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To: American Spirit who wrote (74806)	3/25/2007 11:29:14 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 89467

Bill Maher - New Rules, 3-23-07 _________________________________________________________ Maher goes nearly postal on the Bush Administration, for, among other thinks, the outing of CIA Agent Valerie Plame... youtube.com

To: American Spirit who wrote (74806)	3/27/2007 3:05:36 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 89467

Did I Say "Eating Their Own"? thenexthurrah.typepad.com

To: American Spirit who wrote (74806)	3/27/2007 4:35:04 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 89467

Why Al Gore Makes the Perfect Third Party Candidate greenoptions.com

To: American Spirit who wrote (74806)	3/27/2007 6:53:32 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

Fatal Flaws of Bush's 'Tough-Guy-ism' consortiumnews.com

To: American Spirit who wrote (74806)	3/27/2007 7:12:25 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

Dems withholding support for St. Louis ambassadorial nominee By SAM HANANEL Associated Press Tue, Mar. 27, 2007 WASHINGTON - Democrats are raising concerns about President Bush's nominee for ambassador to Belgium because he gave money to the group that impugned Sen. John Kerry's war record during the 2004 presidential campaign. With a vote set Wednesday in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., said Tuesday he opposes the nomination of St. Louis businessman Sam Fox because Fox "refused to apologize for his behavior" during a confirmation hearing last month. "U.S. ambassadors need to be both responsible and credible, and Mr. Fox's support for an organization known to have spread falsehoods illustrates neither," said Dodd, who is seeking the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination. Fox, one of the nation's most prominent Republican fundraisers, made a $50,000 contribution to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. Many Democrats blamed the group for sinking Kerry's presidential bid after it aired a series of TV ads that claimed Kerry, D-Mass., did not deserve his Vietnam War medals. Eleven of Kerry's Vietnam crew mates sent a letter Tuesday urging committee members to oppose Fox's nomination. A copy of the letter was obtained by The Associated Press. "In our judgment, those who finance smears and lies of combat veterans don't deserve to represent America on the world stage," the letter said. Fox, 77, of St. Louis, is national chairman of the Jewish Republican Coalition and has donated well over $1 million to Republican candidates and causes since the 1990s, according to Federal Election Commission records. Bush's re-election campaign deemed him a "ranger" for helping to raise at least $200,000 in 2004. Kerry grilled Fox about the Swift Boat contribution during the Feb. 27 hearing, asking him why he gave money to a group that was "smearing and spreading lies" and had been condemned by members of both political parties. Fox replied that he considers Kerry a hero. But he refused to call the contribution a mistake. "When I'm asked, I just generally give," Fox told Kerry. Fox has not backed down in a series of written responses to Kerry since the hearing. "Sen. Kerry and other members of the committee still have questions for Mr. Fox, and it's fair to say the concerns raised during the February 27 hearing haven't vanished," Kerry spokeswoman Amy Brundage said. Complicating matters is the presence of three Democratic presidential hopefuls on the committee - the chairman, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del.; and Sens. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Dodd. At the end of the hearing last month, Obama told Fox he found his testimony "somewhat unsatisfying." "I would have preferred you saying, you know, 'In retrospect, looking back, contributing to the Swift Boat campaign was a mistake and I wish I hadn't done it,'" Obama told Fox. Fox has garnered the public support of Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., and Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., both of whom testified for him.

To: American Spirit who wrote (74806)	3/27/2007 11:47:37 PM
From: TigerPaw	Respond to of 89467

If you know anyone, you should tell them that the time is right to pass the funding bill with timetable, let Bush Jr. veto it, and then let the lack of funding be on Bush's head. If the pressure builds for some funding they can pass the same restriction and a different mix of pork so Bush Jr. will veto it again. That money is not going to be used only to have more soldiers killed in the Iraqi civil war. As soon as the administration gets it they will attack Iran for another disaster. This should be clear to any politician. I'm not going to believe anyone who says it wasn't clear to them a year from now. TP