George W Bush - President in 2000?

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Presidential spot has lost most of the respect and power it used to have anyways...

SO, won't be any sheep led around, IMO

Espeically not old Steve..he's a fighter

LOL, welcome Granpa Dude!

Killer name

fm

[GrandpaDude]

Opposition Voice :(

You want algore to lead you aroound like a sheep, Steve?

[GrandpaDude]

The Lesser of ONE?

You want algore to hold your hand while he tells you exactly what you can and cannot do during your life?

Just wait until he inserts the tracking chip in you. OUCH!

I'll take my chances with, "W", thank you.

[rw2bda1]

AMEN!!!!!!!

[PappaJohn]

OT but good read for the 4th of July

Subject: WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM?
Author: STEVE FELDMAN
Date: 6/27/00 10:10 AM

Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence?
Five signers were captured by the British as traitors and tortured before they died.
Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned.
Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army, another had two sons captured.
Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War.
They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor.

What kind of men were they?
Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated. But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured. Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags. Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward. Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton. At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt. Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months. John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year, he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished. A few weeks later, he died from exhaustion and a broken heart. Norris and Livingston suffered similar fates. Such were the stories and sacrifices of the American Revolution.

These were not wild-eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians. They were soft-spoken men of means and education. They had security, but they valued liberty more. Standing talk straight, and unwavering, they pledged: "For the support of this declaration, with firm reliance on the protection of the divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other, our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor." They gave you and me a free and independent America. The history books never told you a lot about what happened in the Revolutionary War. We didn't fight just the British. We were British subjects at that time and we fought our own government!

Some of us take these liberties so much for granted, but we shouldn't. So, take a few minutes while enjoying your 4th of July Holiday and silently thank these patriots. It's not much to ask for the price they paid. Remember: Freedom is never free! I hope you will show your support by please sending this to as many people as you can. It's time we get the word out that patriotism is NOT a sin, and the Fourth of July has more to it than beer, picnics, and baseball games.

[PappaJohn]

Looks like Bush wants investors' vote.

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush (news - web sites) will light the fuse on a political time-bomb on Monday by proposing to partially privatize Social Security to save the U.S. retirement system from collapse.

Under the Texas governor's plan, individual workers would be allowed to divert part of the 12.4 percent payroll tax paid by employees and employers into privately controlled investment accounts, according to a text of his speech to be delivered in Rancho Cucamonga, California.

Bush pointed out that Social Security, invested in Treasury bonds, currently earned a ``dismal'' annual rate of return of about two percent, while over the long-term, sound stock market investments yielded about six percent.

``Through the Great Depression, a World War, and 11 recessions, the overall stock market has never lost money over any 20-year period. It is the best, safest way to build personal wealth,'' he said.

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20000515/ts/campaign_bush_8.html

OT: quickie on current administration:

20 years ago, who would have thought that someday the occupants of the White House would be named Hill and Billy from Arkansas?

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Opposition Voice :)

I want Pat Buchanan to be the Reform Party candidate. Not because I have any interest in seeing him elected, but his being on the ballot would enhance Gore's prospects.

[Hali]

Dahling, I knew that.

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Dude,

He dropped out.

He's a weenie.

FM

[Hali]

Very True...

But what about Steve Forbes? He's also in the same situation, but he's quite younger.

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I want Ross Perot to run again. Biz mind, successful and hasn't lived off the governemtn for a living...

The kind of people I like...

FM

[Hali]

The Lesser of Two s? or Bush?


After seeing what Jeb Bush did for Florida, I'd to see what George W would do for the country . On the other hand, dosen't seem that bright either. Either way, we lose.