In just three days our most noble father will be a married man. To all the lucky ones who get to come yeah for you. The rest, sorry not enough room in his greatness council chamber. Lots of love,

From our friend the Free Thinking Rabbi, comes the Mission Statement for a NON-Partisan Think Tank known as "The Project for the New American Century."

June 3, 1997

American foreign and defense policy is adrift. Conservatives have criticized the incoherent policies of the Clinton Administration. They have also resisted isolationism impulses from within their own ranks. But conservatives have not confidently advanced a strategic vision of America's role in the world. They have not set forth guiding principles for American foreign policy. They have allowed differences over tactics to obscure potential agreement on strategic objectives. And they have not fought for a defense budget that would maintain American security and advance American interests in the new century.

We aim to change this. We aim to make the case and rally support for American global leadership.

As the 20th century draws to a close, the United States stands as the world's preeminent power. Having led the West to victory in the Cold War, America faces an opportunity and a challenge: Does the United States have the vision to build upon the achievements of past decades? Does the United States have the resolve to shape a new century favorable to American principles and interests?

We are in danger of squandering the opportunity and failing the challenge. We are living off the capital -- both the military investments and the foreign policy achievements -- built up by past administrations. Cuts in foreign affairs and defense spending, inattention to the tools of statecraft, and inconstant leadership are making it increasingly difficult to sustain American influence around the world. And the promise of short-term commercial benefits threatens to override strategic considerations. As a consequence, we are jeopardizing the nation's ability to meet present threats and to deal with potentially greater challenges that lie ahead.We seem to have forgotten the essential elements of the Reagan Administration's success: a military that is strong and ready to meet both present and future challenges; a foreign policy that boldly and purposefully promotes American principles abroad; and national leadership that accepts the United States' global responsibilities.

Of course, the United States must be prudent in how it exercises its power. But we cannot safely avoid the responsibilities of global leadership or the costs that are associated with its exercise. America has a vital role in maintaining peace and security in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. If we shirk our responsibilities, we invite challenges to our fundamental interests. The history of the 20th century should have taught us that it is important to shape circumstances before crises emerge, and to meet threats before they become dire. The history of this century should have taught us to embrace the cause of American leadership.
Our aim is to remind Americans of these lessons and to draw their consequences for today. Here are four consequences:

• we need to increase defense spending significantly if we are to carry out our global responsibilities today and modernize our armed forces for the future;

• we need to strengthen our ties to democratic allies and to challenge regimes hostile to our interests and values;

• we need to promote the cause of political and economic freedom abroad;

• we need to accept responsibility for America's unique role in preserving and extending an international order friendly to our security, our prosperity, and our principles.

Such a Reaganite policy of military strength and moral clarity may not be fashionable today. But it is necessary if the United States is to build on the successes of this past century and to ensure our security and our greatness in the next.

Elliott Abrams Gary Bauer William J. Bennett Jeb Bush Dick Cheney Eliot A. Cohen Midge Decter Paula Dobriansky Steve Forbes Aaron Friedberg Francis Fukuyama Frank Gaffney Fred C. Ikle Donald Kagan Zalmay Khalilzad I. Lewis Libby Norman Podhoretz Dan Quayle Peter W. Rodman Stephen P. Rosen Henry S. Rowen Donald Rumsfeld Vin Weber George Weigel Paul Wolfowitz

From Our Most High and Mighty Friend and Advisor St. Roxy:

To a Republican Friend
The election is over
The results are known
The will of the people
Has clearly been shown.
Let's forget our differences
And show by our deeds
That we will give Bush
The backing he needs.
We'll all get together
And let bitterness pass
I'll hug your elephant
And you kiss my ass!
Your Democrat Voting
Republican Friend

Arizona Election In Violation of United States Constitution

Amendment 12 of the United States Constitution requires that a separate vote for President and Vice-President. In Arizona the Vice-Presidential candidates were NOT on the Ballot. My thinking is, that this Election was illegal. I demand satisfaction and my Right to Vote!!!!!!!!! Arizonans have been disenfranchised and I have been personally offended by this travesty of the American System.

Amendment XII - Choosing the President, Vice-President. Ratified 6/15/1804. Note History The Electoral College

The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and of all persons voted for as Vice-President and of the number of votes for each, which lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate;

The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted;

The person having the greatest Number of votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediately, by ballot, the President. But in choosing the President, the votes shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one vote; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to a choice. And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a President whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of March next following, then the Vice-President shall act as President, as in the case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President.

The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-President, shall be the Vice-President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed, and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice-President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two- thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the United States.

A word in response to our Holy Masters decree. A wise but not nearly as wise man once said a little phrase which clearly discusses the mood and temperament of the day. "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" -Benjamin Franklin

Vote for America
Even if a President Kerry were to end up being no better or worse than President Bush, he will be different. He will bring a different style, a different world view, and a different set of skills to the job. He will bring a fresh perspective and -- let's face it -- the relief from being constantly stressed out by our own government's bullying that we and the rest of the world desperately need. While this may seem like stating the obvious, consider for a moment the nearly hypnotic, mind-numbing "terrorist...terrorist...terrorist" focus of the Bush administration's past three years. This "one track" thinking -- combined with a narrow, ideology-driven approach to problems and a dangerously polarizing, black and white division of our nation and the world into "good versus evil" -- has severely limited the solutions our leaders consider when facing challenges in the world. As just one example, the Bush administration has almost exclusively pursued military intervention and rejected cooperative diplomacy as a way of being in the world.
There is one, simple, essentially non-partisan and patriotic reason to vote John Kerry for President on Tuesday: he will do things differently than President Bush. There are indeed limits to the amount of constant anxiety and fear that we as a people can take. I don't want to have to find out whether or not we can handle another four years of George Bush. Neither do you. It's scary enough to admit that it's an open question. Vote for a change in the approach of American leadership this coming Tuesday. Vote for John Kerry for President and give yourself, your fellow Americans, and the rest of the world a much needed break. Make your vote... make a difference!