In a message dated 1/11/2004 10:38:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > > O.k., in response to Bob Z.'s challenge, I am going to do nothing but > criticize conservatives in this post. > > 1) George W. Bush allowed too many people to be executed in Texas. (I > opposed to the death penalty in almost all cases.) > > 2) Any Republican who criticizes the Bush Administration's recently > proposed immigration policy is wrong - this is a great policy that, if > anything, does not go far enough. They are doubly wrong if they think > that was only proposed to pander to a certain ethnic group. It is the > right policy, it is good for America and it is good for Hispanics. They > are tripply wrong if they criticize it on the grounds of "not respecting > the law." America's current immigration laws are disastrous and > non-sensical. Perhaps the dumbest comment on this issue comes from Sean > Hannity who correctly notes that a guest-worker program is a necessity, but > incredibly, proposes to exclude all the illegal immigrants over here who > already have jobs. Hannity also incredibly thinks that this is a > disastrous thing for our borders - when in fact, by making it much easier > to enter the country, the Bush Administration will effectively put the old > "coyotes" - professional human smugglers - out of business, thus making it > much harder to sneak into the United States. > > 3) President Bush is wrong to have underfunded the US National Park System. > The crown jewels of America should not be falling into disrepair and > suffer from critical understaffing. > > 4) Any Republican who doesn't admit that the war on drugs is a failure is > whistling in the dark. This probably includes just about every > politicians in America, sadly, Democrat or Republican. There needs to be > a basic recognition that demand creates supply, and prohibition simply > increases the price - and incentive to supply. > > 5) President Bush was wrong to abandon his proposed carbon emissions > trading program. > > 6) The Catholic Church should recognize that non-abortifacent contraceptive > pills are not inherently sinful, and are instead a new technological > development not forseen by previous theologians. (Note, conservative > Catholics love the ban on contraception.) > > 7) The Catholic Church should welcome homosexuals into the priesthood, as > the natural conclusion of the celibate lifestyle it currently teaches that > homosexuals are called to. > > 8) The Catholic Church is far too prone to over-officiousness. The new > General Instructions of the Roman Missal, which seems a product of the > Church's conservative wing, is entirely symptomatic of this problem. > > 9) President Bush should have found a way to veto at least one spending > bill at some point. A 50% increase in transporation spending since 2000, > while an entirely understandable outcome of a nearly 50/50 Congress, still > seems like much too much in our current fiscal situation. (Couldn't these > Congressmen have been bought off with increased National Park spending? :) > > 10) I oppose the isolationist wing of the Republican Party who advocate > withdrawl from the WTO and opposed the invasion of Iraq and the expansion > of NATO. > > 11) I oppose all anti-sodomy laws that criminalize homosexual behavior. > > 12) I think that the tablet of the 10 Commandments in the Alabama courtroom > was unconstitutional. > > 13) The National March for Life is wrong to prevent "Homosexuals for Life" > from being an official sponsor of the March. > > 14) The conservatives who have criticized President Bush for praying in a > mosque are wrong. Ditto fot those who criticized the Pope for doing that. > Ditto for those who criticized President Bush for calling Islam a > "religion of peace." > > 15) President Bush should have pushed harder for his > faith-based-initiatives, particularly as a part of tackling the larger > problem of urban renewal. > > 16) I think that I disagree with almost everything that Pat Robertson says. > > Anyhow, I am sure that there are many more, but I hope that I've made my > point.... > > JDG > > >Very interesting John, seriously. Thoughtful. Does your dad disagree with you on >these topics? But I do think you are on the conservative end of things. I think most americans do not share your view that Clinton should have been removed from office for his sexual escapades and his lies in a civil suit to cover this up. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
