Wizard wrote: > I see no progress or effort taken by Georgie to metricate his beloved country!
That's because he's too busy further enriching the Bush Dynasty's already obscenely rich friends (and governing in secret). > It seems he really wants to face 2010? Right now, he's actively facing 2002 (mid-term elections) and 2004 (next presidential election). (His applying tariffs to steel imports and his marching in the Chicago St. Patrick's Day parade were both part of his 2004 campaign strategy.) I don't think he gives a damn about 2010, as he'll have been out of office for at least a year, even if he is re-elected in 2004. > It will have a severe impact on American economy, the EU is the US' most important trade partner! We can only hope that U.S. companies will get the message and do something independently of the government. The only positive statements the current administration has made with respect to any kind of regulation is as a result of the Enron/Andersen scandal -- and that regulation (which will have to come from Congress) relates only to financial matters. Any hope for government support for metrication lies solely in Congress. As, unlike the President, they don't have term limits, many of them will still be in office in 2010. As I've implied above, we can expect nothing at all from the administration. > Americans have to get rid off the idea it is our heritage, it is Gay Britain's heritage! Gay Britain? Is that a typo for Great Britain? If not, why would you say that? Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
