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BUSH IS EVIL
| Wed, 09-08-2004 - 10:51am |
After reading all these posts, its seems fruitless to even argue with eachother. Bush is just plain evil. That's it. He will be remembered in 100 years (if he doesn't destroy the world before then) as a terrible person, like Pinnochet, Stalin, etc. There is no arguing. He is causing misery and heartache to too many people to ignore this fact.
Bush just wants to start a holy war. And the fundamentalist Muslims want to keep him in power so the war can begin.

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<.... Palak, I don't doubt your MIL's experience at all. Nor do I doubt the presence/voice of thousands of anti-war demonstrators. Nor do I doubt the authors of 'leter to the editor'.........But they simply dón't represent "the rest of the world", do you honestly believe they do?>
Just curious, who do you believe represents "the rest of the world" and what do you think the rest of the world believes?
Also I couldn't find the article on outsourcing, could you please repost the link to the excerpt? I would really like to know about it. Thanks,
I think you need to take an econ class or two. It isn't just the service oriented workers that make this world go 'round. Anyone going into a service job knows up front, pay is lower (with a few exceptions), hours can be long (many workers have unions that keep them from overtime), and raises pretty much stick with the cost of living increases. I was/am one of those workers, my husband chose the business sector. I used to whine about my pay compared to his, especially when I worked in ICU with critically ill children. Then I grew up and took some time to try to understand the economy and how it works. Would it be nice if service workers made more $, sure, but the economic realities of life don't accomodate that.
FYI: My husband also works in financial analysis. His hours don't end at 5, when he is 'sitting on his *ss, his face is focused in on a computer screen. He often works weekends, and is at his bosses beckoned call. Days off taken at home usually mean working from home. Even on regular vacations he brings his laptop and has needed to adjust reports or participate in conference calls. Nothing like sitting around a hotel room waiting for your husband with 4 antsy kids. He earns every bit of his salary, whether you think it's too high or not.
According to a new poll, only 15 per cent of us would vote for the President
JONATHON GATEHOUSE
MAYBE IT'S THAT SMUG LITTLE SMILE. His penchant for fantastically expensive military photo-ops. Or the swaggering, belt-hitching walk that cries out for a pair of swinging saloon doors. And though, God knows, we have too many of our own syntactically challenged politicians to be casting stones, shouldn't the leader of the free world know that "misunderestimate" isn't a word? Yes, we're cavilling, but clearly there is something about George W. Bush that gets under the skin of Canadians. After all, vehemently disagreeing with the policies of American presidents is almost a national pastime. There has to be another explanation for our extreme reaction, the desire afoot in the land to see him turfed from office. That and the unprintable sentiment about him and the horse he rode in on. Even before we know whom he will be running against this fall, Canadians have made their decision. Only 15 per cent, according to an exclusive new Maclean's poll, would definitely cast a ballot for Bush if they had the opportunity. And if Americans remain almost evenly divided -- some 50 per cent approve of his performance in the White House and he's running neck and neck with his likely Democratic challengers -- there is no such dithering on this side of the border. Just 12 per cent of us feel Canada is better off since he took office, and only a third of respondents will admit to liking the world's most powerful man, even just a little bit.
It's an antipathy that appears to extend far beyond our traditional coolness towards Republicans, says Michael Marzolini, chairman of Pollara Inc., the Toronto-based opinion research firm that conducted the national survey. With a political spectrum that skews to the left of America's -- legalized same-sex marriage and the promise of looser marijuana laws being the most recent, and in some quarters, celebrated examples -- we've generally perceived Democratic presidents as being more in tune with our values. But where Ronald Reagan and Bush the elder were at least grudgingly respected, Dubya is decidedly not. Despite a spate of polls showing a broad desire for improved relations with the United States after the often rocky Chrétien years, there is a sense that this administration isn't one we want to do business with. "These numbers really show the difficulty for Paul Martin," says Marzolini, the long-time pollster for the federal Liberal party. "He has to get closer to the Americans, but he can't get too close to George Bush. It's a fine balance." The intense sympathy Canadians felt following the attacks of 9/11 -- something that manifested itself not just in acts of mourning and charity, but in a willingness to support whatever actions the U.S. deemed necessary -- has dissipated. In its place is a deep dislike of the bellicose new global reality, and a lingering distrust of Bush's motives.
It's evident even within sight of the frontier. Stopping to take a picture of icy Niagara Falls on a recent frigid day, Mike Mitreveski tried to explain why he's uneasy about Bush. "I get a sense that he's in it for himself first and then the country," said the Windsor, Ont., graduate student. "And I worry that he's doing all of this stuff in Iraq for the oil industry. He used to be part of it and has lots of high-ranking friends." David Kowalewski, an engineering consultant from Niagara Falls, Ont., says he initially supported Bush's foreign policy, but now has grave doubts. "I thought it was noble at first, but now they've gone security crazy." Life has changed for the worse in his community, said Kowalewski, citing long delays at the border, and the fallout for local businesses that depend on tourism.
A trio of physicians taking in the sights on a day off were no kinder to Bush. On sober reflection, all asked that their names not be used. "Please, someone, teach him how to pronounce nuclear," said one, a Toronto pediatrician. Another, an American who has lived on this side of the border for the past 14 years, said she understands why Canadians dislike so many of Bush's stances, even though she is troubled by the tone of the debate. A doctor friend from the Netherlands provided a reminder that opinions of the President are often even harsher abroad. "In Amsterdam," she said, "we think he is kind of stupid."
http://www.macleans.ca/topstories/politics/article.jsp?content=20040209_74911_74911
Why would you advocate such a thing if you are interested in bringing terrorists to justice around the world?
The US can't afford to 'go it alone' everywhere in the world in the fight against terrorists.>
If other countries refuse to act, we have no choice but to go it alone. As President Bush once stated, we welcome support from our allies but we do not need other countries' permission to defend our own national security.
Sorry, that's just false. What they reported was that they were being denied access to areas and people who could give them the real answers.
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