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Didn't think anyone on Fox would admit these things! Maybe he does have some integrity Bush's Political Base Seems Restive, Anxious By Alan Elsner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some of George W. Bush's conservative political supporters are increasingly restive and anxious about the president's economic policies as well as his attempts to justify the war against Iraq. Popular conservative television news anchor Bill O'Reilly, usually an outspoken Bush loyalist, said on Tuesday he was now skeptical about the Bush administration and apologized to viewers for supporting prewar claims that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. "I was wrong. I am not pleased about it at all and I think all Americans should be concerned about this," O'Reilly said in an interview with ABC's "Good Morning America." Pollster John Zogby said Bush was on the defensive with some polls showing him slightly behind Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, his probable Democratic opponent in the Nov. 2 presidential election. "The president is on the ropes right now. The question is, how will he adjust? Right now, the issues are not in his favor. Many Americans still think the economy is poor and his rationale for the Iraq war seems a little thin," he said. "Bush's greatest asset was his unimpeachable integrity in the eyes of most Americans. But with no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, that integrity has been chipped away and right now some large lumps are falling off it," Zogby said. Bush's White House interview on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday was designed to calm some of these doubts. But while some pundits gave Bush good marks for his performance, some prominent conservatives were not impressed. 'TIRED AND UNSURE' Peggy Noonan, a speechwriter for former President Ronald Reagan (news - web sites) and for Bush's father and an outspoken conservative commentator, said: "The president seemed tired, unsure and often bumbling. His answers were repetitive, and when he tried to clarify them he tended to make them worse. He seemed in some way disconnected from the event." Conservative columnists George Will and Robert Novak and former Republican congressman Joe Scarborough, now a cable TV commentator, have also recently criticized Bush's fiscal programs and his attempts to explain them. Such doubts, if they persist, could spell trouble for Bush's re-election campaign. But conservative political consultant Keith Appell said Bush would soon be able to unify and energize his base. "The White House has had a string of misfires but I believe they will soon regain their stride. This last month has been a wake-up call, but maybe that's what they needed," he said. In the past month, Bush's State of the Union Address and his initiative to send manned spacecraft to Mars failed to generate much enthusiasm. Conservatives and liberals both criticized his budget for failing to seriously confront the country's growing deficit problem. On Monday, Bush delivered an economic report to Congress promising to create 2.6 million jobs this year. Last year's economic report predicted that 1.7 million jobs would be created. Instead, there was a net loss of 53,000. "Congress has the power to censure the president -- to formally reprimand him for betraying the nation's trust. If ever there was a time for this, it's now," the group said in a statement posted on its Web site. Democrats hope they can plant seeds of doubt now. "If you can create a drumbeat of criticism in February, it's easier to make the case when it really counts in September and October," said Democratic consultant Jennifer Laszlo. But Brown University political scientist Darrell West said he expected Bush to recover. "It's damaging when your friends criticize you in public, but by November they will all be supporting Bush," he said. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Don't forget there was more than one X-Games in CA - and Rob was in most of them. I'm not sure if you're speaking literally or figuratively, but Rob Harris was only in the first X-Games (then called the "Extreme Games"). He won in June of '95 and died six months later while shooting the famous James Bond Mountain Dew commercial. I was still a whuffo when I first started watching the X-Games...I thought I had the memories in order, but I guess I was wrong. The vineyard LZ I was refering to would have happened in 2000. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Wow, so now George Bush is even responsible for the budget problems of States, where he doesn't even have any authority! Never underestimate the ability of Bush-haters to blame him for things unrelated to his power. Hey, Bush did a great job of not defending himself on Meet the Press. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Only if the little woman says so. What is "you school," and what is an AAS? I work for a private post secondary school that has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and offers an Associate of Applied Science Degree (AAS) in LeCordon Blue Cullinary Arts and one in Baking. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Yes it does _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

If you want to attend a private college, you have to pay for it, esp since there is little financial help from the state government like there is at a public university. It's hard for a school like Loyola to keep up with U of I as far as facilities, etc...the only way to afford that is to raise tuition or hope that someone will make a donation. Also, you will find that the degree's that get you $30k out the door are the ones with almost "zero" marketablity towards a true career. Universities need to develop better career development departments and focus the students on where they are going right from Day One freshman year. Over HALF of the students I have coming to see me already have a 4-year degree, and are now coming to me to pursue a career that has a better future than what they already spend 4-5 years studying for. On top of that, they have a better chance of making more money with the AAS you can get from my school. Edit to add: The "focused" traditional degrees of dentistry, engineering, law, and medicine are the leading areas of job placement and high starting salaries. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

John, If you worked for a college (I have worked at two of them now), you would understand how the majority of this is a terrible idea. As it is, we are handcuffed on many levels due that are obstacles to helping students pursue their dreams, any more and it would make the process even harder for these kids and returning adults. The Gov't stepping in a regulating public and private colleges is Big Gov't, I don't see how the title was misleading. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

This was passed on to me today: Center for Public Policy Letter To NASPA Members From The Executive Director Dear NASPA Colleagues: Congress is back in session and through our membership in the Washington Higher Education Secretariat, I have received a briefing on legislative issues that will most likely be of concern to you. In representing all of our members, NASPA strives to present information in a politically non-partisan or bi-partisan manner. If there is a slant of any kind, it is based on the assumption that NASPA members are most concerned about helping students get a college education regardless of their ability to pay. President's Budget and HEA There are two areas of concern that I'll highlight: 1) Student Aid provisions contained in President Bush's budget and 2) Controversial proposals included in the Reauthorization of Higher Education Act (HEA). President Bush's Budget included the following: 1. The Pell Grant funding will be flat and no increase. The grant will remain at $4,050. 2. College Work Study funding will remain flat and there is the possibility of the elimination of the Perkins Loan and LEAP. The current list of proposals in the Reauthorization of HEA include many that are of concern to student affairs administrators: a. A proposal to eliminate federal student aid to students at colleges that increase tuition faster than twice the rate of inflation. (H.R. 3311) (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c108:H.R.3311:) b. A proposal to establish federal standards governing the transfer of academic credit and requires the submission of voluminous data to the federal government. (H.R. 3311) Impact -- This proposal creates groundbreaking federal interference in college admissions and puts the federal government in the business of defining what academic credits can be transferred. c. A proposal to reduce aid to students and institutions in states that cut spending on higher education, regardless of the reason for such cuts. (S. 1793) (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c108:S.1793:) d. A proposal to give students the right to sue colleges if the school inadvertently releases confidential information. (H.R. 1848) (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c108:H.R.1848:) e. A proposal to increase the first-year loan limits by $375 up to $3,000. f. A proposal to change the formula for supplemental loans and workstudy. g. A proposal to eliminate the current set-aside of 7% of workstudy funds for students doing community service. The alternative suggested is that there will be a separate program where 20% of the Workstudy funds will be reserved for schools with high levels of community service. The Senate has selected the week of March 22 as a time to bring education bills to the floor. In response to some of the proposals under consideration, NASPA has signed on in support of a Keep College Possible campaign led by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) (see http://www.naicu.edu). Public Opinion Recent public opinion poll data strongly suggests that the American public is very supportive of higher education. For example: Public Overwhelmingly Disapproves of More Federal Government Control of America's Colleges and Universities Public Does Not Support Federal Intervention in Day-to-Day Activities of Colleges Public Overwhelmingly Supports Federal Student Aid Programs Public Does Not Believe Students Should Be Penalized if Schools Raise Tuition Get Your Voice Heard NAICU in its Keep College Possible campaign suggests several concrete steps we all can take to express our concern about these proposals: Write, call, and visit with your U.S. representative and senators. Tell members of Congress how you feel: "Do fund federal student aid." "Don't federalize my college." Share your thoughts with your local media, e.g. write a letter to the editor, or appear on a radio talk show. Ask others to do the same. Follow up and communicate again. As I receive briefings on upcoming legislation, I will share the information. The NASPA Public Policy Division will also keep you posted on upcoming policy issues that have an impact on students and our colleges and universities. Gwendolyn Jordan Dungy Executive Director, NASPA National Association of Student Personnel Administrators 1875 Connecticut Ave., NW, Ste. 418 · Washington DC, 20009 phone: (202) 265-7500 · fax: (202) 797-1157 Please send your questions, comments, and suggestions to: office@naspa.org _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Just for clarification - I am not the Bo that Val was talking about! _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Demento - now there are some fond memories! I can't listen to it anymore since I had to run that program for several years. Now, "running it" meant pressing a few buttons on a CD player every 20 minutes so the rest of the city could listen to it. Funny story about that - I had to board op that show late one weekend (about 4am) and I fell asleep for roughly 40 minutes and left about 30 minutes of dead-air! Well, those Demento-addicts were not happy with that since I ran out of time and had to start the Sunday morning programming! _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

http://theworldteam.com/news/video/0206/0206.mov _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

IIRC, Pac-Man made it's USA debut at ChicagoFest in the early 80s. It was so boss! _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Mark - as a reminder you have to retake your Cisco certs every three years - so you would have taken Rev 3 eventually. As said above - I tend to have a bit more respect for Cisco certs - every CCIE I know deserves what they get paid. There really isn't a way to be a paper-CCIE like there is for MCSE. MCDBA is a bit different - if you have never done DB Dev before, 229 is a biotch! _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Just watched the video on the website - amazing seeing that thing flying from all angles - it is HUGE! Those tears at the end of the video were well earned! BTW - good choice on the music - love that song! "I feel wonderful, I could skydive from the moon" _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

In a word: Yes. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

I am getting my info 2nd hand from a very good, trusted friend of mine - her name on here is WendyBird. Please send a PM to her for additional info. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

From what I was told - it was a heated storage unit where they kept all their gear. The two lab puppies were also lost in the fire. The only thing that survived were two canopies that were out for reline. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

It's a great little DZ in Goshen, IN. I've never had a chance to get to the DZ but I have made plenty of jumps with the locals when they have visited Skydive Chicago over the years - the group of them are always a class act and it is always great to see them visiting. This is terrible news _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

OK - who remembers what show on HBO this all started on? Who else owns some of the Sniglet books that came out in the 80s? Musquirt has been in my vocab since the late 80s thanks to that show. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

See Original Thread here: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=907785;#907785 This is the DZ in Goshen, IN. I was told about this earlier today - they lost just about everything and two dogs from the fire. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

I can see how that would work for you - mine is not a continuous cord, so I have to put both over my gloves. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

We also refered to it as the "Big Ugly" because of the color it was. I think the name at the time was officially ""XE 190" (at least on the orange tag). Was kinda cool jumping a canopy that was still being tested! _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

I usually get mine like that - damn postman is always ruining the cover of my magazine. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Don't forget there was more than one X-Games in CA - and Rob was in most of them. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Hey - I don't support/believe this article....I can top 150 just on my belly. I just wanted to pass on something I thought a few of us would get a kick out of reading it. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....