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Originally posted by thetakatkatie
D) What classy lady Laura Bush is. She really makes Theta's proud...Lynne was also a Theta and she is such an amazing woman. Jenna Bush was also a Theta--what a great feeling!!! What amazing greeks we have in the White House!!!

Ahem... should that really read "is" rather than "was"? Membership in Theta (or any other GLO) is "not just for college days alone".

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Originally posted by Peaches-n-Cream
Why do people say/write that they would move out of the country if someone they don't like is elected or even nominated? It's seems like a hallow threat especially when people never back it up. I would never consider leaving the United States just because I don't like an elected official.

If there comes a time when church/state gets too intermingled, I won't feel comfortable here anymore. Additionally, unless Bush does something amazing, I'll have no shot at health insurance after graduation and might just have to head to Canada for grad school. I know it's not that simple, but they are some concerns.

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Originally posted by sugar and spice
I agree that if it's a hollow threat, which most of them are, it's ridiculous. Moving to Canada is not going to miraculously solve all your problems, and it's going to make it even harder for all the people still living in this country who need your support.

However, some elections force people to come to terms with certain facts about this country which can be really hard for them to face, and I think that's what's going on here. I can come to terms with the Bush re-election because I think that some people have reasons for it that are valid -- they aren't my reasons, but that doesn't make them not valid reasons. However, I have had a lot of trouble over the past couple days trying to deal with the fact that I live in a country where people want to write discrimination against homosexuals into our Constitution. This is not what I was brought up to believe that the US was about, and I have lost a lot of faith in this country because of it.

This could just be a temporary period of disillusionment -- or it could be more permanent. And if the second is the case, I will probably end up moving out of this country. The way this country voted made me realize that I am simply at odds with one of the fundamental facts about our country (its relationship with religion) and I don't want to spend the rest of my life fighting that.

So while I'm not planning to leave the country because of a specific politician that was elected, I can understand how other people might if they felt that the election of a certain politician taught them things about this country that they had not previously understood and didn't feel they could live with.

I can understand the disillusionment. I think that this election should motivate people to mobilize and work harder in a collaborative effort to accomplish their goals instead of leave the country. I also think that this country has a big opportunity here, and I hope that it isn't squandered. This applies to the entire political spectrum.

I have a few more thoughts on this subject, but I'm tired. It's been a long week.

The US Postal Service has created a stamp with a picture of Senator Hillary Clinton to honor her achievements as the First Lady of our nation. In daily use it was shown that the stamp was not sticking to envelopes.

This enraged Senator Clinton, who demanded a full investigation. After a month of testing, a special commission made the following findings:

*The stamp was in perfect order.
*There was nothing wrong with the applied adhesive.
*People were spitting on the wrong side.

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Originally posted by hoosier
The US Postal Service has created a stamp with a picture of Senator Hillary Clinton to honor her achievements as the First Lady of our nation. In daily use it was shown that the stamp was not sticking to envelopes.

This enraged Senator Clinton, who demanded a full investigation. After a month of testing, a special commission made the following findings:

*The stamp was in perfect order.
*There was nothing wrong with the applied adhesive.
*People were spitting on the wrong side.

:D LOL

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I thought all stamps were stickers now? :confused:

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LMAO!!!:p

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Originally posted by texas*princess
I thought all stamps were stickers now? :confused:

Most of the garden-variety stamps are self-adhesive, but commemorative and limited-issue stamps (for the most part) are still made the old-fashioned way.

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Originally posted by PhiPsiRuss
No Democrat will be elected to the presidency in 2008. Its just about impossible.

How come? It's not like Bush is doing an incredibly awesome job or anything.

Please essplain me.

and oh, if you decide to move to Canada, be prepared for things such as less-excellent shopping, weather that is given in Celsius not Fahrenheit, no Sephora, and Super Bowls on TV that don't show the American commercials, unless you go to a Sports Bar that has satellite/American feed.

Don't say you weren't warned.

Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, a fierce critic of the Bush administration, said Saturday that he's pulling for U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton to win the White House.

"I'd be very pleased if Hillary Clinton would become the next American president," Schroeder said to applause from a largely Saudi audience at the Jeddah Economic Forum, which opened here Saturday. "But don't quote me too loud. I hope I'm not harming her by saying that."

Schroeder made the statement during a discussion of global women leaders at a gender-segregated theater where a plastic barrier separated women from men.

- AP dispatch

I am a staunch conservative, Republican that is very active state and local politics with some experience in the national scene. Hillary Clinton, imho, is the quintessential ice queen of American politics. During her husband's terms in office, as degrading and socially embarassing as they might have been, she fumbled an attempt to put together a socialist healthcare plan. As First lady she couldn't do the work of the far left, something tells me that in the unlikely and horrific event that she makes it past Super Tuesday to the White House, that she won't be able to accomplish anything either.

It will be either Warner/Edwards or Edwards/Warner if the dem. party has any sense.

So it will be probably be Hil Dog/some random person, because I don't think they have any sense.

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Originally posted by AlphaSigOU
Ahem... should that really read "is" rather than "was"? Membership in Theta (or any other GLO) is "not just for college days alone".

"is" gives the notion that someone is an active in their fraternity/sorority. there is nothing wrong with saying was. every member of my family was either SAE, Phi Delt, Theta, or Pi Phi, and they all say "was" and they all give money through alumni foundations. Once you hit a certain point there is no reason to revel in the fact that you are still a/an ________

The only Clinton that I think that could win the Presidency in 2008 is Bill Clinton. Although he has the Monica scandel in the past, he has had great press coverage recently. Moderate and liberal Democrates would vote for him. Finally, unlike Hilary, Bill can turn on the charm and convince a lot of independents to vote for him. :)

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Originally posted by PhiRhoSister
The only Clinton that I think that could win the Presidency in 2008 is Bill Clinton. Although he has the Monica scandel in the past, he has had great press coverage recently. Moderate and liberal Democrates would vote for him. Finally, unlike Hilary, Bill can turn on the charm and convince a lot of independents to vote for him. :)

Ummmm... Bill Clinton has already served 2 full terms as president, thus reaching the constitutional limit.