The great “liberal” empire state is cutting 512 jobs in Yonkers’ city schools along with interscholastic sports, music, art, and after-school programs for the reason that there is a limit to raising local taxes when short-funded by the state. … Whoever heard of a nonpartisan congressman? — Goss, the nominee for the supra CIA agent who recently blasted Kerry’s alleged votes in intelligence cutting, promises to be above politics. If Kerry wins the appointment will be academic. … Besides Goss as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee did nothing to improve intelligence even though the committee was fully aware of the agency’s inadequacies since 1997. … Now they tell us that South Korea has been working and producing nuclear material for twenty years! … Trying to prevent nuclear weapons escalation is like trying to do away with 527s: as long as the know-how is widely available there is no way other nations are going to desist from developing an arsenal — why, even Saudi Arabia is looking into the possibility. Should this be head-scratching with Israel a nuclear power? … The Army Reserve has lost 58 men and women in Iraq, the highest since the Korean War. … Is there anyone out there who believes the conservatives would not be all over Gore if he had initiated a preëmptive war? … Unbelievably, Bush took a lesson from Reagan and cut 12.6% of funds designated for Air Traffic Control that is in need of serious upgrade that would have averted the LA International’s recent black out! … How long do we try the patience of our troops in Iraq who daily face growing ingratitude and hostility? … Since mission was accomplished[?] in Afghanistan there have been two attempts on Karzai’s life, and dozens of election officers, mostly women, have died in efforts to sign up the woman vote. …

Copyright © 2004 Richard R. Kennedy All rights reserved. Revised: September 17, 2004.

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