Thank you very much.. Trish,  I know that,  and it's usually the
perceived enemy of the state, not the true enemy.  :-(   When the first
Gulf war was going on, my pastor spoke out against it,  asnd got reamed
royally by the church people,   I have a hard time to this day forgiving
some of the comments that I heard from church people...

ken barber wrote:

>yes, mike is smart and calm and well grounded.
>
>--- Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>
>>No Mike,
>>
>>   You sound like the smart - well grounded guy you
>>are!
>>Religion and Politics don't mix, and when they do -
>>someone ends up =
>>dead.
>>
>>                                Trisha
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>I did not like Bush for his Christian
>>>
>>>
>>conservatism.  Any time a
>>
>>
>>>politician uses God in order to get elected, nine
>>>
>>>
>>times out of ten =
>>it's
>>
>>
>>>a Machavellian ploy. (Boy., do I sound like a
>>>
>>>
>>cynic here, or what?) =
>>:-(
>>
>>
>>>=20
>>>BG Greer, PhD wrote:
>>>=20
>>>
>>>
>>>>Sadly, it seems the Bush foriegn policy, despite
>>>>
>>>>
>>Colin Powell's =
>>effort is to
>>
>>
>>>>p*ss the entire world off. N. Korea is much more
>>>>
>>>>
>>of a threat than =
>>Iraq, but
>>
>>
>>>>there is little oil in N Korea.
>>>>
>>>>      It is hilarious that he is going to
>>>>
>>>>
>>"convince" the UN to help =
>>in Iraq.
>>
>>
>>>>And the reason we have been free of terrorism in
>>>>
>>>>
>>this country is that =
>>the
>>
>>
>>>>terrorists have not made a concerted effort yet.
>>>>
>>>>      The more I hear of Bush the more disgusted
>>>>
>>>>
>>I am.
>>
>>
>>>>Bobby
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I think it's very ironic that Bush is seeking
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>aid from the very body =
>>he
>>
>>
>>>>>scorned a year ago.  He's realising all too well
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>that America can no =
>>longer
>>
>>
>>>>>afford to act on its own and we cannot operate
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>in a vacuum.
>>
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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