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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Borzou Daragahi who wrote (25579)	1/2/1999 5:13:00 AM
From: Bob Lao-Tse	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 67261

Thanks as always for the brain food. And as a relatively unwilling long-time smoker, I sincerely wish you the best of luck. As for the Senate, I suspected they weren't particularly constrained. I also assume that they could, if they had the votes, essentially remove him just because they think he should be removed. Or maybe more accurately, that the requirement would be more like that for a civil action than a criminal one, i.e. he is more likely guilty than not. I agree that the Republicans must tread very carefully, and I question the ability of many of them to do so. I thought they had learned something after getting their butts kicked over the shutdown of a few years back, but... A thought... The other day, Rose Rose made a statement to the effect that it would be worse for the country if Clinton were removed from office and I asked her why. She never responded, but I've been thinking about that view lately. I will grant you that it is unclear whether Clinton actually broke the law, but I'm less sure all the time that that's significant. I'm beginning to believe that the fact that he put us into a position where we have to make such fine distinctions is enough all by itself. I believe that any conclusion to this that in any way condones or excuses his... can we call it untruthfulness (?) would establish a precedent that could potentially be a grave threat to our continued liberty, but more to the point, I believe that the precedent that would be established by his removal could not possibly harm this nation. The worst case scenario would be that, in the future, the President (and maybe any elected official) could be booted out of office for even bending the law. That prospect really doesn't bother me in the least. There are a lot of people in this country who could not be tarnished no matter how deeply one were to dig, and I really don't think it would be a bad thing if they were the only ones who could expect to hold an office. Of course, that would put me out of the running, but that's okay. Idealistically, BLT

To: Borzou Daragahi who wrote (25579)	1/2/1999 11:24:00 AM
From: jimpit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 67261

OFF TOPIC, FOLKS... <"Can't get to sleep because I've quit smoking. Day 1. Wish me luck! I'll take moral support from anyone, regardless of their political opinions."> Borzou, The sleeplessness will probably wane in a week or so. A sub-lingual (dissolves under the tongue) form of Melatonin about a half hour before bedtime also helps. You can probably find it at most drug stores or health food shops. When I quit smoking, in March of last year, I thought it would be MUCH more difficult that it was ! Really... it was a piece of cake! Of course having a good PERSONAL reason was/is the key. I didn't quit because of peer pressure, nagging, government discrimination, etc. I quit because I got FED UP with feeling bad, shortness of breath, hacking my guts up every morning of my life, etc. You get the picture. Hey, if I can quit without any traumatic results, after 45 YEARS of smoking, you can too, you young whippersnapper! After I quit, I searched the web for some helpful info. I found a site which listed many of the changes which begin to occur in the body as a result of quitting. I couldn't find the same site again for you, but here's a compilation of 2 or 3 sites that listed much of the same info. By the way, within 3 days the effects of the nicotine "addiction" is largely GONE. I didn't have much of a problem with that at all. My problem was/is the HABIT, and things that trigger the... reach for the shirt pocket for the "friends" that lived there for the last 45 years of my life. Also, I feel great now. And so will you! I still would love to smoke a cigarette... I'll probably suffer those occasional twinges for the remainder of my life. But, I can deal with it quite effectively... I am the master! :-) Regards and good luck... you CAN do it! jim --------------------------------- What Happens When You Quit Smoking WITHIN 20 MINUTES Your blood pressure and pulse rate drop to the levels they were before you smoked. WITHIN 8 HOURS Your blood levels of carbon monoxide and oxygen return to normal. AFTER 72 HOURS Your lung capacity is already increasing. WITHIN 3 TO 5 YEARS Your risk of heart attack drops to that of a nonsmoker. WITHIN 10 YEARS Your risk of dying of lung cancer drops to the level of a nonsmoker. ----------------------------------- Smokers know how difficult it is to quit the smoking habit, even when the desire to quit is there. GBMC's Smoking Cessation Program offers a supportive environment for a difficult transition. Surveys show that millions of smokers would like to give up cigarette smoking, but continue to smoke because they think irrevocable damage has been done. The truth is quitting smoking has immediate health benefits which may include: --A drop in blood pressure and an increase in temperature of hands and feet within twenty minutes. --The carbon monoxide level in blood decreases within eight hours. --Oxygen levels in the blood increase. --The chance of a heart attack decreases within twenty four hours. --An enhanced sense of taste and smell. --Circulation improves after only two weeks to three months. --Lung function increases up to thirty percent and activities of daily living become easier. --A decrease in the risk of heart attacks. In addition to metabolic benefits, other experiences include: --Feeling and looking better. --Congestion and coughs disappear. --A decrease in the clinging, unpleasant odor of cigarettes. --Renewed energy. --An enormous surge of self-confidence when you gain control over what seemed like an impossible, demanding habit. -------------------------------------------------- 1.Quitting smoking at any age will result in major and immediate health benefits. This applies to people with and without diseases caused by smoking. 2.Two hours after stopping, all nicotine is out of your system. In about two days, all the nicotine by-products have gone. 3. Within 12 hours of quitting, the carbon monoxide is out of your system. After a few months, your lungs work better with less effort and you can do more before you run out of breath. 4. Quitting reduces your risk of stroke and chronic bronchitis. This is especially important for women taking the contraceptive pill, whose risk of stroke is increased ten times by smoking. 5. Within two days of quitting, your taste buds come alive and your sense of smell improves. Your breath, hair, fingers, teeth and clothes are cleaner. 6. After three weeks without smoking, exercising will be easier because your body needs less oxygen and more air is getting into your lungs. 7. Within two months of quitting, the blood flow to your hands and feet improves. 8. Within three months of quitting, the cilia (the hair-like cleaning system in you lungs) begin to recover, and remove the mucus in your lungs so that you can cough it up. The mucus may be brown from tar. Your lungs start to work better, and activities like climbing stairs and running for the bus become easier. 9. Quitting reduces your risk of lung cancer. After ten years, the risk is halved. 10. After twelve months of not smoking, your risk of heart disease is down to almost half that of a smoker's. Fifteen years after stopping, this risk is almost the same as a non-smoker. ----------------------------------------

To: Borzou Daragahi who wrote (25579)	1/2/1999 2:38:00 PM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 67261

Borzou, my name is Mike and I'm a smoke-aholic. Forget this politics stuff. Your successfully quitting smoking is much more important. :-) I smoked for 7 years. Up to 2 packs a day at one time. Quit cold turkey one day. My humble advise.... 1. Tell everyone you know that you have quit. 2. Put a rubber band around your wrist and whenever you feel the urge to smoke snap it. This will associate a little pain with the want of tar. 3. Clean your car, work, home of any cigarettes, butts, ashtrays and such. Dig deep for the evidence. When you really want one, you can be an amazing searcher. :-) 4. Give yourself the 3 bucks a day you would have spent on smokes. 5. Exercise more than you normally do. Visualize your body cleaning out all that gunk from your system while you sweat away. 6. Avoid bars and places where second hand smoke is prevalant. Above all, realize that it will take at least 3 weeks before your immediate cravings ease off and then a year before you go without thinking about smoking. It's not easy though bud, as I'm sure you know. Best of luck, Michael (11 years without a cig) Cummings :-)