-----Original Message----- From: downtobusiness [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, 2001-01-14 09:47 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Andy did not make the S.O.B. comment! [Yahoo! Clubs: Metric America] Toadman is right that Clinton and Gore did just about nothing to advance the cause of metrication. Although I voted for Gore, I don't want anyone confused about my personal position here. I am not very happy with the leadership of either party on metrication... and as far as I can tell, the Democrats, generally, are only slightly more inclined toward metrication than the Republicans. However, the one biggest villain was Reagan who dismantled all the progress which was made under Carter. Look, folks. We have spent 50 years wandering in the wilderness, hoping that someday we would get to the promised land. Actually, I think we are there. I think it is in sight. I think a little bit of enthusiasm, a little bit of noise, a little bit more commitment, a clear effort to shake off our discouragement, an acceptance of the fact that the time is here for several very specific little reasons, and we can make the walls come tumbling down. *Now the whole world is there except for us. *Now the clock is ticking until the moment when U.S. products will not be accepted in Europe unless there is metric only labeling. *Now we are at the point with all Americans having been exposed at least a little bit to metric in school. *Now we are at the point of being suddenly even more interested in worldwide trade than before. *Now we have the excuse of the millennim, that it is a milennium thing. *NAFTA. *GATT. *Internet. *More and more, faster and faster, worldwide communications. *Daily a few more wobbly steps for some media and by some industries toward metrication. *A more certain commitment to metrication by the scientific community than ever before. Let's demand a definite U.S. commitment in 2001 to full and total metrication by some certain date within the next 10 years. Andy Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.wjgr.com http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/metricAmerica http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/andyjohnsonshow --------------------------------------------- DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE BY EMAIL! --------------------------------------------- You have chosen to receive messages from "Metric America" by email. Reply to this message: http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/metricamerica/bbsfrp?action=r&tid=metricamerica &sid=12177109&mid=889 Unsubscribe from the Club mailing list: http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/metricamerica/config/change_mb_list Return to "Metric America": http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/metricamerica ---------------------------------------------- Not a member? Remove yourself from this list: http://edit.clubs.yahoo.com/config/unsubscribe_mb_list?.userID=millitesla&.g roupID=metricamerica&.groupType=&.code=kqkKEmys7C
