Its looking grim
 

Myron writes:

1996: Clinton def. Dole by 7,774,396
1992: Clinton def. Bush by 5,805,911
1988: Bush def. Dukakis by 6,890,000
1984: Reagan def. Mondale by 16,878,000
1980: Reagan def. Carter by 8,417,992

And considering that the amount of votes cast was much smaller in all of
those elections, the differential of this weeks vote was actually pretty
tiny. "Mushings" are what Reagan dealt Mondale. Gave him two black eyes, if
the pictures are any indication.


--riverman

Aw, comeon..... I want a mushing!

It *was* the first majority vote since 88, however.

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Dave LaCourse wrote:

The president doesn't make the law, and only the people can add to the
Constitution, so the separation of Church and State clause will remain
throughout your and my lifetimes.

Over the past few days, I've heard three different conservative
evangelical Christians on radio talk shows maintain (in all seriousness,
apparently) that the wording of First Amendment DOES NOT specifically
prescribe a separation of church and state.

So if a President sharing this interpretation were to appoint three or
four Supreme Court justices with the same views.....

JR

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John Russell writes:

Over the past few days, I've heard three different conservative
evangelical Christians on radio talk shows maintain (in all seriousness,
apparently) that the wording of First Amendment DOES NOT specifically
prescribe a separation of church and state.

So if a President sharing this interpretation were to appoint three or
four Supreme Court justices with the same views.....

In the first place, I don't think Bush would go for that. And secondly, the
sky will fall before that happens.

Where are you now?

Its looking grim
 

John Russell writes:

Over the past few days, I've heard three different conservative
evangelical Christians on radio talk shows maintain (in all seriousness,
apparently) that the wording of First Amendment DOES NOT specifically
prescribe a separation of church and state.

So if a President sharing this interpretation were to appoint three or
four Supreme Court justices with the same views.....

In the first place, I don't think Bush would go for that. And secondly, the
sky will fall before that happens.

Where are you now?

Its looking grim
 

Dave LaCourse wrote:

In the first place, I don't think Bush would go for that. And secondly, the
sky will fall before that happens.

Funny, that's what I would have said about you takin' singing lessons....
g

Where are you now?

Back in beautiful Bend, Oregon. Turns out 30 months was about all I could
take of the UN's particular brand of bureaucracy...

JR

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Dave LaCourse wrote:

In the first place, I don't think Bush would go for that. And secondly, the
sky will fall before that happens.

Funny, that's what I would have said about you takin' singing lessons....
g

Where are you now?

Back in beautiful Bend, Oregon. Turns out 30 months was about all I could
take of the UN's particular brand of bureaucracy...

JR

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"JR" wrote

Over the past few days, I've heard three different conservative
evangelical Christians on radio talk shows maintain

That stuff will rot your brain JR, careful


Are you in Bend, Oregon .... if not how did I get that idea?

if so, I keep maning to get up there and fish those likes .... Crane Prairie
sp?) and Hosmer? and I think you have a spring crik or two near there

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"Larry L" wrote

I keep maning to get up there and fish those likes

doh, "meaning to get up there and fish those lakes
.... the connection between my brain and my fingers seems to be slipping
away .. thar it gooes nowe

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Larry L wrote:

"JR" wrote

Over the past few days, I've heard three different conservative
evangelical Christians on radio talk shows maintain

That stuff will rot your brain JR, careful

Yeah, and these were just the NPR variety.... ;)

Are you in Bend, Oregon .... if not how did I get that idea?

if so, I keep maning to get up there and fish those likes .... Crane Prairie
sp?) and Hosmer? and I think you have a spring crik or two near there

Yep. Lots of fishing up here, both lakes and rivers. The spring creeks
you're probably thinking about are the Metolius and Fall rivers. Nice
waters, beautiful surroundings, but they don't look much like the classic
spring creeks like Silver Creek or the Paradise Valley or Cumberland
Valley streams. You ever out this way, give me a ping on roff
beforehand. I don't fish lakes much these days..... maybe it's time to
break out the float tube, see if it still holds air.....

JR

Its looking grim
 

"Dave LaCourse" wrote in message
...
Myron writes:

1996: Clinton def. Dole by 7,774,396
1992: Clinton def. Bush by 5,805,911
1988: Bush def. Dukakis by 6,890,000
1984: Reagan def. Mondale by 16,878,000
1980: Reagan def. Carter by 8,417,992

And considering that the amount of votes cast was much smaller in all of
those elections, the differential of this weeks vote was actually pretty
tiny. "Mushings" are what Reagan dealt Mondale. Gave him two black eyes,
if
the pictures are any indication.


--riverman

Aw, comeon..... I want a mushing!

It *was* the first majority vote since 88, however.



That's true. Clinton missed getting 50% of the popular vote by 45,944 votes
in 1996.

--riverman