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I FEAR FOR MY CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN
Jeff Head Personal BLOG space ^ | May 26, 2005 | Jeff Head

Posted on 05/26/2005 9:05:27 PM PDT by Jeff Head

Today, May 26, 2005, the American public and people all over the world witnessed a spectacle on the floor of the US Senate. A US Senator from Ohio, Senator Voinovich, broke down on the floor of the Senate and cried as he expressed his opposition to President Bush's nomination for UN Ambassador, John Bolton. In his impassioned and (apparently) sincere plea, he cried and told America and the world how he was unwilling to "risk" our representation at the UN to Mr. Bolton, and how he, Senator Voinovich feared for his children and grandchildren.

Apparently in considering Mr. Bolton, Senator Voinovich was not present at the confirmation hearings where Bolton testafied and has not met with Mr. Bolton. This alone makes one suspicious of the true nature of today's spectacle.

But, a grandfather fearing for his children and grandchildren is not something to take lightly or cavalierly dismiss. As the father of five children, and the grandfather of three grandchildren with a fourth on the way, I know this to be true. So, I wanted, grandfather to grandfather...father to father...to respond to Senator Voinovich.

I understand his feelings. I too fear for my children and grandchildren.

But I do not fear having a man such as John Bolton as our Ambassador...I fear NOT having a man such as Mr. Bolton as our Ambassador to the UN.

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To: texasmountainman

It was sickening...and there are serious issues regarding its sincerity...very serious issues IMHO.


141 posted on 05/27/2005 1:38:32 PM PDT by Jeff Head
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To: Jeff Head

I fear for my children and future grandchildren too. That is why I support Bolton's nomination and, in fact, the eventual removal of the U.N. from U.S. soil, the withdrawal of the U.S. from the U.N., and hopefully the complete and total elimination of the U.N altogether.


142 posted on 05/27/2005 1:41:37 PM PDT by Spiff (Don't believe everything you think.)
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To: DLfromthedesert
Right. That's why I'm getting behind Randy Graf against Jim Kolbe.

That's good to hear. Randy needs all the help he can get. Kolbe worships the U.N. and has always voted in support of it in every way.

143 posted on 05/27/2005 1:43:04 PM PDT by Spiff (Don't believe everything you think.)
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To: Jeff Head

A Senator crying on the floor of the senate over an Appointment..... WUSSY!!!!! You know him and McGreevy have have something other than politics in common.


144 posted on 05/27/2005 1:44:31 PM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: Dubya

Thanks for the BUMP my friend. Hope all is well with you and yours and that His light brightens your day and that of your family.


145 posted on 05/27/2005 1:45:24 PM PDT by Jeff Head
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To: Jeff Head

Where have the good men gone? Certainly not to Congress? There are a few exceptions. Zell Miller comes to mind. None are the caliber of our forefathers. Mores the pity.

Our hopes have been up a few times in the last 5 years; yet it is like there is a hole in the bucket we carry them in; and we fail to change buckets or to weld and repair it.

With over 50% either on welfare or working for the government, the time is short to have any effect on the direction we are swiftly moving.


146 posted on 05/27/2005 1:46:00 PM PDT by Countyline
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To: Jeff Head

Nicely done!


147 posted on 05/27/2005 1:46:26 PM PDT by WKUHilltopper
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To: Fledermaus

Then by all means...the people of Ohio MUST turn him out! Particularly after this spectacle.


148 posted on 05/27/2005 1:50:02 PM PDT by Jeff Head
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To: Ichneumon
Thanks for the constructive criticism.

On the BLOG page where this thread links, I have corrected most of them. I was writing that pretty quickly with some emotion and a lot of typos and errors crept in.

149 posted on 05/27/2005 1:54:22 PM PDT by Jeff Head
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To: LS

That's the very spirit my friend. If millions of hard working, honest, God-fearing Americans would do that, we'd see these shenanigans end.


150 posted on 05/27/2005 1:55:43 PM PDT by Jeff Head
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To: Spiff

Amen...exaclty what is bneeded with the UN!


151 posted on 05/27/2005 1:57:54 PM PDT by Jeff Head
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To: HamiltonJay

They have more in common...and more in cahoots!


152 posted on 05/27/2005 1:58:42 PM PDT by Jeff Head
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To: Countyline

I agree. See my post 136. We have to face this challenge and crisis exactly for what it is...a war for the very essence of our Republic and way of life.


153 posted on 05/27/2005 2:00:11 PM PDT by Jeff Head
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To: Jeff Head

Good job Jeff, I'm with you. Voinovich was pathetic, a spectacle indeed, a shameful performance.

Best of health. :-)


154 posted on 05/27/2005 2:00:33 PM PDT by SeaBiscuit (God Bless all who defend America and the rest can go to hell.)
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To: SeaBiscuit
Thanks. See my post 119. It has the whole article there.

Vionovitch's pathetic spectacle is all the more indication of the manner of war we are in here on the home front for the very essence of our way of life and free society. Even while our soldiers fight foreign enemies over yonder, we are faced with domestic enemies of staggering proportions here, who have infiltrated beyond the perimeter into the very command structure.

155 posted on 05/27/2005 2:03:08 PM PDT by Jeff Head
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To: Spiff; basil; Alamo-Girl; Noumenon; Eastbound; vaudine; F.J. Mitchell; Ann Archy; sam I am; ...
Wow! I've been reviewing the thread and we have quite a few old timers posting on here. From 1998 and before...signup numbers well below 10,000 and several well below 1000.

I'm honored to have you all visiting and commenting on my article regarding Senator Voinovitch's spectacle.

156 posted on 05/27/2005 2:03:30 PM PDT by Jeff Head
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To: Jeff Head

Great rebuttal... please send this to the Senator's office!


157 posted on 05/27/2005 2:04:19 PM PDT by Barney59 (Now there's a man with an open mind - you can feel the breeze from here!)
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To: Jeff Head

Good to hear you are doing well, Jeff.

Have a fantastic Memorial Day weekend! I'm sure Idaho is wonderful this time of the year, my family and I want to get to Coer d'Alene area in the next few years, along with Montana and Wyoming.


158 posted on 05/27/2005 2:04:57 PM PDT by RobFromGa (Send Bolton to the UN!)
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To: Barney59
Thanks...I did send it to his office last night using a link provided in this thread at post 20.
159 posted on 05/27/2005 2:05:28 PM PDT by Jeff Head
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To: Jeff Head

What? Huh? Speak up sonny, I can't hear ya! LOL


160 posted on 05/27/2005 2:08:59 PM PDT by Fledermaus (The New 7 RINO Dwarfs: Cowardly, Cranky, Dopey, Goofy, Mealy, Sorry and Wussy)
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