At 06:07 PM 10/23/2004 -0700 d.brin wrote: >Here is what Governor Bush said in 2000 >(http://www.nybooks.com/articles/17511): > >We will strengthen Social Security and Medicare for the greatest >generation and for generations to come. > >I work with Republicans and Democrats to get things done. > >When America uses force in the world, the cause must be just, the >goal must be clear, and the victory must be overwhelming. > >We're learning to protect the natural world around us. We will >continue this progress, and we will not turn back. > >When I act, you will know my reasons. And when I speak, you will know my heart. > >President George W. Bush has betrayed every one of these grand >promises-often as a result of the promises he did keep.
This just in, Dr. Brin, America was attacked on September 11th. Perhaps you heard about it? In what possible sense would it have been wise for the United States to tackle a wholesale overhaul of Social Security and Medicare while fighting the War in Afghanistan or founding the Department of Homeland Security? I know that you disagree with the decision to liberate 38 million Iraqis, but surely you can recognize that Bush concluded that said liberation was an important goal of the War on Terror, and that this war took immediate precedence over tackling Social Security. Furthermore, there seem to be strong indications that President Bush *is* planning on tackling Social Security in his next term. Additionally, to the extent that he did tackle Social Security in his first term, his bipartisan commission included, among others, former Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. >This White House has, moreover, the worst record on the >environment of any since the rise of the environmental movement. More hyperbole from you - don't you ever quit? The air is cleaner and the water is cleaner under Bush - the fact that you can even pretend to call it the "worst record" with a straight face speaks volumes about your credibility in assessing this Administration's Record. JDG _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
