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Skriven 2008-09-12 17:47:32 av Ross Cassell (1:123/456)
  Kommentar till text 20660 av shannon talley (1:124/311)
Ärende: Things Change
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Hello shannon!

12 Sep 08 08:44, you wrote to me:

 st> Everyone has their reasons for opting for any particular candidate.  I

Naturally.

 st> have been very unhappy with the Bush administration on just about
 st> every subject from foreign policy to domestic issues.  McCain

When you came out of your political closet, I presume if was after at least a
20 year Naval Career. You painted yourself as a defacto GOP mouthpiece..

I am just curious, during the portion of your service that encompassed January
1993 to January 2001, were you a defacto left wing mouth piece?

Were you okay with the dont ask dont tell policy, among other things that came
out of those years?

 st> undoubtedly maintain the same-old same-old in the whitehouse.  I
 st> believe in Change, but McCain 'ain't gonna do it'.  In addition, there

You dont know that anymore than you know that Obama intends to or has the
ability to deliver on his promises.

All I keep hearing is the McBush or McSame crap, which is crackpot theories..

Yet, liberals get all offended when it is suggested that they are communist,
socialist and want a welfare state.

 st> are a few /small\ issues that I'm interested in that Obama has
 st> promised to 'right'.  I HOPE he does, but I won't hold my breath.

If you are this realistic, why are you all starry eyed, oops answered my
question already, the McBush propoganda.. :-)

 st> One of those small issues is college loans for those who are convicted
 st> drug offenders.   The Bush administration made a change to the
 st> policies that govern govt backed college loans; specifically, if one
 st> is convicted of possession of 1 joint when they are 15years old, they
 st> can't not get a government backed student loan.

I might be in favor of forgiving minor infractions committed in ones foolish
youth, but I am not for rewarding those whom think the law doesnt apply to them
either.

 st> breath). There are several other small but personally very important
 st> issues the GOP won't address (including a balanced budget) that are
 st> important to me.


Sadly, Bush didnt wield the veto pen enough, but I also wish that Congress
would introduce a constitutional ammendment to endow the US President with the
line item veto. You might recall that The GOP led Congress gave Clinton that
power but the USSC struck it down (rightfully so) because Congress exceeded its
authority in trying to endow the POTUS with more power than the Constitution
allowed.

You and I both know that by the time a good bill winds its sorry ass through
congress, you get so much pork attached, the floor gets greasy from the
drippings and if the bill is of major importance, Bush signed it..

Bush also thought that by signing some of the stuff, it would be a gesture that
he wasnt trying to be obtuse with the opposition party.

 st> Palin doesn't "scare" me at all, I just think she isn't capable of
 st> doing a good job in office and was a horrible pick by the GOP.  "Bam

Again you dont know that anymore than you could know Bam Bam would do good.

Look at the horrible gamble the USA took in 1976 be electing Carter.

James Earl Carter pretty much promised some of the same shit Obama is and
Carters only real claim to fame was the Egypt/Isreali peace accords.

 st> Bam" may not have been a governor, but he is a politician, and a damn
 st> good one too.

Because he can talk the talk, can he walk the walk?

We have better options in the country, none of them won the nominations.

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Ross
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