Kat, et al,

Bush's mainline Protestant church, both on the national scale and his "home"
congregation are quite wealthy.  Hence, he would tend to have a "white bread
and Velveeta" world view.

I think his international policies are pretty darn good--and that's what's
floating his political boat right now.  Domestically and economically, I
find his policies lacking.  Let's face it, though, in our narcissistic
society, if you don't feel the pain personally, it just doesn't exist.

-KYle

-----Original Message-----
From: K. Salkin [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 9:05 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: politics - a bit of a rant

There are no easy answers  to the problems facing our county today, but I
don't think Bush and his cronies are pushing things in the right direction
as far as the economy is concerned.  I do know that my synagogue is feeling
overwhelmed with requests for help (we are a member of the local charitable
organisation to help the poor and homeless) because the level of donations
from individuals have gone down due to the high number of layoffs here.  So
much for Bush and his push to have religious organisations take on the
burden  of government social welfare programs.

I honestly feel Bush doesn't have  a clue what life is like for the average
white American, much less for blacks, women, or disabled Americans.  I
certainly don't see him as particularly sympathetic to minorities.

Kat