PUBLIC FORUM BUSH IN EUROPE.As a Clinton Democrat who worked hard to elect Al Gore Noun 1. Al Gore - Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948) Albert Gore Jr., Gore and who was heartbroken heart·bro·ken adj. Suffering from or exhibiting overwhelming sorrow, grief, or disappointment. heart at the election results, I find myself in President Bush's corner - this is the result of his trip to Europe. Seeing these moral midgets, aka European leaders, tear Bush apart was just too much. Only Putin of Russia showed any attentive respect. I still will do all I can to limit Dubya to one term. I'll rip him plenty, but God help any foreigners Foreigners alienage the condition of being an alien. androlepsy Law. the seizure of foreign subjects to enforce a claim for justice or other right against their nation. gypsyologist, gipsyologist Rare. who do so. The only handshake handshake - handshaking they know is palm up. - Paul Wasserman Northridge Texas tradition Mary Bempechat, in her June 21 Public Forum letter regarding Safire's column about President Bush, ridiculed the idea of Bush looking Putin in the eyes and getting his opinion of the man from that simple action. The president is a true Texan, and as a fellow Texan, I can vouch that what the president did is a tradition in our state. Looking at a man face-to-face and sizing him up is common in Texas politics and business. It has worked pretty darn well for us Texans over the last century and a half. And as for what President Bush will be doing in 3 1/2 years, he won't be out of a job, as Bempechat believes - he'll be getting ready for his second inauguration INAUGURATION. This word was applied by the Romans to the ceremony of dedicating some temple, or raising some man to the priesthood, after the augurs had been consulted. It was afterwards applied to the installation (q.v. day. - Carlotta Barnes Newbury Park Not Bush's fault How can the Democrats say that the only reason we're going into a recession is that the president uses the ``R-word''? That is one of the most ridiculous things I have ever heard. Consumer confidence was falling long before George Bush Jr. ever said the word ``recession.'' Democrats need to stop passing blame onto Republicans, especially when based on such frivolous claims. Republicans are the ones fighting to strengthen the economy with tax cuts while Democrats want to keep the high revenues so that they can give more money to people who do nothing to earn it. Saying the word ``recession'' is no big deal, but turning it into the catalyst for one is a big deal. The Democrats are the ones who have made the word ``recession'' a reality. - Chris Moyer Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. Sheriff of the city The estimate from the Sheriff's Department that it can police the Valley for $100 million less a year is worth consideration. Why not convert the entire policing of the city to the sheriff? The Sheriff's Department seems to be immune from major scandals, or at least it handles them better, and that may be because the sheriff is elected by the people and not appointed by politicians. The sheriff answers to his general constituency and not special-interest politicians. In other words Adv. 1. in other words - otherwise stated; "in other words, we are broke" put differently , he's not a puppet. Once the L.A. police chief was removed from civil service, he became a puppet. If the people don't like the job the sheriff is doing, they vote him out of office. - Richard F. Westfall West Hills Busway alternative Everyone seems to be for or against the Chandler route or for or against the Oxnard route for a rapid busway. Both routes will cost hundreds of millions of tax dollars and disrupt the lives of many people. These 94 buses per day will have control of traffic signals, so be prepared to wait if you have to cross their route. The so-called stations will not have adequate parking, so the streets around the stops will become parking lots. A much better proposal, which the MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. seems to want to ignore, is Transportation System Management Alternative that calls for improving the bus system for the entire Valley, including express buses on many routes, not just one corridor, and more buses for the whole valley. Everyone would share in the benefits and the inconvenience. - Gene Hardy Gene Hardy is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist and vocalist. He performs on saxophone, violin, musical saw and theremin. Career Hardy's early music training began in Victoria, British Columbia—first on violin at age 9, then on saxophone a year later. Valley Glen Imperfect world Re ``Women need to speak out'' (Viewpoint, May 31): Nicole Siddall wants to parade a bunch of women before us who now regret having had abortions. She claims studies show 64 percent of women were forced into abortions and ``more than 84 percent state they would have kept their babies, under better circumstances.'' Under better circumstances, I am sure we would all do a lot of things differently. I am sure I could get thousands of women who have had their children adopted to tell how they wonder at night where are their kids now. How are they doing? Even if we wanted to ``do the right thing,'' it is mathematically impossible. There are not near enough good men to supply all the good women with proper husbands. - Woodrow J. Hughes North Hills Father's lament Reading ``A father's place,'' (Viewpoint, June 17), I can relate to all five points that need reforming. I have spent money on legal paperwork and lawyers only to have a judge rule against me every time I appear in court. Maybe the sixth point should be the amount of fees that can be charged. Time spent in the courthouse, three to five hours; time spent in front of the judge, 10 minutes. I thank you for bringing this subject out in the open on this day of fatherhood, and hopefully some politician will be paying attention Noun 1. paying attention - paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences" attentiveness, heed, regard . - Julio A. Torres Lancaster Here's why Recently I was driving north on the Golden State Freeway The Golden State Freeway is a north-south freeway running through Kern County and Los Angeles County, California. Originally built as U.S. Highway 99, it was re-signed as Interstate 5 in 1964. through Burbank. The driver of the car in front of me began to flick his cigarette ashes out the window and as he exited the freeway at Glenoaks, he tossed out the cigarette itself. I pulled alongside of him at the stoplight and asked him why. He laughed at me. So, to the driver of the white sedan Sedan (sədäN`), town (1990 pop. 22,407), Ardennes dept., NE France, on the Meuse River. A noted textile center since the 16th cent., Sedan also has metal and brewing industries. The town became part of French crown lands in 1642. with government plates - why? Three times last year, I watched as the hills in this area went up in flames In Flames is a melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden founded in 1990. Along with Dark Tranquillity and At the Gates, they pioneered what is now known as melodic death metal. , and as I recall each time was suspected to be caused by humans, I don't want it to happen again. So please use some common sense and think about what you are doing and the possible consequences, and use your ashtray. - Dianne Young Sun Valley Campaign reform It is important that we urge our representatives to help preserve freedom of speech on the Internet and everywhere else by voting no on HR 380, the Shays-Meehan Campaign Reform Act of 2001. The Constitution authorizes Congress to prescribe the ``times, places and manner of holding elections.'' It clearly does not authorize Congress to regulate election campaigns. Rep. Tom De Lay maintains that this legislation is a corrupt regulatory scheme designed to muzzle muzzle 1. the part of the face supported by the maxillae and nasal bones; the part of a dog's head anterior to the stop and cheeks, containing the nasal passages and bearing the nosepad. Longer in dolichocephalics and practically nonexistent in brachycephalics. ordinary citizens. Internet users Internet user n → internauta m/f Internet user Internet n → internaute m/f should become aware of the threat to their free speech by this bill. - Ruth O. Schneider La Canada He's used to it About this missile defense system Noun 1. missile defense system - naval weaponry providing a defense system missile defence system naval weaponry - weaponry for warships . Sen. Tom Daschle has been complaining that it's a waste of money on a system that won't work. I'd think he'd love it. He and his ilk have been pouring taxpayer money down rat holes for failed programs for the last 40 years. What, is he afraid it will work and spoil his perfect record? - Mike Savell Simi Valley Blame yourself I agree with Kathleen Parker's June 17 Viewpoint column, ``Overweight people next?'' I think it was ludicrous that so much money was awarded to Richard Boeken because he contracted cancer from smoking. He should not have been awarded any money. How dare he blame Philip Morris because he was weak and couldn't stop smoking. There are many, like myself, who are ex-smokers and did quit when we found out it was injurious in·ju·ri·ous adj. 1. Causing or tending to cause injury; harmful: eating habits that are injurious to one's health. 2. to one's health. There are a lot of medications out there that help one to stop smoking if you don't have the will power to do it yourself. We have to put the blame on ourselves if we don't heed warnings like ``don't drink and drive,'' ``wear helmets while riding a bike,'' and ``smoking can be injurious to your health.'' - Harriet Jones For the West Virginia physician and politician, see Harriet B. Jones. Harriet Jones is a fictional character played by Penelope Wilton in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Northridge |
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