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I guess that makes three things the guy's done right.
"cc" wrote:
"Shawn" sdotcurry@bresnananotherdotnet wrote in message ... JD wrote: "Sal Ruibal is a 51-year-old sportswriter for USA TODAY who has covered the Tour de France six times and ridden most of the Tour's mountain passes. He is an experienced mountain bike racer who finished fifth in the Masters category at the 2002 World Championships of 24-Hour Solo Mountain Biking." That just goes to show that racing doesn't have jack shiite to do with mountain biking. The President doesn't race, yet he whipped that reporter's ass. It's all a great right wing conspiracy, I tell you - GWB is secretly racing in the pro ranks under an alias. ;-) Tells me that the reporter has a job, and the Pres. spends all his time riding. 320 days of vacation as of that ride in his 5 years in office. Must be nice. Uh huh... get used to it. Have you noticed that GWB is popping up all over the country while "on vacation", and continues to hold down a pretty impressive agenda while "vacationing on the ranch"? These days it should be pretty obvious that you don't actually have to be in the office to get anything done (something that I hope would be obvious to anyone using a computer to opine on a.m.b...). ;-) I suspect that the trend toward presidents spending less and less time in the White House will continue - and regardless of their political leanings, that's not a bad thing (though I'm sure it will continue to create plenty of internet and blogger fodder, right and left). Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles http://www.habcycles.com Home of the $795 ti frame |
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I guess that makes three things the guy's done right.
Bill Sornson wrote:
To me, it DOES add some credence to the piece that the author is actually an experienced rider, and not just some fairly fit reporter who got an invite to tag along or something. When this guy says that W rides at a pretty strong pace, it likely means just that. Cool. And if it's to be believed, 20 mph on a mtb is pretty damn fast. I wonder how long Shrub was able to *maintain* 20 mph. -- -- Lynn Wallace http://www.xmission.com/~lawall Conservative dictionary: Judicial Activist: n. A judge who tends to rule against your wishes. |
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I guess that makes three things the guy's done right.
"Raptor" wrote in message ... http://www.usatoday.com/news/washing...ush-bike_x.htm But really, "A little slice of heaven" in Crawford, TX? Pull the other one. -- -- Lynn Wallace http://www.xmission.com/~lawall Conservative dictionary: Judicial Activist: n. A judge who tends to rule against your wishes. Is that an Ellsworthless Lie he's straddling? |
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I guess that makes three things the guy's done right.
320 days of vacation as of that ride in his 5 years in office. Must be nice. Uh huh... get used to it. Have you noticed that GWB is popping up all over the country while "on vacation", and continues to hold down a pretty impressive agenda while "vacationing on the ranch"? I was very "impressed" when his agenda included going to a NASCAR race. Very fitting. I would be very happy if he just took the whole rest of his term off, and keep the hell away from a microphone! Axis of evil my ass. What a moron. |
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"JohnH" wrote in message ... 320 days of vacation as of that ride in his 5 years in office. Must be nice. Uh huh... get used to it. Have you noticed that GWB is popping up all over the country while "on vacation", and continues to hold down a pretty impressive agenda while "vacationing on the ranch"? I was very "impressed" when his agenda included going to a NASCAR race. Very fitting. I would be very happy if he just took the whole rest of his term off, and keep the hell away from a microphone! Yeah, or five minutes to talk to a distressed mother of a soldier who died in the unjust invasion of Iraq, who is camped outside of his ranch. Axis of evil my ass. What a moron. You mean Rumsfeld - Bush - Rove ? That axis ? Well, at least W slapped congress in the face and ushered in John Bolton. Now we won't have to worry about the rest of the world thinking we are the sole drivers of world politics. There will be no question. Bolton: The point that I want to leave with you in this very brief presentation is where I started is: there is no United Nations. There is an international community that occasionally can be led by the only real power left in the world, and that's the United States, when it suits our interest, and when we can get others to go along, and I think it would be a real mistake to count on the United Nations as if it's some disembodied entity out there that can function on its own. When the United States leads, the United Nations will follow. When it suits our interest to do so, we will lead. When it does not suit our interest to do so, we will not, and I think that is the most important thing to carry away tonight. The League of Nations was a failure because the United States did not participate. The United Nations would be a failure if the United States did not participate and, in fact, I remember as vividly as though it were yesterday, right after Iraq invaded Kuwait, Jim Baker said to me, we're going to make this United Nations work, or we're going to find out whether it is the League Nations or the UN. And that's the fact. And if you don't like it, then I'm sorry. The United States makes the UN work when it wants it to work, and that is exactly the way it should be, because the only question, the only question for the United States is what is in our national interest. And if you don't like that, I'm sorry, but that is the fact. What a diplomat. |
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JohnH wrote: Axis of evil my ass. What a moron. N. Korea? Yeah, they might have a nuke, and might use it. Evil. Iran? Same. Iraq? Toothless. But an easy target, with a stupid leader. Hit the weak sister to scare the stronger targets. But only works if the weak sister is totally pacified. See the crappy position yet? Iran would have been the better target. The population actually supports the U.S. E.P. |
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Mark Hickey wrote: These days it should be pretty obvious that you don't actually have to be in the office to get anything done Politics is about face-to-face. Crawford ain't D.C. So, take those two, and figure out that yes, indeed, Crawford is a vacation. Maybe not compared to *your* vacation, but a politician's vacation. Get real. E.P. |
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I guess that makes three things the guy's done right.
wrote in message oups.com... Mark Hickey wrote: These days it should be pretty obvious that you don't actually have to be in the office to get anything done Politics is about face-to-face. Crawford ain't D.C. So, take those two, and figure out that yes, indeed, Crawford is a vacation. Maybe not compared to *your* vacation, but a politician's vacation. Exactly. If you're ready to lead the nation, you should be ready to work at least six days per week. In your office. |
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I guess that makes three things the guy's done right.
wrote in message oups.com... JohnH wrote: Axis of evil my ass. What a moron. N. Korea? Yeah, they might have a nuke, and might use it. Evil. Iran? Same. Iraq? Toothless. But an easy target, with a stupid leader. Hit the weak sister to scare the stronger targets. But only works if the weak sister is totally pacified. See the crappy position yet? Iran would have been the better target. The population actually supports the U.S. Except for the fact that they're ten years out from nuclear capability. Therefore we must treat them even more like children, and state that they are not responsible enough to even set up civilian nuclear power. Maybe the idea is that if you pronounce nuclear "nukular" enough times, the public won't pay attention to the difference between the words "power" and "weapon" following it. That brings up a more important point: why should a nation with thousands of nuclear weapons have any right to act as the enforcer of non-proliferation? We're not just holding, we are actively building AND developing. Who are we to talk? |
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I guess that makes three things the guy's done right.
cc wrote:
"JohnH" wrote in message I would be very happy if he just took the whole rest of his term off, and keep the hell away from a microphone! Yeah, or five minutes to talk to a distressed mother of a soldier who died in the unjust invasion of Iraq, who is camped outside of his ranch. You mean the mother he already met with over a year ago, and who praised him afterwards? The one who USED to have a photo of the President kisssing her on the cheek on her website? The one who now tells a completely different account of all that, while posing for pics with impeachment and chickenhawk signs all around her, and yet claims she just wants to meet with him? The one who said: "I now know he's sincere about wanting freedom for the Iraqis," Cindy said after their meeting. "I know he's sorry and feels some pain for our loss. And I know he's a man of faith." The meeting didn't last long, but in their time with Bush, Cindy spoke about Casey and asked the president to make her son's sacrifice count for something. They also spoke of their faith. . . . . The trip had one benefit that none of the Sheehans expected. For a moment, life returned to the way it was before Casey died. They laughed, joked and bickered playfully as they briefly toured Seattle. For the first time in 11 weeks, they felt whole again. "That was the gift the president gave us, the gift of happiness, of being together," Cindy said. ? http://www.thereporter.com/republished The one who now says that America isn't worth fighting or dying for? (And that's one of the less outrageous things she's said lately.) I bet her son is spinning in his once-flag-draped coffin. |
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