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1.21.03 @ 12:01AM

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Wait! Come back! Think about it. Who's better at pitching stuff than the man from Ronco I mean, if the guy can convince you that a six-blade pocket knife -- converting to a handy fishing pole while fitting snugly in your pants -- is something 'ya gotta' have (that and the joy of making your own dried fruit roll-ups), who better to pitch for higher taxes on the rich -- more free stuff for illegal immigrants - plus the concept of commuting to work on a camel? (Diamond lanes for two or more per hump.)

Man, I'm visualizing Meet The Press: "That's right, Tim, a new tax increase on THE RICH. And if they act now, they won't send $1,000, not $2,000, not even $3,000 dollars. No sir! With the new DNC-sponsored tax brackets, THE RICH will pay your federal government an extra $50,000 per family in new eeeeasy payment (clap-clap-clap). Yeah, how 'bout that folks? And there's more. If you send it all in before April 1st, we at DNC will send you the all new IRS Kitchen Cookbook: 'Chicken Lips -- The Meal Stretcher.'"

Now, in case your wondering, my suggestion's already been submitted and rejected by DNC officials. I'm not sure what the snag was - but I'm gonna assume they're holding out for "The Juiceman."
-- Dave "Dusty" Morgan
Elk Grove, CA

Getting your message out seems to be a problem with Democrats and Saddam Hussein. It has taken over ten years for us to get the message that Iraq does not like inspections and foreigners telling them what to do. Bush needs to get this war over quickly before folks like James Carville figure out the mechanics of the miscommunication and use it to counterattack the Republicans.
-- Danny L. Newton
Cookeville, TN

THE TRUTH ABOUT CALLEY
Re: Jed Babbin's Who Is John Kerry?

The Massachusetts Kerry is a lot more dangerous to this country than has been let on by the mainstream media. He quite readily displays a mindset only the Klintonites could love.

However, one side-issue correction is appropriate in the article about The Weenie:

Lt. Calley, the My Lai killer, did no prison time as a result of his conviction. His actual punishment amounted to confinement to his civilian residence, with regular shack-job visitation rights; confinement was for a very short period of time. Richard Nixon -- not always noted for a true sense of justice -- orchestrated the deal, obviously via the Justice Department (yes, even back then).

Like several of Nixon's so-called deals during his presidency, the military paid the price. Calley's crime deserved a firing squad. Nixon claimed he did not want to have the "military pay for Calley's crime," so he greased the skids to wipe the episode off the front pages. His seriously flawed rationale also served to virtually erase the sentences of the soldiers who committed murder against an elderly PapaSan in the Bong Son area, RVN. These were members of another unit; the incident occurred in a different area, a year or two before My Lai. Having investigated this crime "in country" was far less difficult than the impact of the then commander-in-chief's interference with justice later pursuant to the Calley courts-martial.

Nixon's highest degree of deceit, however, took place in 1973. The weakling of a human being -- not to mention Henry Kissinger's traitorous role in it -- sealed the undeserved fate of some 200 plus GIs the Communist N. Vietnam government held for ransom. The men we left behind ...

One wonders how many more unjust commanders-in-chief of this ilk are in our nation's future.... Unfortunately, Sen. Kerry seems to have the ingredients.

Thanks for letting me vent a bit longer than intended.
-- Art Brogley
San Antonio, TX

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Taxes, Mainstream Media, Law, Military, Iraq, Iran, Africa, Oil