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Bravo! Brilliant! Sadly, the people who need to read your comments,
thoughtfully, will not. And they know their arguments are bogus, anyway.
They just don't care about truth. Hatred blinds the terrorists. Hatred
blinds half our nation, too, it seems.
Alan R. Barnard
Salem, MO
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From: Andrew & Rebeca Anderson [mailto:anrebe@zianet.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 8:03 PM
To: Pianotech
Subject: Re: Political Questions ( very OT - feel free to delete )
Jim:
As a dual citizen who follows Canadian politics I am relieved that the
silliest man to ever lead a civilized nation has been retired. I hope
for Canada's sake they don't put another pathological drunk in.
As for the vitreolic spin be passed around down here by extreme
left-wing democrats. Bring on the salt. What is surprising is how many
lies they think they can get away with. But then...wasn't it Goebbels
that said to the effect that for a lie to succeed it must be told boldly
and often? The author apparently wasn't very bold though, he/she didn't
put a name to this piece of propaganda.0
T.M.W.R.T.C.N.D. (The Man Who RunsThe Country Next Door) -
I. Subject: GWB - Presidential Resume
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
LAW ENFORCEMENT:
I was arrested in Kennebunkport, Maine, in 1976 for driving under the
influence of alcohol. I pled guilty, paid a fine, and had my driver's
license suspended for 30 days. My Texas driving record has been "lost"
and is not available.
Could add, "I joined Alcoholics Anonymous and kicked drinking. This
also introduced me to Christianity and I became a born-again-Christian.
MILITARY:
I joined the Texas Air National Guard and went AWOL. I refused to take
a drug test or answer any questions about my drug use. By joining the
Texas Air National Guard, I was able to avoid combat duty in Vietnam.
The AWOL charge is a proven falsehood but is sooo juicy to
hate-filled-democrats that they won't drop it.
COLLEGE:
I graduated from Yale University with a low C average. I was a
cheerleader.
Anyone who is admitted to the Yale School of Business is above average.
(A student from that time reported that the Prince of Wales applied and
was denied admission at the same time Bush was admitted. Oh, and his
father was a lowly congressmen at the time and a member of a political
party despised by the Yale elitists.) The few who don't wash-out are
super-above-average. If they graduate with a C they are the average of
the above.
PAST WORK EXPERIENCE:
I ran for U.S. Congress and lost.
I began my career in the oil business in Midland, Texas, in 1975. I
bought an oil company, but couldn't find any oil in Texas. The company
went bankrupt shortly after I sold all my stock.
That is, super-low oil prices from an OPEC afraid it would lose control
over the market actually worked effectively to destroy domestic
production where the costs are higher.
I bought the Texas Rangers baseball team in a sweetheart deal that took
land using taxpayer money.
All stadiums etc. involve taxpayers money. If you don't like that (I
don't) you're in the minority of the electorate.
With the help of my father and our right-wing friends in the oil
industry (including Enron CEO Ken Lay), I was elected governor of Texas.
Uh-huh, and with the help of big-insurance etc. Kerry got elected to the
senate where he shamelessly voted on behalf of his
big-money-contributors.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS GOVERNOR OF TEXAS:
I changed Texas pollution laws to favor power and oil companies, making
Texas the most polluted state in the Union.
Really? Statistics are available from the EPA website. Falsehood can be
juicier than the truth especially if you want to believe it.
During my tenure, Houston replaced Los Angeles as the most smog-ridden
city in America.
Addressed above.
BTW when California was experiencing its power snafu it had power plants
running idle. The now ex-governor wouldn't let them run because they
were too polluting. Instead they bought power from a plant in Texas
that is usually idle for the same reason. It usually is a short-term
backup for other, newer plants undergoing maintenance. Upon their
insistence it was started up and then the daily EPA fines were passed on
in the bill. Yep, the Californians screamed bloody murder and charged
price gouging. A charge that was dismissed in court. So why doesn't
California have more modern power plants of its own? Because of
NIMBYism. The price in the form of political bribery, law suits, and
environmentalist group bribery is higher than the return on the
business.
I cut taxes and bankrupted the Texas treasury to the tune of billions
in borrowed money.
It seems a certain political party is out to try to achieve what the NDP
in Canada and the Communists in eastern europe have already proven
impossible. The power to tax is the power to destroy. The higher the
tax the slower the economy until it stops like it did in British
Columbia where the NDP where booted out in a super-landslide election.
In Russia they went to a flat tax that is much lower then ours and
tripled their revenue in a matter of months. Now they watch bemused
while some of us are hell-bent to reinvent the broken wheel they
abandoned.
Democrats love to hate Reagon. Problem is his tax principles were also
Kennedy's and they worked. The economy he started survived the Gulf War
with the slightest blip (big enough to elect Clinton) and powered
through most of the two Clinton administrations despite the imposition
of high taxes. High taxes did take their toll and it is official, the
recession started during the Clinton's last years. Usually there is
some lag time and the next president gets blamed for the results of the
previous president's incompetence. Then there was 9-11 and the
corporate scandals. Unlike Democrats in bed with the big-money
contributors, Bush bit the hand that gave and sicked the justice
department on the wrong-doers and those wheels are still turning.
Bush saw that desperate measures were necessary and he window dressed a
huge tax cut. I say window-dressed because until the "Alternative
Minimum" tax is dealt with the other is largely fictitious. All those
early refund checks kicked in and wow, Bush will get blamed for the
improving economy in his own presidency. I personally didn't think such
a large ship could be turned around so quickly.
I set the record for the most executions by any governor in American
history.
That has more to do with more obscure judicial history in Texas than it
does with his administration. A lot of appeals were opened up in the
past by some judicial decisions. They had exhausted their course during
his administration. The appeals process takes much longer than a
governor's term lasts. Come on now does this spin-monger think we're
that stupid?
With the help of my brother, the governor of Florida, and my father's
appointments to the Supreme Court, I became President after losing by
over 500,000 votes.
Presidents are not elected by popular vote nationwide. They are elected
by popular vote state-wide. The winner takes all the state's electoral
votes which are apportioned every ten years in the census.
In Florida there was an attempt to steal the election by the Democrat
party. The votes were being recounted over and over again in the hopes
that local election judges could somehow pull off a coup. This was
properly thrown out by the Florida Supreme court and then by the US
Supreme Court. I have been an election judge and I know very well what
was going on there.
After the court decisions a lot of news organizations went in and funded
a private un-official recount to determine who actually won. They came
back rather crestfallen with the report that, under rules even more
generous than the whining Gore had wanted, Bush still won Florida
handily with a good margin.
The democrat party has elevated stealing elections to an art-form in
places like Chicago Illinois. This is getting harder to do as the
equipment gets better and they're getting caught more often now. By the
way, the only way to get a hanging chad with a punch card system is to
stuff more than one ballet at a time into the machine. Tried it. Think
about that for a while...
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS PRESIDENT:
I am the first President in U.S. history to enter office with a
criminal record.
Huh? What criminal record? That would prevent his candidacy and
Democrats would have been quick if there really was one.
I invaded and occupied two countries at a continuing cost of over one
billion dollars per week.
Afganistan
How quickly we forget 9-11. If there were a Democrat in the oval office
this would be a regular occurrence like the bombing of the twin towers
etc, according to this writer's logic. Come to think of it, there were
a lot of terrorist strikes during the Clinton years and all we did was
lob missiles at empty buildings.
Iraq
As for Iraq, is anyone concerned about the UNs credibility? The only
world leader willing to do something about Saddam's ceasefire agreement
violations and all the ignored UN resolutions was Bush (well not quite,
GB Poland and many others stood up too). All Sadam had to do was to
abide by his agreement, stand back and let the inspectors do their work.
Uday and Qusay could still be raping dissadents wives and daughters if
he had. Yes Iraqi dissadents probably did lie to us to get us off of
our duffs. Oh well, someone had to kick us into action.
I spent the U.S. surplus and effectively bankrupted the U.S. Treasury.
The "surplus" was an accounting fiction perpetrated by a Clinton
White-house in search of a legacy. The national debt continued to rise
during the Clinton years. During good times congress should run small
budgetary surpluses and during bad times deficits are good for the
economy. In fact there is a line of thinking among contrarian
economists that embraces deficits on the national level. (You have to
remember that the money you are spending is an elaborate fiction and
that the way it works has nothing to do with the old view of scales and
weights.) On a national scale the debt is an interesting fiction that
is not entirely without consequences. "Secrets of the Temple" is a
worthwile tome to read if you want to understand this.
I shattered the record for the largest annual deficit in U.S. history.
False in per-capita or inflation adjusted dollars, we've run higher
deficits in war time in the past.
I set an economic record for most private bankruptcies filed in any
12-month period.
He didn't overspend his means and then find himself unable to pay his
debts when business was slow. A bunch of over-optimistic individuals
did despite severe warnings about our general lack of savings over the
past decade.
I set the all-time record for most foreclosures in a 12-month period.
The one does follow the other. ;-)
I set the all-time record for the biggest drop in the history of the
U.S. stock market.
9-11 was the biggest drop yes, a democrat in the same seat would face
the same illogical charge. This stressed companies that were playing
shell games with their finances and revealed all the corporate scandals
that followed. To Bush's credit he has been severe with respect to
prosecution. CEOs etc usually don't have to pay back their ill-gotten
gains and they never had to do time under Democrat masters.
In my first year in office, over 2 million Americans lost their jobs
and that trend continues every month.
Actually that trend has reversed, jobs recoveries usually trail economic
recoveries by at least a quarter. His desperate measures seem to be
paying off. As to low paying blue-collar jobs; they are being exported
at a phenomenal rate. If you think you can get a blue-collar job out of
high school and keep it until retirement age you are in for a rude
surprise. Education is not optional now. Should we stop the exodus of
manufacturing jobs? Maybe we should slow it. Problem is, fighting the
economy is very expensive. Say we improve our free trade practices (We
get free access to your markets and you get tariffed access to ours) to
increase the cost of imports, that cost will hit the poorest first and
generally filter its way up. By maintaining a higher standard of
education (under stiff competition right now) we create new industries
and stay ahead. Trying to keep an economy static always causes it to
stagnate. There are no silver bullets, let alone golden ones for this
problem/opportunity.
I'm proud that the members of my cabinet are the richest of any
administration in U.S. history.
And the most racially diverse ever. For the first time ever Blacks and
Hispanics hold real power and influence in any administration, not just
the back-office consolation jobs. It doesn't hurt that they've already
proved their capabilities elsewhere and have been willing to take the
huge pay-cut that public service entails.
My "poorest millionaire," Condoleeza Rice, has a Chevron oil tanker
named after her.
I'd take that as a complement.
I set the record for most campaign fund-raising trips by a U.S.
President.
So did Clinton before him so he's in good company after all. ;-)
I am the all-time U.S. and world record-holder for receiving the most
corporate campaign donations.
It might come as a surprise to democrats that so-called campaign reform
hurt them more than Republicans. The Republicans raise much more in
small campaign contributions than the Democrats do. Democrats have been
relying on George Soros for money during this present campaign.
My largest lifetime campaign contributor, and one of my best friends,
Kenneth Lay, presided over the largest corporate bankruptcy fraud in
U.S. history, Enron.
And he's getting no thanks for it from my justice department either.
My political party used Enron private jets and corporate attorneys to
assure my success with the U.S. Supreme Court during my election
decision.
Bad corporate expenditures don't you think, in light of the drubbing
they're now getting in court. (Enron and other companies are also known
for playing both sides. Most pay protection money to both parties in an
election. The dirty little secret is that Democrats generally got more
because they were more dangerous and willing to make serious threats to
get it. Microsoft got in so much trouble because it wouldn't give
donations to the Democrat party or to anyone else either. Bill Gates
figured it out late though and established a foundation to immunize
himself and his company for the future.)
I have protected my friends at Enron and Halliburton against
investigation or prosecution. More time and money was spent
investigating the Monica Lewinsky affair than has been spent
investigating one of the biggest corporate rip-offs in history.
Now there's a lie being revealed in the daily headlines. By the way
Halliburton was made a big government contractor by Albert Gore, no less
(reference his "smaller" government speeches how Haliburton could supply
and setup cheaper then the evil military could. It is the Bush White
House that has soured on that and kicked Halliburton out of military
supply contracting in Iraq because of price-gouging.
I presided over the biggest energy crisis in U.S. history and refused
to intervene when corruption involving the oil industry was revealed.
Intervene how? The justice department is involved. The problem was
bigger than corruption. It was largely a lack of capacity close enough
to the market. NIMBYism struck hard there.
I presided over the highest gasoline prices in U.S. history.
According to Albert Gore that is a good thing. The higher the price the
more efficient and environmentally friendly the cars will become. When
Bush's speech writer extolled low prices the president himself commented
that they got us into an energy efficiency and foreign source dependency
problem that is going to be hard/pricey to get out of.
I changed the U.S. policy to allow convicted criminals to be awarded
government contracts.
Really? Be specific. Clinton changed US Policy to allow nobodies with
no money to tie up huge amounts of oil being released from the National
Energy Reserve to combat high fuel oil prices. Some of these clowns had
fancy papers and websites but no credit or history in the market and
they tied up large fuel contracts and the resulting litigation kept them
from market until long after they were needed
I appointed more convicted criminals to administration than any
President in U.S. history.
Be specific...I've encountered too many lies to swallow that statement
unsubstantiated.
I created the Ministry of Homeland Security, the largest bureaucracy in
the history of the United States government.
Actually knee-jerk reaction Democrats in Congress forced that on the
President over his demurrals that it wasn't necessary.
I've broken more international treaties than any President in U.S.
history.
Treaties have done individual US citizens more harm financially than
most are aware off. I'd like to see a lot more broken.
I am the first President in U.S. history to have the United Nations
remove the U.S. from the Human Rights Commission.
And replace us with Libya where woman are still forced into arranged
marriages and honor killings are still legal. The UN is a pure
democracy. Remember that Hitler was democratically elected. Think that
through...
I withdrew the U.S. from the World Court of Law.
The world court wanted to entertain lawsuits against individual US
soldiers for their actions while on the line of duty. We turn US
soldiers over to local jurisdictions when we find they have committed a
crime. Check out headlines in Australia for an example. This was a
whole new level of jeapardy that no soldier should have to face
personally.
I refused to allow inspectors access to U.S. "prisoners of war"
detainees and thereby have refused to abide by the Geneva Convention.
The Red Cross has access to detainees at Guantanamo Bay Cuba and in
Iraq. They are probably talking about terrorist detainees in Guantanamo
Bay who did not wear military uniforms and fight for a recognized
government. Sorry, the Geneva Convention only applies to those specific
circumstances. We let the Red Cross in even though we didn't have to.
I am the first President in history to refuse United Nations election
inspectors (during the 2002 U.S. election).
And the first to be offered the insult.
I set the record for fewest number of press conferences of any
President since the advent of television.
And....? Since when is the White House to revolve around a reporter
feeding-frenzy-circus. Right now they're complaining about how many
public events he's taking part in--how its stealing attention from the
all-important-democrat presidential candidate vetting process.
I set the the all-time record for most days on vacation in any one-year
period.
Finally a president who doesn't have delusional fantasies that he's
superhuman.
After taking off the entire month of August, I presided over the worst
security failure in U.S. history.
By terrorists encouraged on by the previous president's half-hearted
responses to terrorist attacks. This attack was below the radar of the
CIA and the FBI, it didn't show up on any terrorist briefings. Bush had
campaigned on a get-tough about defense policy. Al Queda miscalculated
big time on this one.
I garnered the most sympathy for the U.S. after the World Trade Center
attacks and less than a year later made the U.S. the most hated country
in the world, the largest failure of diplomacy in world history.
Actually do something and you will be hated by someone.
I have set the all-time record for most people worldwide to
simultaneously protest me in public venues (15 million people),
shattering the record for protest against any person in the history of
mankind.
And so...? Hitler was elected by a landslide. Neville Chamberlain was
elected by a majority over Churchill.
I am the first President in U.S. history to order an unprovoked,
pre-emptive attack and the military occupation of a sovereign nation. I
did so against the will of the United Nations, the majority of U.S.
citizens, and the world community.
Ahem, a conveniently ignored fact: The first Gulf War ended in a
cease-fire based on a cease-fire-agreement that was voided by a dictator
that didn't think we would actually hold him to the terms of the
agreement.
I have cut health care benefits for war veterans and support a cut in
duty benefits for active duty troops and the ir families -- in war
time.
Be specific...I've caught too many lies so far to believe this one.
In my State of the Union Address, I lied about our reasons for
attacking Iraq, then blamed the lies on our British friends.
They were our reasons.
I am the first President in history to have a majority of Europeans
(71%) view my presidency as the biggest threat to world peace and
security.
Those numbers depend on where you choose to draw your European
boundaries and how you want to spin the questions.
I am supporting development of a nuclear "Tactical Bunker Buster," a
WMD.
A WMD is an indiscriminate weapon that hurts civilians as much as it
does the military. Generally it is intended to destroy a civilian
population. Tactical Bunker Busters are intended to get bunkers with
less collateral damage than conventional weapons currently do. So far
that promise has yet to be proven. US military policy has shifted more
and more towards achieving the least impact against an civilian
population possible. Compare any recent war to wars in the past and the
differences are phenomenal. I am personal friends with experts who work
for the government in this very field and they are proud of their
progress and anxious to make much more.
I have so far failed to fulfill my pledge to bring Osama Bin Laden and
Saddam Hussein to justice.
Saddam Hussein is in a cell. Osama Bin Laden in reported to have fled
to Iran after we pressured the Pakistanis to go after him in Pakistan.
Right next door to biggest US force in the Middle East. I hope that
fact is not lost on the Iranian mullahs. It would be unfortunate if we
had to go into Iran too!
All records of my tenure as governor of Texas are now in my father's
library, sealed and unavailable for public view.
All public records are still available at the capital.
All records of SEC investigations into my insider trading and my
bankrupt companies are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public
view.
All records that do not result in indictment and conviction are private
period. I should hope so.
All records or minutes from meetings that I, or my Vice-President,
attended regarding public energy policy are sealed in secrecy and
unavailable for public review.
As are all executive meetings, even Clinton fought for this. He lost in
one case because his wife was not an executive of the United States and
could not claim executive privilege. Executive privilege exists for
good reasons and will be protected by smart democrats and republicans
alike whenever attacked.
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The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress
-- Joseph Joubert (1754-1824) French Philosopher
Obviously a truth filled discussion was not the "progress" the author
was hoping for. I personally am disappointed in Bush because of his big
spending. Democrats are promising to spend less, they think we should
spend more!
I also feel that we over-reacted on the security side of things.
Security measures are now reaching the point of ridiculousness and are
punitive to good Americans without any payback on the security side.
There seems to be the attitude that if we rough them up they'll feel
safer. I don't like to fly anymore and that can't be good for American
airlines.
Anyhow, don't take seriously anything that the author isn't willing to
sign.
Here's my signature,
Andrew C. Anderson III
Las Cruces, NM
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