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| From: | "Allan Potts" <ajp7079@excite.com> |
| Date: | Mon, 26 Jan 2004 04:05:22 -0500 (EST) |
Thank you David for your kind response.----The only thing I would add is that it is not my version of George W's election, but that of our political process, cold facts, without partisan bias or wishful thinking.----It is what it is, our system, which those on the losing side continually carp about unless they are the winners.--- We could debate the system ad infinitum, but it is the extant system notwithstanding the fact that the losers insist on attempting and resorting to distorting the facts.--------------We may not have the best system, but show us a better one and we may just adopt it!!!!! Fond regards, Allan (life long student of political science, including some years of professional service.) --- On Mon 01/26, David Jill Stevenson djstevo@quicksilver.net.nz wrote: From: David Jill Stevenson [mailto: djstevo@quicksilver.net.nz] To: sharechat@sharechat.co.nz Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 21:38:22 +1300 Subject: Re: [sharechat] George W <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1276" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Allan,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Thanks for a far more diplomatic reply than was my posting . I am not an ideal candidate in the world of diplomacy . At the high price today of sophistry maybe I would not wish to be.The American system of elections fascinates and mesmerizes New Zealanders from this distance. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you for the better insight you have given, you clearly went to some trouble. Many of us envy your Republican system of Government . However it can lead to heated debate here between wannabe Republicans and traditional Monarchists under a Westminster parliamentary system . Loyalty has apron strings that are too long for some. I don`t want to open a can of worms so I will not proceed down that path. Except to say it would certainly be my preference . Particularly if we could cement in a benign Dictatorship and ensure it stayed that way. In NZ there are so many endemic issues we cannot resolve through our crazy adversarial party system, We also admire your distrust of centralisation.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> We have experimented with electoral systems and seem to have tied ourselves up in knots in the process. Maybe we are just hard to please. I accept your version on George Bush`s electoral vote. I would comment that I admire the way American`s get behind your President and more readily identify with national aspirations. New Zealand has issues to face that are unique and militate against our obtaining similar unified identity. On the sporting field allegiance comes easier though somewhat transitory for 80 minutes.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Please read into what I have said that profound and lasting gratitude</FONT> <FONT face=Arial size=2> is universal in this country towards America `s</FONT> <FONT face=Arial size=2> vital role in WW 2 and it`s outcome. While we may criticise America`s foreign policy at times we are consistent in our judgment All that has to happen is that we are proved wrong. In the harsh light of facts or debate we do acknowledge that fact when we are wrong.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Regards </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> David Stevenson</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> <p> _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To remove yourself from this list, please use the form at http://www.sharechat.co.nz/chat/forum/
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