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To: one_less who wrote (4415)	11/8/2006 10:15:36 PM
From: Kevin Rose	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10087

As we were discussing on the other thread (about extremists). Extreme times are required for extremists to get any footing. In the US, the extreme event was 9/11. In the Middle East, it is a whole host of stuff, mostly caused by the West's support for Israel and our desire for oil. We need to wean ourselves off not our oil dependency, but our tendency to treat the Middle East as the Old West. We need to remove, not add, reasons that terrorists can use to rally those against us. And we need to stop acting like asses. Just because the Soviet Union is gone does not mean we rule the world. Our unilateralism is creating second pole - and if we let that opposite pole be the Muslim world, we all screwed.

To: one_less who wrote (4415)	11/8/2006 10:24:45 PM
From: Peter Dierks	Respond to of 10087

I see each politician choosing differently. One might serve one term as Representative and hope to save the remaining years to serve as Senator and President. Others would burn through all twelve years as Representative and then whine about their rights. Some might choose to serve two terms as Senator. Someone might serve as Senator and then as President, and run again knowing his Vice President would have to complete the term. Obviously a two term President like Clinton or President Bush would probably not care about unused years after they served. Just as I would not care that I might die without using any of mine. I do think it is important to put a lifetime ceiling on the combined service regardless of office. Career politicians are a cancer upon our political system.