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does anyone else out there feel like they are being spoken to like a child who is throwing a tantrum because s/he lost the prize to a classmate? or, to take your metaphor and run with it, because someone else made the winning play? we are not children, and this is not a pop warner football game. > He may change his mind about stem cell research a lot of things *may* happen, but the things one wants to happen are more likely to do so if one takes action to influence the outcome - like tom publishing that article, right? > It is unfortunate that people still feel the need to continue such unproductive attacks on the President i am not sure to what you are referring. presumably you do not mean the voicing of disagreement or criticism, as those things are inevitable, not to mention healthy and necessary, and are not in and of themselves either unproductive or attacks. > We can waste the next four years whining ditto with the "whining." what troubles me most about some of the sentiments i have heard coming from people who support bush is this - it can take the form of labeling the person with the different point of view (bush basher and bush hater are the two that come to mind) or labeling the expression of that point of view (whining, unproductive, attack) but the result, or so it seems to me, is the same: either the person or the point of view expressed is dismissed - and that troubles me. since i don't know what exactly you are referring to, it is difficult to evaluate the classifying of it as "whining," but i have certainly heard similar labels being applied to the expression of perfectly reasonable points of view. > or we can try to build a consensus that will advance research for a cure. i am not convinced that a consensus is necessary, but in the interest of dialog, what sort of consensus do you envision, in your ideal outcome? > He provides hope for all. that is a gross overstatement. he does quite the opposite for me. > He is a good man. You are entitled to your opinion - i trust you respect that i am entitled to mine. Mackenzie Jo Ann Coen <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Teresa - Very well put. Why, why, why does this continue? It's time for those who did not vote for him, to accept the fact that whether they like it or not, he's in for another four years. Four years is a very long time, and who knows? He may change his mind about stem cell research before the end of this next term. Best to you. Jo Ann On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 07:02:36 EST Theresa Rehtom writes: > It is unfortunate that people still feel the need to continue such > unproductive attacks on the President and the majority of people in > this country. The > President does not reign. He serves the will of the people because > he > represents what the American people need and want at this time. > > President Bush was reelected by the majority of people in this > country during > a very difficult time against formidable opposition the likes of > which this > country has never seen. He is a good man. It was not a mandate on > abortion or > embryonic stem cell research that got him reelected. It was the > trust the > American people put in a man that says what he means and honestly > struggles with > making the right decision to provides for our welfare and the safety > of > others in a dangerous world. He acted as a person with conviction > and never > strayed from the course. > > He does react to the needs of the people in our country not just > those who > elected him. He does not subscribe to the "cause of the day" he > does not > subscribe to "running the country by the latest polls." He is a man > that sets > priority and places things in perspective. He is a man that does > not speak with > hate. He is a man that knows there is danger and will not retreat > from danger > just because it seems the latest polls indicate it would be > politically > expedient. > > He looks beyond single interest groups. He does his best to run the > country > for all Americans not just special interest groups. He does not fan > hate. He > provides hope for all. He is inclusionary not exclusionary. He > makes > mistakes, he admits them, he is human. He treats everyone with > respect, except for > terrorists, and should be afforded the same by all of us. We don't > have to > agree with him. But my daddy taught me a long time ago respect is > something we > should show everyone even those we disagree with (but that did not > include > evil dictators and terrorists). > > We can waste the next four years whining or we can try to build a > consensus > that will advance research for a cure. Continuing alienation of the > majority > of the people in this country will not advance the quest for a cure. > Can't we > please stop and join together moving something forward instead of > continuing > to try to take the ball and go home because one of our team mates > made a > touchdown. Yes, I said one of our team mates. You, the American > people own the > ball. President Bush is the quarterback. When we act as a team we > win. Acting > as a team does not mean we all get to make the calls. Right now > this good man > has the ball and is trying to lead us to victory. We all win at the > same > time. Tripping the Quarterback as he breaks away for the goal makes > no sense to > me. > > Go Steelers! > > With Love for all... 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