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Eva De Luna-Castro <eva.deluna.castro@cpa.state.tx.us> wrote:
: That quote was in response to someone who was advocating
: electing Republicans, on the theory that they would get
: rid of all these Democratically-created subsidies.  I was
: trying to show that that isn't a necessarily valid 
: assumption, but by no means does anyone have to take my
: (or the Atlantic Monthly's) word for it.  Or any of this 
: newsgroup's posters.  Ideally, you should get your info.
: from as many places as you can -- ask your Congressman
: yourself.  Ask other people.  Read reports, journals,
: newspapers, lobby groups' position papers -- taking into
: consideration who the author is, of course -- and then 
: make a decision.  And then revise that decision when 
: it seems necessary.  

I see...  The problem isn't with "Republicans" -- it's with Congress...  
Why didn't you just say so?

The _truth_ is, _each-and-every_ Congressperson _will_ support subsidies in 
their state/district.  It would be political suicide _not_ to support such 
pork.  On the other hand, "Republicans" have vowed to support a "Balanced 
Budget Ammendment" and "Line-Item Veto" -- both of which will alleviate 
portions of the problem.  Further, through support of the Term Limits, the 
entire nation can gain control over the entrenched congressional seats from 
other states/districts.  When they haven't had time to build these 
impermiable "buddies", they don't support other people's pork as much...

Frankly I don't care what the call themselves...  I just want 
Congresspeople to start acting a little more "conservative".  Right now, 
the "Republicans" seem to hold the upper-hand in this respect.

---
robin -- "Out the 10Base-T, through the router, down the T1, over the 
leased 
          line, off the bridge, past the firewall...nothing but Net."


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