-Caveat Lector- Anyone who believes all that stuff about what a great job as gov, George W. Bush is doing needs to read, "The Man in the Empty Blue Suit" in the Jan 24,2000 issue of THE NATION. It's written by RobertSherrill. Just a couple of short quotes: "If Bush gets into the White House and Republicans continue to control Congress, they'll achieve what they want, which is the demollition of the civil justice system." ***** "Bush's top promise while campaigning for his first term was that he would put a heavy lid on punitive damages and hogtie plaintiffs' attorneys. And he did. It was his first order of business after being sworn in. He designed his tort reform package as and "emergency," so it zipped through the legislature." ***** "Bush's service to the tort reform gang was gratefully acknowledged. Ralph Wayne, president of the Texas Civil Justice League, a big anticonsumer lobby that gave generously to Bush's campaigns, said the pro-industry changes in tort law "would nver have happened without George Bush. He kept his word far and beyond." ***** But I like the statistics onpage 20. Texas is fiftieth in spending for teachers' salaries (counting benefits), forty-ninth in spending for the environment, forty-sixth for police protection, forty-fifth for public libraries, fortieth for natural resorces, thirty-second for higher education. But it's right up there for some things. No. l in air and water pollution and No. l in prisoners executed since l976. Texas ranks ninth in what it spends on its prisons, but forty-first, per capita, in what it spends on kindergarten through twelfth grade. Oh well, what a chance we have. Just imagine--the Rehnquist Court, a Republican Congress and George W. well advised by his daddy. Now there's a future. Prudy DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
