Apology - was RE: [Rhodes22-list] Politics Geraldo Rivera reports

[Mark Kaynor]

Stan,

Thanks for saying it so well. Steve's "If the US does not help people in
need; who will???" seems like it should apply to domestic issues as well as
internationally.
Like you, I've also lived through "trickle down" economics and been
unimpressed, to say the least - I think it should be called "trickle on"
economics, personally.

Mark



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Steve,

thanks for the reply

I am in favor of helping everyone we possibly can - I think that is what
"liberal" means.

I am against helping others where the trade off is American lives.

I think the Clinton administration did it perfectly in Bosnia, et. al.

I think Bush is doing it imperfectly.   Nine (9) more yesterday (the real
tragedy: the uncounted maimed).  I think this is the first administration
that does not allow reporters to show the army cargo planes returning
remains to Delaware - a sign of how we slowly are being manipulated
re and to death).

Hard to blame Bush since I feel he is just having his strings pulled.  The
idea of a vice president not doing things together with the president,
particularly in terrorists times, was to have one left in case of a plot.

Not hard to understand why they would then negotiated so insistently to
ignore their rule and be allowed to appear holding hands before the latest
investigating committee.

It is hard for me not to believe that deep down you too agree with the
majority of Americans who did not vote him in, that he is not ready (and may
never be ready) for prime time.

I know you are currently pleased with the direction of the economy.  And I
hope you are not going to be disappointed.  But I have lived through all the
other attempts at trickle down salvation and none of them have worked.  My
fear is that if he gets in for another 4 years he will not have the
restraint of trying to get re-elected deterring him and we will really see
his vision for our future.  If you missed 60 minutes last night you would
have gotten a glimpse of where we are heading.  This environmental disaster,
many times worse than the Exxon spill, is blessed with an administration
bent on sweeping it under the carpet because the mining company poured so
much into his election.  But the gook is now oozing out even though they
took the whistle blower off his job and blacked out most of the report.  The
result
is the little guy, sitting in the house that all his life saving built, can
now
not sell it.

Per the facts starting to come forth on this one, unlike the administration,
I feel more for those hard working home owners than I do for the mining
company (which isn't even a real person).  But heck. That is why god
invented liberals. Taking out one liberal rib to invent compassionate
conservatives has not been a successful creation as yet.

More at 11.

stan/gbi

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Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 9:03 AM
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> Stan
> If the US does not help people in need; who will???
> Saldam was using Chemical weapon on his people.  Some
> country needed to go in there and clean that mess up.
> We went in to Somila for a whole lot less of a reason.
>  It's not making them our mold.  Remember, they wrote
> thier own Constituation.  Women now have the right to
> vote.  Girl are being allowed to go to school.
> Surely, these things are something that the liberals
> see are a good thing.  I know there is no way to
> change the liberal way of thinking.  Like the old
> saying goes; give a man a fish-feed him for a day;
> teach him to fish-feed him for life.  The bad thing
> about this country, to many people are standing in
> line all day waiting on someone to give them a fish.
> What we are doing in Irag is teaching them to fish.  I
> know that the liberal way of thinking will never agree
> to this.  But people need to stop thinking about
> themselves & realize all the good we are doing for
> them.  Yes solider are dieing-It's a war.  BUT THE
> GOOD, OUTWEIGHTS THE BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> Steve
>


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