what i am saying is that while some policies are
right, he has had a hell of a time articlating and
defending them and that some policies have never even
been right and seemingly no one was able to convience
him of those. and that has killed the GOP lately as
the base either vote democrat (to give them a lesson)
or stayed at home becouse they felt that they were
iqnored (the same results as voting democrat to give
them a lesson.) either way, has the lesson been
recieved? i do not know, but, i would lean to the
answer of "no!!"
am i making any sense?
--- "Kendall D. Corbett" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Ken,
>
> I wonder if Bush (Rove and Cheney, et al) realize
> how much their
> unwillingness (inability?) to listen to other
> viewpoints has damaged the
> political process and the Republican Party. What I
> hear you saying (and my
> Dad saying - both fairly conservative Republicans),
> is that present policies
> are wrong, and that there needs to be a change if
> the Party is to retain
> credibility.
>
> Or am I too quick to say that? As my Dad might say,
> from your viewpoint, am
> I "throwing the baby out with the bath water?"
>
> On 3/28/07, ken barber <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > i see absolutly nothing in your email that i am
> not in
> > agreement with. a war tax is a definate thing to
> look
> > into.
> > here is a definate problem with bush. he never
> would
> > veto a spending bill no matter how much lard was
> put
> > in by the then repubican congress. i think that
> hurt
> > them as much as the war. but who knows for sure.
> my
> > guess is as good as anyones or as bad as anyones.
> >
> > --- "Kendall D. Corbett"
> <[log in to unmask]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Sorry, I hit the send button, and realized I'd
> left
> > > the post unfinished.
> > >
> > > Ken and Mike,
> > > >
> > > > I've also thought that some form of national
> > > service would be a good
> > > > thing. I'd think that something like VISTA or
> the
> > > Peace Corps could be a
> > > > viable option for those who are
> philosophically
> > > opposed to, or otherwise
> > > > unsuited for military service. Soon after I
> > > graduated from college, and
> > > > was looking for a job with a degree in
> political
> > > science, I got the card
> > > > from the Army that said "We Want You!" and the
> > > followup phone call from the
> > > > local recruiter. I talked to him on the phone
> and
> > > didn't tell him about my
> > > > disabilities (they aren't apparent in my
> speech).
> > > We set up an appointment
> > > > to talk more, and he was shocked when I came
> into
> > > his office in my chair.
> > > > We talked for a while, and he told me how to
> > > investigate civilian
> > > > opportunities with the Army. I thanked him,
> and
> > > asked him if I still got
> > > > the free T-Shirt. He said that I'd get it in
> the
> > > mail in a couple of
> > > > weeks. I did, and still use a part of it as a
> > > cleaning rag, after I
> > > > couldn't wear it anymore. Either it shrunk, I
> > > grew, or a combination of the
> > > > two things happened. I think it's more likely
> the
> > > last two things.
> > > >
> > > > I also think that there needs to be some
> mechanism
> > > to pay for the war
> > > > other than continuing to cut into social and
> > > educational programs. I serve
> > > > on the advisory council for our state Tech Act
> > > project, and funding for that
> > > > has gotten rolled into the war funding bill
> that
> > > recently passed both Houses
> > > > of Congress with the provision for the US to
> be
> > > out of Iraq by the end of
> > > > 2008. President Bush has promised to veto
> this,
> > > if it comes to his desk
> > > > with the provision that we ar out of Iraq by
> the
> > > end of next year. I
> > > > actually agree with that, because I don't see
> Iraq
> > > being stable by that time
> > > > on it's own. I wish that weren't the case,
> but
> > > all my wishes, and Nancy
> > > > Pelosi's, and Dick Cheney's and George Bush's
> > > won't make it so. That being
> > > > said, I think continuing the present tax cuts
> is a
> > > bad idea. the
> > > > Pay-as-you-go (paygo) policy that was
> instituted
> > > under George HW Bush, and
> > > > continued under Clinton was a good philosophy,
> and
> > > is one that should have
> > > > been continued by the present administration.
> > > >
> > > > With the number of service people who are
> > > returning with disabilities,
> > > > funding for Tech Act projects and other
> disability
> > > related services is going
> > > > to be very necessary. From what we've seen at
> > > Walter Reed, I don't think we
> > > > can count on the Department of Veteran's
> Affairs
> > > to handle these needs
> > > > well.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 3/27/07, [log in to unmask]
> <[log in to unmask]>
> > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I agree that some form of civil service
> should
> > > be mandatory for all
> > > > > citizens.
> > > > >
> > > > > ---- OrI agree iginal message ----
> > > > > >Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:32:17 -0700
> > > > > >From: ken barber <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > > >Subject: Re: Some say US citizens need a
> war
> > > tax or a call to national
> > > > > service.
> > > > > >To: [log in to unmask]
> > > > > >
> > > > > >this is interesting. do you agree or
> disagree?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >--- "Kendall D. Corbett" <
> > > [log in to unmask]>
> > > > > >wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >> Interesting piece from the Christian
> Science
> > > Monitor
> > > > > >> on the war.....
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> *Few Americans share Iraq war's
> sacrifices*
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> *By Gordon Lubold* | Staff writer of The
> > > Christian
> > > > > >> Science Monitor
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> *WASHINGTON***
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> Ask Navy corpsman Adam Shepherd what he
> wants
> > > > > >> Americans to know about his
> > > > > >> service in Iraq and he says it boils down
> to
> > > one
> > > > > >> thing. "Just don't forget
> > > > > >> that we sacrificed a lot to be out here,"
> > > says the
> > > > > >> medic, stationed at Camp
> > > > > >> Taqaddum, Iraq.
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> It's a sentiment that many servicemen and
> > > women
> > > > > >> express. Five years after
> > > > > >> President Bush declared war on Islamic
> > > extremism,
> > > > > >> the military has lost
> > > > > >> 3,599 troops and spent $503 billion in
> Iraq
> > > and
> > > > > >> Afghanistan. Yet unlike past
> > > > > >> wars, even unpopular ones, most Americans
> > > have
>
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