From: mykes@amiga0.SF-Bay.ORG (Mike Schwartz)
Newsgroups: alt.politics.bush,alt.politics.clinton,alt.rush-limbaugh,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh
Subject: Re: Why Bush whould/will burn for the delay in florida
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Date: 9 Sep 92 08:32:20 PST
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In article <1992Sep3.153745.21964@dbsun.uucp> hulsey@dbsun.uucp (hulsey) writes:
> In article <mykes.0da2@amiga0.SF-Bay.ORG>
>    mykes@amiga0.SF-Bay.ORG (Mike Schwartz) writes:
> >
> >Sorry, alex.  But as you have demonstrated by your several posts on this
> >subject, Bush would be attacked for the most ridiculous of charges.  Give
> >his enemies, such as yourself, a legitimate charge, and you'd keep your
> >mouth shut?  I doubt it.
>
> I think the charges by both sides have been pretty ridiculous.  First, Bush
> is not allowed to send in Federal troops unless specifically asked for by
> the state.  So first, the governor has to assess the damage.  He doesn't
> call for troops right away, because, after all, he would rather Florida be
> self-reliant (one of those conservative mantras, dontcha know).  Once he
> finds out the extent of the damage, he calls for Federal assistance.  The
> logistics of the situation is just incredible.  Frankly, I'm impressed
> the army got there as soon as it did.  I think Bush handled the situation
> well.  And so did the governor of Florida.
>
> Well, that's my first, last, and only words on the subject.  We return you
> to your regularly scheduled flamewar.
>

Alex, of course, has omitted the fact that Gov. Lawton Chiles (sp?) of Fla.
is a Democrat :)

> >Alex, you couldn't be more wrong.  But if your attitude is typical of
> >liberals, I guess the constitution is something to be spit upon.
>
> Liberals only spit on the Constitution when they aim at conservatives
> and miss :-)  Or they spit on the flag because they were aiming at the
> conservative who had wrapped himself up in it :-) :-)
>

Very reminiscent of the Gramm/Rudmann joke Gramm made during his speech
at the convention.

> Seriously, I think both liberals and conservatives have done their fair
> share of spitting.  Liberals have invented laws in courts (Roe v. Wade).
> Conservatives have ignored laws (Supplying aid to the Contras in spite
> of laws forbidding it).
>

The Bowlen amendment was unconstitutional.  If congress is allowed to make
laws that restrict or eliminate the presidential powers of foreign policy
institution, then congress becomes the only branch in government.  A GREAT
example of spitting on the constitution.

> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> hulsey%dbsun.uucp@wupost.wustl.edu (Jim Hulsey)   TBDBITL '84 ('85 Rose Bowl)
> An Ohioan living in Misery (Missouri, same difference)
>
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> They'll be calling you a radical   So you can be their dependable
> A liberal, fanatical criminal      Respectable, presentable vegetable
> --  Supertramp "The Logical Song"

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