Lowell > In fact, a few of them even accuse the President of secretly > telling Congresscritters to make sure the bill didn't reach his > desk.
> Had he done so, it would not have violated his promise to > "sign the bill." And, so far as I know, he has not denied that > he did so. This does not seem good to me. > After 8 years of parsing Clinton, "if it gets to my desk, > I'll sign it" is a model of clear political speech. Clear? Hardly if it allows Bush to go against the bill. I do not know the full context but it sounds to me like Bush was implying a neutral position on the bill, prior to it getting to his desk. I do not like half-truths in general. Babylon 5 said it well. Regards Tim Babylon 5 - a Voice in the Wilderness Part I Delenn: A curious answer from one who taught me that a half-truth is the worst kind of lie. _______________________________________________ Libnw mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] List info and subscriber options: http://immosys.com/mailman/listinfo/libnw Archives: http://immosys.com/mailman//pipermail/libnw