Kyle:
I agree with that last point -- It's true that athletes like Boomer Esiason
and celebrities like Michael J. Fox and Christopher Reeve have faced
debilitating illness in their family and their own lives, but one wonders
whether they would have become such great supporters of their causes without
direct intervention by the condition they fight against.
That down in print seems pretty harsh, but I often wonder myself if I hadn't
been affected (however mildly) by CP whether I'd be the same person I am
today -- I'm not, and I'm glad for it.
Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: Cleveland, Kyle E. <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 6:28 AM
Subject: Re: politics - a bit of a rant
> 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
>
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