Posted on 12/12/2002 4:18:16 AM PST by Chairman_December_19th_Society
We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail!
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!!
WAR ON TERROR ALERT-- The Pravda is writing this morning the Adminstration has credible evidence that Al Qa'eda took possession of a chemical weapon, containing VX nerve gas, in either October or November from a middle eastern country, which was named. The country? IRAQ!
In a related issue, the President has ordered the military to receive smallpox innoculations, and the shots will be made available to the American public for anyone who wants them.
Otherwise...
Had power this morning! Yippee! Had three separate outages yesterday, each between 1 and 1 1/2 hours. The last coming in the evening. The morning commute was treacherous - a lot of water had refrozen over the evening, so it was very slow going.
North Korea has announced they will bring back on line an old-style nuclear reactor they had planned on decommissioning. Their reasoning is the plant is necessary because the United States has suspended oil shipments.
China, meanwhile, is expected to try and urge her neighbor (North Korea) to adopt a "different behavior."
A report shows that up to 70% of '911' calls placed from cell phones were in error. One of the leading causes is programming '911' as a speed dial number.
For AMERICA - The Right Way, I remain yours in the Cause, the Chairman.
Haven't had a TV or the inter net so I'm out of the loop when it comes to the news. I plan on lurking today to catch up with whats happeneing.
Indiana has had a democrat governor for 14 years. We had two terms of Bayh (now Senator Bayh) followed by Frank O'Bannon, an old-time southern Indiana democrat, who was reelected in 2000 due to the INCOMPETENCE of the Republican cndidate, David McIntosh, whose campaign I volunteered with. Some day I am going to write about everything I saw in that campaign.
Anyway, Kernan was considered to be a lock on the nomination and possibly the election. He was the mayor of South Bend (Notre Dame) and was a Viet Nam POW. He is also a pleasant and likeable guy.
The democrats are stunned. Talk on the radio yesterday was WHY he has decided not to run, leaving the Rats in the lurch. Theories of the radio news guys:
1. He didn't want to raise money. (He already had raised 4 million dollars. This was discounted fairliy quickly.)
2. His wife wanted to pursue her career. (She had to resign from a bank position when he became lieutenant governor.0
3. He didn't want to defend the O'Bannon record. (My choice, as the state is in financial trouble and there have been several scandals in state government.)
I also think he is thinking that this state, traditionally Republican, is heading back to its roots. I think he realizes that the Republicans are spending a lot of time looking for an attractive and scandal-free candidate, and coupled with a popular president, he would have a much harder time winning. I also think some of the fraud machines in the larger cities are being scrutinized by the FBI.
This is excellent news for Republicians, because it now means that the democrats will have a gubernatorial primary and it will cost them money and time...especially because Indiana's primary isn't until May of the election year.
I thought that people would like to know some rumblings from state politics, as it bodes well for us in 2004.
Party today in Grammar class!!! Teacher made a big bag of shrimp chips and there will be a free-flow of coke and sprite...until the 2 liter bottles run out.
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