Posted on 07/26/2002 4:02:26 AM PDT by Chairman_December_19th_Society
We will not tire, we will not falter and we will not fail! [President Bush]
Good Morning!! Do not let the victims of the attacks on New York and Washington, nor the brave members of our Nation's military who have given their lives to protect our freedom, die in vain!!
The Senate has altered the Homeland Security Department bill to a manner not pleasing to the Administration. The Senate would basically make it very difficult to fire or discipline workers in the new Department; the Administration wants broad exemption from current civil service rules to hire, fire, and discipline workers in the manner it sees fit. Under the Senate bill, for example, if a border guard were found to be intoxicated on the job, there would have to be 30 days notice prior to termination, and the worker would still have to be paid during that time.
The House voted to create an independent commission to look into the affairs surrounding the September 11 attack.
Algore said he supports the overthrow of Iraqi President Saddam, but that it is not a good idea to invade now.
The Justice Department has created a program - operation TIPS [Terrorism Information and Prevention System]. The program gives American truckers, train conductors, ship captains, utility employees a formal way to report suspicious activity that may be terror related. The program will act as a clearing house, sending the information to appropriate law enforcement agencies for further consideration. The ACLU is not happy about the program, saying it will create a 1984 scenario whereby Americans are spying on other Americans.
Helen Thomas has said the Administration is abandoning women's rights by withdrawing support for the international women's rights treaty, she writes in the Houston Chronicle. Conservatives feel the problems in the treaty - its capability of encouraging abortions and legalizing prostitution - outweigh any possible benefits.
For AMERICA - The Right Way, I remain yours in the Cause, the Chairman.
You are all right on all counts.
Chair, you are correct about the need for civil security protection. A good example of this is the teacher tenure laws. They were created to protect a teacher from abuses by the "elite" within a community. I have seen a teacher fired because the police caught the son of a school board member rolling (TP-ing) the yard of that teacher. The teacher didn't have tenure and the contract was "not renewed." OTOH, it is difficult to fire teachers who have become incompetent for whatever reason.
There must be a way to balance these abuses. However, in our humanness, with our basic selfish tendencies, I think that day is long in coming.
In the why doesn't he shut up, too department:
The blockhead thinks the President's policies are causing the deficit not 9/11..
In the we don't need no stinkin' babysitter department:
The United Nations thinks it will make surprise visits to our prisons checking on terorist prisoners...whenever their little heart desires.
Good Morning Char...
The proponents of women's choice are up in arms because Bush has said NO to support of the UN doctrine that finances monies to China for forced abortions. (Although there had been a bill that prohibited money going to this cause, enacted by Reagan, Clinton ignored it.) Bush is now going back to the old policy that was in place before Clinton.
Isn't it amazing... that these "women" who scream choice, are supporting this awful UN policy that finances China for forced sterilization. It's the utmost in hyprocrisy.
Foggy here this morning, with sunshine later today.
My brothers and I will be heading to Oshkosh tomorrow for the EAA Airventure. Can't wait!
Packers are in training camp. It's a gret break from listening to the Brewers take a nose dive.
Corn around here is looking real good. Looks like a good crop. I here tell though that apples and bluberries are gonna be down in the North-east?
Any more news on those coal miners? My prayers go out to the families.
Morning all...
Then maybe they should become prisoners too.
This Homeland Security Bill is so full of pork, that has nothing to do with security. I expect Bush will veto it if it isn't cleaned up.
You have to wonder how anyone in good conscience could possibly create things for finance that has nothing to do with security for this Country.
Explain that garbage to the 3000 families who lost loved ones on Sept. 11th, or those soldiers who are in harms way, fighting in Afghanistan. Grrrr....
FEDEX 727 crashes in Tallahassee, Florida.....all 3 on board survive. :-)
Oh man....It just hit me what they are doing in Pa with the miners. Apparently the drill bit broke off....You know how many times that has happened to my Hubby??? Wish he could be there. I have NO doubt he could get it back FAST...no doubt at all.
Who would that would be?Daschle?...Lieberman?...Leahey?...McCain?...Feingold?...Kennedy?...Gore?...Clinton?...Gephardt? ... etc...
So many choices...so little time.
Morning, Lysie!
THE blockhead would be gore....the others are just chips off the old block. :-)
Yes... I pray for those boys in the mine, but it isn't sounding good.
Right now they say he's the front runner for the Dem's choice for President. I say... Good! Let the jerk run, and Bush will mop up on him, and Gore will make Mondale look like a strong candidate.
(Wonder how many times Gore will have to french kiss Tipper...)
Sorry... I know some of you haven't had breakfast yet.
And with that visual, I may skip eating altogether. :-)
I thought it would make a great diet plan.
Speaking of which... I couldn't sleep this morning around 2AM, so I came downstairs and did some channel surfing. On C-Span 1 was Joe Lieberman talking, and on C-span 2 was Patrick Leahey. Worse than any horror show they could put on, so I went back to bed.
BTW... where is everybody?
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