Posted on 09/19/2004 9:25:02 PM PDT by Mo1
.....Westy.....
OK .. now I feel better
I just used Mike as a sounding board of my built up anger over the news today
and yes .. he survived :-)
And back.
I can take it......no...no....that's what Kerry said last night!!!!
.....Westy.....
*hoping for a lot more*
.....Westy....
*Sigh*
I guess we gots to enjoy em while we got em.
Can't .. I'm calm now ..
But hey ... Chrissy Mathews show just came on .. I'll sure I'll come up with something later :0)
Does anyone know how cold it is in Austin in January? Guess I'll be going then for training...
We're going to Floriduh for a week in January. Hope it's warm enough then.....
:-)
Thanks! I was thinking she lived on the other side of Texas. (re: 4011)
Lodwick and I both live in Austin (well, Im in a suburb NW of Austin).
The weather is generally nice in January and temps in the 60s. It can vary though, so no promises.
Interesting local news today.
The owner of Joe's Generic Bar on 6th St (I was shocked to see the dive closed up when I was downtown last Wed night) was found dead of a gunshot wound this morning at this house. I think he had been dead awhile.
I just heard that there have been 31 deaths from heroin in Travis County this year so far.
That's great, thanks! I was there in late November about four years ago (Gov. Bush was president-elect) and it was quite pleasant. But, someone at work yesterday said it might snow that time of year. I'll just bring my coat in case.
Geez! Is 6th St. a main street with all the clubs and historical buildings? I stayed about a block from some street like that last time, can't remember the hotel (maybe Doubletree), but I had a great view of Austin.
14 Oct 2004 | Associated Press
(10-14) 10:27 PDT MEXICO CITY (AP) --
Republicans Abroad made a final push Thursday in Mexico for the Hispanic vote, calling a news conference to urge Mexicans and dual citizens to support U.S. President George W. Bush.
Larry Rubin, president of the group's Mexico chapter, said Bush will work with Congress -- which he said will "definitely" be Republican -- to pass a migration accord that will allow more people to work legally in the States.
In January, Bush proposed a temporary work program that has so far stalled in Congress, which is currently held by Republicans.
"Bush understands the problems of the border and knows the Mexican people," Rubin said, adding: "The Democrats don't have a clear plan for Latin America."
He said that his group was making a last push this week to register Americans and dual citizens to cast absentee ballots.
"I think Americans know their vote counts more than ever," he said.
Democrats Abroad has also campaigned for the votes of the estimated 1 million Americans and dual citizens living in Mexico.
Those campaigns are also meant to convince Mexicans here to influence relatives living in the United States, where there are more than 20 million people of Mexican origin.
The campaign and debates have been closely watched in Mexico, where President Vicente Fox has lobbied Bush for four years to pass a migration accord.
While Bush made Mexico a priority after taking office, the Sept. 11 attacks shelved migration talks and many Mexicans felt they had been forgotten as the U.S. waged its war on terror.
On Thursday, Mexico City's Reforma newspaper ran a front-page headline under a picture of Bush and Democratic candidate John Kerry shaking hands that read: "They gave migrants four minutes."
In the debate, both candidates expressed support for a migration accord, although Bush said he didn't support an amnesty program. Kerry said a temporary work program wasn't enough and that people who have spent years working in the United States should be legalized.
Diego Garcia, a 30-year-old financial analyst in Mexico City, said he hadn't seen any of the debates, but supported Kerry because Bush had failed to fulfill migration promises and to fully turn around the U.S. economy.
"Bush might be a friend of Fox's, but he is not a friend of the Mexicans," he said.
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