"C" wrote in message news
On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 05:30:57 -0800, Noel Hegan wrote:

This was on the front page of my newspaper today as a "introduction" to
the Bush state of the nation speech. From an American point of view how
does it read? Is it a true representation of the Bush administration and
the US economy? This is not in anyway a political post,I've just an
interest in world affairs.
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/...p?story=482947

Rgds

Noel

noel dot hegan at virgin dot net


I met an older woman in Denmark this past September. When the
conversation somehow turned to the Bush invasion of Iraq, she summarized
Mr. Bush quite succinctly: He is a catastrophe.

Unlike Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, North Korea, Libya, etc, we get an
opportunity every 4 years to oust our "dictators". Bush's turn to move on
comes this November.

He is among the worst of presidents in modern history. He has done next
to nothing to make this country safer or more prosperous. He has been
part of an agenda from the moment he took office, and 9/11 gave him the
impetus to put that agenda into full swing. As you know, he continually
laid down ultimatums to Saddam and every time Saddam seemed to comply.
Tired of the apparent compliance, Bush decided to finally launch his
invasion based on doctored reports of weapons of mass destruction. None
have been found to date. Instead we now have more than 500 of our sons
and daughters, mothers and fathers returned in body bags. The Bush crowd
wants us to believe these young people did not die in vain but surrendered
their lives selfishly for the Bush doctrine of patriotism. Meanwhile
there are families mourning their losses and places at tables go empty
with only painfully sweet memories of the loved ones gone.

The economy is cyclic. Unfortunately it is showing signs of improving.
Bush, of course, is taking full credit and says it's because of his tax
cuts, cuts which favor the rich but leave the working American high and
dry.


Please define and distinguish between the "Rich" and the "working American"? Is a married couple, one working as a school teacher
and the other in a steel mill rich? They take home more than $125k/year and did benefit from the tax reductions. What about a
married couple, both working in the IT field OR a cabinet maker whose wife worke an the IT department at a local hospital? Are
these people not "working Americans"? Then just who are you referring to?

My wife and I both work hard to make a living and support our family. How dare you insinuate that I am rich and am not a working
American!!!


If Bush weren't tragic enough, there are still too many Americans swept up
in his rhetoric and who still blindly support him without ever questioning
or challenging Bush.

What else do you want to know?