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Old 05-29-2005, 11:58 PM
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He didn't promote fear nor the idea of national glory to a degree anywhere near Bush did. It's more scary than sad really.

Well, he did promote it in 98 or so when it came time to kick around Iraq again But, I agree, W was far severer than Kerry. OMG - we agree
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Apparently the Bush family has a long history of being the corporate fascists that they are known for now. Check this out:

http://www.winterboy.com/dejavu.html
Well, that was an interesting, and scary read. Not that any of it comes as a shock to me.
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He didn't promote fear nor the idea of national glory to a degree anywhere near Bush did. It's more scary than sad really.
I agree with you.
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Old 05-30-2005, 12:02 AM
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And don't forget that gun rights are safe.

AND - though we are a "culture of life," we essentially could sell raffle tickets to the pull the switch for the execution of criminals
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AND - though we are a "culture of life," we essentially could sell raffle tickets to the pull the switch for the execution of criminals
And even though we are a culture of life, we can't further fund stem-cell research to possibly find cure for horrible diseases.
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And even though we are a culture of life, we can't further fund stem-cell research to possibly find cure for horrible diseases.
We can't even use embryos that would have been thrown away otherwise to help find those cures.
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Old 05-30-2005, 12:08 AM
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I think we made Sapphire Girl leave the board.
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Old 05-30-2005, 12:10 AM
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Read the Kitty Kelley book, The Family. The way they have married to attain political power, and allied themselves with wealth to finance campaigns..it is compelling information. It's been genius, actually. They got what they wanted. I think the ultimate outcome is wretched for the country, but it is a hell of a story.
That book is a very thorough look at the rise to power of the family. And I think she held back.
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Old 05-30-2005, 12:13 AM
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His father, though a private global player on a large scale, certainly did not have it to the extent that he siffered a humiliating defeat after a lackluster first term.
No, he just lacked the charisma to beat Clinton.
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Old 05-30-2005, 12:17 AM
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I thank God that George W. Bush is in the White House and that Commie-loving, U.N. butt-kissing John F. Kerry isn't.
Enjoy it while you can. The articles of impeachment are a comin'. Mark my words.
BTW, if anything should happen to President Clinton (God forbid) you can bet your last nickel that Hillary will win on the sympathy vote alone.
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Old 05-30-2005, 12:22 AM
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I'm definitely not trying to compare anything Bush has done to anything the Nazis did in WWII... I'm not THAT far out there! I've been to Dachau and Bergen-Belsen and have seen the mass graves, the ovens and what's left of the concentration camps... nothing our government has done compares to the horrors of the Holocaust. (Although I do consider Bush a war criminal.)
Well, 9/11 was our Reichstag fire.
100,000 people dead, for what? I'm assuming you've heard about the Downing St. memo. This whole thing hasn't been played out yet.
The scale may not be the same but there are certainly many eerie similarities.
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Enjoy it while you can. The articles of impeachment are a comin'. Mark my words.
I hope you're right... the Dems finally seem to be getting something close to a backbone. The Downing Street Memo, which is mostly being ignored by the "press" in this country, is reason enough to start the impeachment process.
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We can't even use embryos that would have been thrown away otherwise to help find those cures.
AND - the pro lifers who cannot conceive do not mind having a few embryos planted in them knowing full and well that if they are lucky, one will make it to gestation.
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No, he just lacked the charisma to beat Clinton.

Well, I agre, but Diss was talking about how the Bush family is not held accountable like most are. I think the "read my lips" thing sank Bush I and that is accountability - at least politically. Bush I is, however, in no way accountable in his private life and business dealings, which have been with the bin ladens, including Osama
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I hope you're right... the Dems finally seem to be getting something close to a backbone. The Downing Street Memo, which is mostly being ignored by the "press" in this country, is reason enough to start the impeachment process.
Yes it is. And Conyers is going to do it. He needs 100,000 signatures. Anyone interested in furthering the process can sign at www.afterdowningstreet.org
BTW, it's not Conyer's first time at this rodeo. He was instrumental in the process that led to Nixon's resignation and one of the best damn Congressmen this country has today.

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