Re: Tariq Ali on the US election

[Carl Remick <carlremick@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: Yoshie Furuhashi <furuhashi.1@xxxxxxx>
>
> > > From: Yoshie Furuhashi <furuhashi.1@xxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > Before getting to the point of actually being able to split the
> > > Democratic and Republican Parties, we need an intermediate goal: do
> > > what we can to make the next POTUS a weak president, rather than a
> > > strong one.  To do so, we need to decrease the shares of popular
> > > votes that go to the Democratic and Republican presidential
> > > candidates.
> > > --
> > > Yoshie
> >
> > Fewer votes mean a weaker president?  Dream on.  GWB lost the
> > popular vote, and that didn't stop him from being the
> > rootin'-tootin'-est, sure-as-shootin'-est hombre north, south, east,
> > and west of the Pecos once he got into office.  Mandates are for
> > girlie men, as the governor of CA might put it.
> >
> > Carl
>
> Actually, Bush was a weak president until 9/11/01...

Yes, he's fortune's child is GWB.

Carl

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