The hardships caused by President Bush’s war in Iraq have been well
documented; however, there has been little discussion on how it affects
us here at home. Be prepared to feel a hardship this summer when Bush“s
budget cuts in the area of Law enforcement start. For example, in
Wisconsin, federal grants to help state and local police fight crime
will be slashed by nearly two-thirds in 2008— from 6.48 million in 07
to only 2.3 in 08. Nationally, the program was funded at 520 million in
2007 and 170 million in 2008.

Rep. Dave Obey who fought hard
to restore the cuts said the following: “ we restored some of the
cuts, but he insisted on his total numbers because he {Bush} wanted to pump
every dollar into that stupid war in Iraq.” Look for a long hot summer.

JS Online: Federal aid for police to decline

The Bush Adm. has made some ridiculous remarks over the years, like
Cheney saying that the Iraquis will greet us with flowers when we
liberate them, Bush's "mission accomplished," and his most recent
remark that we have 36 allied countries fighting in Iraq. Just when you
think they would run out of dumb remarks, Secretary of Transportation
Mary Peters comes to the plate and hits one out of the park. You won't
believe who she feels is to blame for the tragic collapse of the bridge
in Minnesota? How about the nation's bicyclists and pedestrians. Peters
feels that they, plus museum goers and historical preservationists hog
to much of the gas tax money that should be used to repair bridges.
Someone should tell Peters that only 1.5% of transportation dollars go
to bike and walk paths while 10% of trips to work, school and store are
made by walking or bicycling.

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In the last sixty or so years,
our world has produced some very unsettling figures who we label as war
criminals or people who have committed crimes against humanity--
Africa's Idi Amin, Iraq's Hussien, Serbia's Milosovec , Cambodia's Pol
Pot, and the king of kings, Germany's Hitler quickly come to mind.It
is strange that with our immoral foreign policy in Vietnam in the 60's,
Central and South America in the 70's and now Iraq, no one from the USA
is on the list.