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Amaryllis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-10-06 04:57 PM
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What should Dem Govs ask Bush.?Let's ask Govs about Election Reform!
This came in an email. Perhaps this could be a way to ask Dem governors about making election reform a priority.

Dear XXXXX,

Our President loves an old fashioned game of bait and switch.

Here's an example: during his State of the Union address last week, he announced plans to cut America's foreign oil imports by 75 percent in 20 years. Less than 24 hours later, his energy secretary took those words back -- and said the President's numbers were "purely an example."

If only that were the worst example. From healthcare to the environment, education to security, the President continues to leave Americans hanging on promises he never plans to keep. This week, President Bush is playing that game again with the federal budget -- and holding state governors, many of them facing huge education and healthcare crises, hostage.

Stand up with Democratic Governors to demand answers from the White House.

http://democraticgovernors.org/questions

In a few weeks, governors from all 50 states head to Washington for their annual meeting. At last year's National Governors' Association conference, we tried to get answers from the President. But the White House pushed back, ruling out the customary question-and-answer period and telling governors they should submit their questions in advance.

How can Mr. Bush, a former governor, refuse to have candid conversations with a roomful of governors? He did it -- and he'll do it again, unless you help.

What do you want your governor to ask President Bush?

http://democraticgovernors.org/questions

President Bush promised last week to make education a priority. The very next day, his party passed a bill cutting $11.9 billion in student loans.

He promised to address our healthcare crisis. Then he proposed a budget that slashes Medicare by $36 billion -- on top of more than $6 billion in cuts he made this year.

The list goes on and on ...

Governors of both parties know this pattern. They deal with problems created in Washington every day: mine safety, underfunding of schools, slashed spending for local police, and on and on. The President needs to quit ducking reality and give Americans honest answers.

Help stop the games. Ask your question now.

http://democraticgovernors.org/questions

Thank you,

Penny Lee
Executive Director
Democratic Governors Association

P.S: Over the next few weeks, we'll take your questions and present them to our Democratic governors. We'll also answer a few questions ourselves -- even if President Bush doesn't -- on the DGA site and in our email. So ask away, and then tell your friends:

http://democraticgovernors.org/questions

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saltpoint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-10-06 05:00 PM
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1. Of the many things Dem govs should ask the president, the first that
comes to mind would be whether he prefers to be drowned in a large container of wet cement, or if he'd rather be eviscerated on live national television.

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They might begin by asking the president why he is bankrupting their abilities to govern, and why he is hiding information from them regarding security, education, and health care.
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melody Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-10-06 05:14 PM
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2. The date and time of his immediate resignation n/t
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Amaryllis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-10-06 07:49 PM
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3. Actually I was thinking questions could be sent to the govs asking them
to deal with election fraud; that this was a way to get that message to them.
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