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I am convinced that the right wing in America is out to take away the social benefits the Democrats accorded Americans under FDR's time. It will devestate our children (in the US). I am suspicious of the present administration for obvious reasons. The Bush ancestory, Carlyle Group etc. My Italian daughter did research on this for her university degree and asked me to read her thesis. I was totally shocked by what she revealed and after doing a lot of research, decided she had it pretty close to target.

Notwithstanding, America is a wonderful land, even if imperfect, and trying to promulgate ideals to other countries it cannot assure to its own citizens.

But, hey, this country was established on some basic principles. You work for a day and you get a day's wages. It was never conceived as a socialist state like France, Germany or Italy. Have we grown fat and lazy? Even Japan, which is more socialist than any country I ever lived in, offers fewer benifits to its citizens than the US.

I don't want to be part of a political argument because I've been there, done that ,and understand it's all about power. Fourtunately there are a lot of caring guys on BetaONE who really have feelings. It's nice to test ideas and exchange feelings.

My other daughter is a fundamentalist Christian who lives in Dallas and she believes GWB walks on water and that his and her future were ordained by Jesus, personally. I have some difficulties with this kind of thinking. It is self serving and denies personal responsiblitiy.

I dunno, guys, the more I live on this planet, the more I love its inhabitants, and the more I am frustrated by bizarre tangental ideas. Sorry for this rant, and maybe I misunderstood all the palaber, cuz I dont' take enough time to read it word for word.

Notwithstanding, let's get behind the Salvation Army and the Red Cross. As for the politicians, they'll perish or live based on the media. I haven't got a lot of respect for our managers, based on a life of living in many states and countries. Remember, it's your tax dollars that pay for our managers.

Even if Bush is blameless, it is pathetic that he seems to have jumped in only after the world press condemned the USA as a third world country based on the TV coverage.



Pax