches to put his policies in place. Only if he does not have the majority in the other branches. This has not been the case with this administration and it has clearly cared little for the other half of the people who did not vote for it. I consider this putting the partisanship beyond the good of the country borderline treasonous. >> He isn't primarily a manager. Not so. The policies and their implementation need constant tuning. Some would call this management. The world is very dynamic and does not always get the presidential memo on how it is suppose to behave. >> He doesn't have set policies which he is expected to enforce dispassionately. Sure he does. Those are called campaign promises. >> You do what you think is right for the country, but presidents presumably think their policies are right for the country I already conceded this point. My objection was to actions that are inherently non-policy and not for the country, such as fund raising for his cohorts. .