The Republican party of 1988 was quite different from that of 2004. Lots more moderates, lots more people with an international view of things. The neoconservatives and cultural conservatives had not yet taken over.
cm -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Scott Hudnall Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 00:11 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:30887] Re: Arnie While I am not a Republican, I would find it hard to support your arguments. The executive order directing all federal agencies to convert to metric was issued by a Republican - George H.W. Bush. There are many powerful corporate interests lobbying FOR adoption of the metric system - especially ones that export packaged goods overseas. Many of these corporate interests also tend to be conservative. On 2004 Aug 27, at 20:50, Carleton MacDonald wrote: > You need to also consider: > > 1. A well-funded campaign to recall the Governor, started by > conservative > Republicans, began last year. > > 2. The person who initially funded the petition was suddenly no > longer the > prime candidate. > > 3. A new prime candidate came out of nowhere. > > 4. The Karl Rove administration is known for deciding who will run in > congressional and other races throughout the USA. In many cases, > candidates > were told in no uncertain terms to drop out in favor of the Party > leadership's chosen candidate. > > 5. The Cheney/Rove administration represents large corporate > interests. > > 6. Contractors tend to be conservative. Many are large corporations. > > 7. Contractors don't like being told to do something differently. > They > like their own way and their old familiar units. > > 8. The contractors whined and whined and got nowhere for 10 years, > until a > new Governor, favored by corporate interests, took office. > > 9. Far fetched? I don't think so. Someone high up got to Caltrans. > They > didn't do this on their own. Same thing in Utah, without doubt. With > metrication completed, why would anyone go back, unless pressured? > > Carleton > > P.S. Acknowledged, Gray Davis wasn't the best at articulating his > policies. > But who knows how many of his problems were caused by people like Enron > gaming the state's energy market. (Who knows if THAT wasn't > orchestrated, > either.) > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Euric > Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 18:32 > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:30869] Re: Arnie > > > Arnold may have been born and raised in a metric country, but he is now > totally Americanised. I'm sure if you asked him his opinion, you'd > get a > response of support for English units from him. Most immigrants try to > conform and go out of their way to become familiar with FFU. Some > immigrants refused to speak metric to me, even if I spoke metric to > them or > asked them to. > > Being from a metric country does not automatically assume metric > support. > > Euric > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David King" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, 2004-08-27 18:09 > Subject: [USMA:30866] Re: Arnie > > >> Don't forget as well that the Governor grew up in a metric country, > Austria. >> >> And you could ask him to "terminate" the backward thinking move to >> imperial units. >> >> David King > >
