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Subject: So, I hope you'll vote,,,

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Ned Depew

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Date Posted: 09:58:59 03/09/06 Thu
In reply to: Gene 's message, "The future is here" on 08:49:09 03/09/06 Thu

...for change in the next election, and throw out as much as possible of the selfish and self-serving Republican-controlled Congress that has allowed the Bush Administration to create this debacle.

I rarely agreed with Roberts when he was working for the Reagan Administration - he was an ardent "trickle-downer" as I remember - but he's on the money here.

The point now is to do something about it. The Republicans in Congress (and sadly a number of Democrats including our own Hillary as well) have shown that they will, when push-comes-to-shove, knuckle under to the Bush Admnistration and its ill-concieved and potentially disastrous policies - so I expect you'll stand shoulder to shoulder with me, Gene, in throwing the bums out!

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Gwen
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Date Posted: 11:41:35 03/13/06 Mon

So I guess it isn't enough to just rest easy that Bush can't run again when his term is up; seeing as it's his second? We have to go further and vote out the Republican majorities in places of power?

Now while I'm sure you'll say we have plenty of sway with our votes, do you not also believe we have far MORE say beginning locally?

What is your take on our county government? Very much Republican held, though they did gain a bit in the last election. (Livingston, I think Austerlitz...I don't remember what Dave Katzenstein is...)

Are they functioning well? Are they getting things done, in your opinion? I happen to think they are doing what they can with the plate they've been given. I have to give Mr. Simons credit, seeing as he has managed to keep the county taxes from double digit increases. I don't know how much longer that will happen, but I'm happy it has thus far. Now if only Claverack could do so good. If you take Max Dannis' point of view, taxes went up 23 percent. If you take Mr. Keegan's point of view it was less than 10 percent I believe...