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- From: rg@rg.b24a.ingr.com (Robert Greene)
- Subject: Re: Presidential talk
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.233915.25803@infonode.ingr.com>
- Sender: usenet@infonode.ingr.com (Usenet Administrator)
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- References: <6454.2B0B926C@umagic.FIDONET.ORG> <1992Nov19.223707.23865@infonode.ingr.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 23:39:15 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov19.223707.23865@infonode.ingr.com>, crossgl@infonode.ingr.com (Gordon Cross) writes:
- |> In article <6454.2B0B926C@umagic.FIDONET.ORG> Leah.Wesolowski@p0.f2.n373.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Leah Wesolowski) writes:
- |>
- |> > Voting for programs in our area is what he is supposed to do,
- |>
- |> And *that* is perhaps one the the major reasons we are in our current mess.
- |> The congress needs to concern itself with long range views for the *entire*
- |> country and not merely for local "pork".
-
- Yes!! Thank you!! I've been thinking the same thing for a long time
- and am glad to see someone else agree!
-
- Just a little side note - When Bud-dy Boy was running for Congress the
- first time, he was asked about his position on SDI (Star Wars for those
- of you from the liberal side), and can anyone guess what wonderful
- answer he gave in reply?
-
- "It will provide jobs for the district, so I am for it."
-
- Not, "It may save lives on the battle field; It is important to maintain
- our technological edge on our enemies". No; none of these reasons, just
- the standard, "I'll bring home the pork!". Now, I would rather send a
- person to Congress that would only vote for "programs" that were in some
- way rational, than someone who would vote for "anything" just because it
- brought home some of my tax money to my district. If it means that he
- angers fellow *law-makers* and they do not vote for any bill he
- sponsors, then that is a risk I am willing to take, because we will
- eventually have to draw the spending line somewhere or risk creating
- a debt that can never be paid.
-
-
- |> --
- |>
- |> Gordon Cross UUCP: uunet!ingr!infonode!crossgl "all opinions are
- |> 111 Westminister Way INTERNET: crossgl@infonode.ingr.com mine and not those
- |> Madison, AL 35758 MA BELL: (205) 730-3760 of my employer."
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