Dirk;
I think the National Enquirer would be interested in you doing a column.
You know, one of those Dirk Predicts the Future columns. I certainly
think that your predictions below would find their audience there!
:>)
George
Dirk Wright wrote:
>
> >The fact that Clinton had a fling in office is of far lesser
> importance than
> >the fact that overall, he has done a fine job as President.
>
> And, considering that George "Dubyah" Bush has a good chance at
> becoming the next president, I'm certain that the following things will
> happen in our country:
>
> 1) the environment will go to hell in a handbasket. Texas has one of
> the worst records on the environment in the country. resulting in at
> least:
> a) cancellation of the public/private partnership with the auto
> industry to develop 80mpg family cars.
> b) worsening air and water quality from underfunding EPA
> c) increase in extinctions of endangered species (GWB would have
> never allowed a spotted owl to stop logging in the NW)
> 2) Alan Greenspan will be fired, or otherwise removed in favor of a
> person more sympathetic to the Republicans in power (yes, I know Alan
> is a Republican). resulting in:
> a) lower interest rates, which will result in:
> i) higher inflation
> ii) overheated economy
> iii) stock market downturn
> iv) recession
> Many republicans on the hill strongly believe that the nation's economy
> can handle more growth than it does right now. The one thing that I can
> give Clinton my approval for has been his hand's off approach to the
> Fed. I don't much like him otherwise.
> 3) A return to deficit spending big time, which will only aggrivate the
> items from #2. While Reagan basically outspent the USSR in order to
> "defeat" communism, he increased our budget deficit more than any other
> president in history.
>
> It's possible that a democratically-lead House can reduce some of these
> effects, but not likely.
>
> Be seeing you.
>
> Dirk Wright
>
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