>recently told me that in 1983 W said that Social Security would be bankrupt >by 1988.> This was mentioned on one of the Face the Nation/Meet the Press shows this morning. Bush Jr. was then running for a seat in the Texas state legislature, I think the speaker said. One thing about our guy George, he's not flighty. Once he has a notion, he sticks to it forever, and lord help us all. Carol K. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Amago" <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Lit-Ideas" <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 4:10 PM Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Bush's Class-War Budget >A like-minded and trustworthy friend All Bush's actions speak to a >dislike for the middle class, which is to say, for the country, since the >middle class is what makes this country what it is. > > > Andy Amago > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andreas Ramos <andreas@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Feb 11, 2005 6:00 PM > To: Lit-Ideas <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Bush's Class-War Budget > > I'm well-aware that everyone in the Blue states and the rest of the planet > will suffer. > > I only wanted to point out that Bush's voters will also suffer, and, > because they are poor > and in economically-depressed areas, they will suffer harder and have > fewer opportunities > for recovery. > > The $14 trillion deficit, which proves the complete bankruptcy of Bush's > economic policy, > has provoked a bit of talk in Silicon Valley. The consensus seems to be > that in ten years, > we'll all be in Canada, Europe, or Southeast Asia. > > The Red States, which no doubt will still be waving their flags and Jesus > action figures, > will be left with the bill. > > yrs, > andreas > www.andreas.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stan Spiegel" <writeforu2@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 1:24 PM > Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Bush's Class-War Budget > > >> Andreas sense of irony is very limited. The poor in red and blue states >> will >> suffer. The elderly in red and poor states will too. And children aren't >> immune in blue states. Veterans aren't either. I'm not immune to it. You >> aren't either. And states themselves -- whether red or blue -- will >> suffer. >> Just talking about it isn't enough. We need to give our representatives a >> reason to stand up and object. These are not just academic issues to be >> calmly discussed. The sociopath in the White House needs to be stopped in >> whatever ways we can find to stop him -- ar at least to limit the damage >> he >> can do. >> >> Stan Spiegel >> Portland, Maine >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "William Ball" <ballnw@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 4:06 PM >> Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Bush's Class-War Budget >> >> >>> Understood, Andreas. >>> >>> Got any articles that speak to this ironic event? >>> >>> Bill >>> >>> William Ball >>> Norma Ball=20 >>> >>> >>> > -----Original Message----- >>> > From: lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:lit-ideas- >>> > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andreas Ramos >>> > Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 12:20 PM >>> > To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> > Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Bush's Class-War Budget >>> >=20 >>> > The weight of Bush's budget cuts will fall on the rural states. Yes, >>> the >>> > communities that >>> > voted for him. >>> >=20 >>> > They made the soup. Now they can eat it. >>> >=20 >>> > yrs, >>> > andreas >>> > www.andreas.com >>> >=20 >>> > ------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, >>> > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, >>> digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------ >> To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, >> digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html