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<DIV>Joan,</DIV>
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<DIV>Well, a lot to cover.... Yes, 1.5 million marched against the
war. So what? This does not automatically indicate a lack of overall
support. Could just reflect the activity of a vocal minority. Yep,
Osama is still free. Again, so what? So was Saddam until we found
him. Bin Laden's day will come. </DIV>
<DIV>We now have the biggest debt in our history. Sure do. War will
do that to you. Last I checked neither George Bush or Dick Cheney flew
those planes into the twin towers. </DIV>
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<DIV>Now Joan, before you read the following you may want to sit down, as I'm
about to agree with you.</DIV>
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<DIV>Ready? I share your concern regarding the affordability of the
Medicare prescription drug plan. The push for this measure came initially
from the left. I also share your concern with regard to runaway federal
spending under this administration. Many conservatives share this
concern.</DIV>
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<DIV>Bush "Whacked taxes for his rich cronies"? C'mon Joan, that class
conscious nonsense is really beneath someone of your obvious intellect.
The tax cuts were applied across the board and benefited many low income
families, mine included. That said, I think from a fairness standpoint, we
would be better to rely less on the income tax and more on a national sales
tax.</DIV>
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<DIV>You say America WILL go "tits up". I prefer to be more
optimistic. If economic push should ever come to shove, and we are nowhere
near such a scenario, we have the capacity to tighten our belts considerably, on
a federal as well as personal level. The cup is half full Joan.</DIV>
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<DIV>Cheers!</DIV>
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<DIV>Best, Tony</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>