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Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 11:29:46 -0500
To: improvetheworld &AElig umich.edu
From: Dave morris <thecat &AElig umich.edu>
Subject: Re: improving the world
Status: RO

I don't know, this list sounds a little too right wing for me. :-)

Here's a challenge- what are the good things that will come out of the 
Republicans owning the government for four years? Anyone can come up 
with a litany of bad things, I challenge people to list the pros as 
well. I'll start:

An actual chance of litigation reform for the medical and possibly 
other industries.

Sure- it will largely benefit big businesses and the rich at first 
because those are the lawsuits they'll target, but I do agree that 
litigation has become way too rampant and core to our society in all 
strata in a way that's dragging us all down. Starting to pull away from 
that, implementing real consequences for frivolous laws suits etc., 
could be worth quite a bit.

Dave

On Nov 8, 2004, at 6:21 PM, Daniel Reeves wrote:

> I'm creating a new mailing list for discussion of how to improve the 
> world
> (primarily bitching about Bush a while longer till we reach catharsis 
> on
> that one).  There are just a few key people on it so far, but I made a 
> web
> page to get on or off, if you want to start spreading the word...
>
> http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/dreeves/improvetheworld
>
>
> And while I'm at it:
>
>  What Do You Think?
>  The Republican Majority
>
> Last week, Bush became the first Republican president to be re-elected
> with House and Senate majorities since 1924. What do you think?
>
> 	"So they still control the House, Senate, and Oval Office? Well,
> at least we still have the smug, condescending attitude that cost us 
> the
> election in the first place."
>  Beverly Banks
>  Systems Analyst
> 				
> 	"Our nation may be bitterly divided, but at least our government
> can agree on being ultra-conservative."
>  Edgar Mendez
>  Data Keyer
>
> 	"What's so bad about this? Could some Democrat explain it to me in
> under an hour, without starting to scream or cry?"
>  Sam Howell
>  Credit Checker
> 	
> 	"The fact that 48 percent of Americans voted for a boring
> placeholder like John Kerry is actually a really good sign for the 
> Left."
>  Leo Watts
>  Custom Tailor
> 	
> -----
>
> Bush Promises To Unite Nation For Real This Time
>  WASHINGTON, DC--A week after winning a narrow victory over Democratic
> presidential nominee John Kerry, President Bush promised to "unite the
> divided nation, but for real this time." "Just as I pledged in 2000, I
> promise to bring the two halves of this nation together--only this time
> I'm really gonna do it," Bush said Tuesday. "I'll work hard to put an 
> end
> to partisan politics. Seriously, though. This term, I will." Bush then
> requested the support of all Americans for his agenda of cutting taxes 
> and
> extending America's presence in Iraq.
>
>
> -- 
> http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/dreeves  - -  google://"Daniel Reeves"
>
>
Dave Morris
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