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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]>