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This is not a one issue world we live in. There are many balls we as a human race have to keep in the air at the same time. The US of A may not be perfect, but I know of no other place or government on this earth in or under which I would rather live. > ---------- > From: Leo Fuhr[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Friday, August 21, 1998 7:49 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN > Subject: Re: Fighting Terrorists > > Ivan Suzman said in part: > > ---------- > . Mr. Clinton has not, in my humble opinion, advanced his > > position, or America's popularity, by using bombs to deflect > attention > > away from Ms. Lewinsky. If he would declare a "War on Disease," I > would > > THEN be a warrior!! > > > > Meanwhile the War on Parkinson's must be fully funded. Until the > > government's priorities are changed, I am truly too busy trying to > > conquer Parkinson's Disease to agree meanwhile to another war on > > "terrorists!" > > I agree with Ivan that using tax dollars for a meaningful war to > improve > the quantity and the quality of lives of pwp and to deter the disease > from > appearing in more people is where federal spending is most needed. > Federal > waste on the "investigation" of Pres. Clinton has lost many dollars > that > could have been spent on a number of more worthy causes. Why should > we sit > quietly if Pres. Clinton postures and tries to avert our eyes from his > past > by making alot of noise with these hawkish behaviors? > > As citizens, we have an obligation to let President Clinton know our > displeasure at his spending even more of the treasury on destroying > others > instead of supporting congress to fund research for Parkinson's that > is > robbing our country of productive, taxpaying citizens who could be > cured/helped by this wiser use of taxes. > > Now is the time to call/write your representative/senator and ask for > support to fully fund the Morris Udall bill for Parkinson's research > and to > earmark the funds for specifically Parkinson's research. NIH could be > held > accountable for the $$$ they are given when asked to earmark and then > report the results of those earmarked funds. It is no more risky to > fund > research earmarked for pd research than it is to stir up more world > aggression by using US monies to continue to look like the bullies > that > many other countries already perceive the USA to be. > > Jeanette Fuhr 47/9mo > <[log in to unmask]> >