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[1] Posted by The Ghost In The Machine 06-22-2003, 03:38 AM |
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In talk.abortion, james g. keegan jr.
<keegan@nycap.rr.com> wrote on Sat, 21 Jun 2003 21:20:02 GMT <Xns93A1B053A3E20keegannycaprrcom@24.24.2.166>: > DTJ <nospaming@attbi.com> wrote in > news:3nd9fvcmid3c7ekv4prrgt1bv6t1dmsqja@4ax.com: > >> Even the nytimes count showed Bush won. > > > please cite the times reference to bush winning the florida > recount. > > if you cannot, i'll conclude you lied. > > the actual vote counts and recounts are contained here: > > http://www.geocities.com/floridavotecount/ > > in the future, stop lying about things so easily checked else > you'll become a complete bore. > It's a little late *now*, you guys -- Bush won in 2001, either by means legitimate (he won the Florida count) or by means illegitimate (the courts declared him the winner, handing him the Presidency on a silver platter). The irregularities were considerable but he's been in there for nearly 2 1/2 years. :-) Perhaps we can instead argue about whether Bush will have enough votes in *2004* to win the Presidency against a yet-to-be-determined Democratic opponent -- or even, quite possibly, a third-party opponent. :-) And of course fix the process in Floriday so that the infamous "butterfly ballots" don't confuse everyone. :-) (I'll admit I'm not entirely certain whether electronic "touchscreen" voting will solve these issues. Nor is it clear whether we should impeach him (on what grounds?). It didn't work for Clinton and it won't work for Bush, absent far more obviously egregious criminal behavior than he's shown thus far; being politically non-astute isn't illegal. :-) ) -- #191, ewill3@earthlink.net It's still legal to go .sigless. |
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[2] Posted by osprey 06-22-2003, 11:01 AM |
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The Ghost In The Machine <ewill@sirius.athghost7038suus.net> wrote in message news:<ncefs-8si.ln1@lexi2.athghost7038suus.net>...
> In talk.abortion, james g. keegan jr. > <keegan@nycap.rr.com> > wrote > on Sat, 21 Jun 2003 21:20:02 GMT > <Xns93A1B053A3E20keegannycaprrcom@24.24.2.166>: > > DTJ <nospaming@attbi.com> wrote in > > news:3nd9fvcmid3c7ekv4prrgt1bv6t1dmsqja@4ax.com: > > > >> Even the nytimes count showed Bush won. > > > > > > please cite the times reference to bush winning the florida > > recount. > > > > if you cannot, i'll conclude you lied. > > > > the actual vote counts and recounts are contained here: > > > > http://www.geocities.com/floridavotecount/ > > > > in the future, stop lying about things so easily checked else > > you'll become a complete bore. > > > > It's a little late *now*, you guys -- Bush won in 2001, either > by means legitimate (he won the Florida count) or by means > illegitimate (the courts declared him the winner, handing > him the Presidency on a silver platter). The irregularities > were considerable but he's been in there for nearly 2 1/2 years. :-) > > Perhaps we can instead argue about whether Bush will have enough > votes in *2004* to win the Presidency against a yet-to-be-determined > Democratic opponent -- or even, quite possibly, a third-party > opponent. :-) > We really need a strong third party opponet to shake things up. I really feel that both parties are just so corrupt now, that we always end up voting for the lesser of two evils. The last true 3rd party candidate that we had that shook things up was Ross Perot. And then he committed political suicide by dropping out and then trying to come back in. I really think he had both parties on the run there for a while, and I did like some of what he was saying. Will Bush win 2004? It is very possible he will. Now on the economic side, yes I would like to see Bush do better. However we can not blame Bush for the economy, it is simply just idiotic and baseless. There are too many factors involved that hurt the economy, and not due to any actions by Bush. a) The economy was sliding downward before Bush took office b) 9/11 and the war on terrorism > And of course fix the process in Floriday so that the infamous > "butterfly ballots" don't confuse everyone. :-) absolutely. There is the root of the problem right their. Using a old system that obviously is outdated and confused the voters. The only winners in all of this were the lawyers on both sides. They made out like bandits. Yes, reports show that Bush still would have won. But you know what, no one, and I mean no one will ever really know. I don't care if you are a Gore supporter or a Bush supporter, no one can honestly claim victory. It is just all hear say and frankly rediculous now to still be arguing about. > > (I'll admit I'm not entirely certain whether electronic > "touchscreen" voting will solve these issues. Nor is > it clear whether we should impeach him (on what grounds?). There are no grounds to impeach Bush on. That is just plain out rediculous. What we have are some very bitter liberals out for revenge. It is unfortunate. Bush is not the best, I will not aruge that. However, he has a excellent team and I think that over all, given the circumstances, they are doing the best that can be done. > It didn't work for Clinton and it won't work for Bush, absent > far more obviously egregious criminal behavior than he's shown > thus far; being politically non-astute isn't illegal. :-) ) |
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[3] Posted by james g. keegan jr. 06-22-2003, 11:47 AM |
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The Ghost In The Machine <ewill@sirius.athghost7038suus.net>
wrote in news:ncefs-8si.ln1@lexi2.athghost7038suus.net: > In talk.abortion, james g. keegan jr. > <keegan@nycap.rr.com> > wrote > on Sat, 21 Jun 2003 21:20:02 GMT > <Xns93A1B053A3E20keegannycaprrcom@24.24.2.166>: >> DTJ <nospaming@attbi.com> wrote in >> news:3nd9fvcmid3c7ekv4prrgt1bv6t1dmsqja@4ax.com: >> >>> Even the nytimes count showed Bush won. >> >> >> please cite the times reference to bush winning the florida >> recount. >> >> if you cannot, i'll conclude you lied. >> >> the actual vote counts and recounts are contained here: >> >> http://www.geocities.com/floridavotecount/ >> >> in the future, stop lying about things so easily checked else >> you'll become a complete bore. >> > > It's a little late *now*, you guys -- Bush won in 2001, either > by means legitimate (he won the Florida count) or by means > illegitimate (the courts declared him the winner, handing > him the Presidency on a silver platter). The irregularities > were considerable but he's been in there for nearly 2 1/2 > years. :-) > > Perhaps we can instead argue about whether Bush will have > enough votes in *2004* to win the Presidency against a > yet-to-be-determined Democratic opponent -- or even, quite > possibly, a third-party opponent. :-) > > And of course fix the process in Floriday so that the infamous > "butterfly ballots" don't confuse everyone. :-) > > (I'll admit I'm not entirely certain whether electronic > "touchscreen" voting will solve these issues. Nor is > it clear whether we should impeach him (on what grounds?). > It didn't work for Clinton and it won't work for Bush, absent > far more obviously egregious criminal behavior than he's shown > thus far; being politically non-astute isn't illegal. :-) ) i don't disagree with anything you said. what concerns me is that we (americans) allowed something theoretically very precious to us, our right to vote, to be taken away from us without protest at a particularly significant level. it is similar to our illegally invading another sovereign nation and killing thousands of civilians without protest. ethical behavior is absent from our actions as a nation. |
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[4] Posted by Pavil Natanovich 06-22-2003, 04:22 PM |
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The Ghost In The Machine <ewill@sirius.athghost7038suus.net> wrote in message news:<ncefs-8si.ln1@lexi2.athghost7038suus.net>...
> In talk.abortion, james g. keegan jr. > <keegan@nycap.rr.com> > It's a little late *now*, you guys -- Bush won in 2001, either > by means legitimate (he won the Florida count) or by means > illegitimate (the courts declared him the winner, handing > him the Presidency on a silver platter). The irregularities > were considerable but he's been in there for nearly 2 1/2 years. :-) > > Perhaps we can instead argue about whether Bush will have enough > votes in *2004* to win the Presidency against a yet-to-be-determined > Democratic opponent -- or even, quite possibly, a third-party > opponent. :-) One of Bush's goals--the abolition or privatization of social security--has been effectively achieved. The dissolution of federal tax revenues will likely also promote a second goal--the erosion of public education. The first of the baby-boomers will be reaching retirement age when Bush leaves office in 2008. Actually, even if he is replaced in 2004, and even if liberal democrats succeed in recapturing both houses then, it is highly unlikely they will be able to muster the votes necessary to reverse the damage done. The only thing left for social security now is for the ink of its obit to dry. What other executive policies will hasten the disintegration of the middle class? |
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