Alan Minyard wrote in message . ..
On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 19:11:46 -0500, Neil Harden
wrote:

In article , says...

Is Tony B. a Neo-con too... Is anyone who disagrees with you simply a
Neo-con.

Also please tell me why is a Neo-con a bad thing....

You seem rather defensive about it.

No just asked a question, I have always been a traditional conservative....
I just wanted to know why folks felt the
NeoCons are this OH so terrible group as opposed to other political
groups... I was hoping for an honest explanation
why they were any worse then your run of the mill West Coast liberal... It
seems to me Neocons use government for their
causes (some i find wrong and distasteful) and liberals use government for
there causes (most that are wrong and distasteful)

Personally I prefer we would shrink government and get it out of people
lives and allow the people, to do their own work.
I do realize some regualtion and centrial goverment is needed sure... But
I don't beleive in the socialist "Big Papa" concept at all
and trully beleive that state/local goverment is the way to go for these
type issues... They are much more accountable to the people.



Jim

http://www.csmonitor.com/specials/neocon/neocon101.html

While this definition does not mention it, the neocon agenda seems to
have abandoned the concept of fiscal conservatism and balanced budgets.
Canada has weathered the recent economic storms far better that the US
because we have maintained balanced budgets throughout the period. We
have not "stimulated" our economy with drastic tax cuts which cause
excess government borrowing and undue demand on capital by government.
As a result, the capital remains available to the private sector here.
Despite recent problems such as the SARS and mad cow crises, our economy
has grown at a much faster rate than that of the US. And we liberal (no,
its not a bad word in Canada) hoards have universal medical care and much
more comprehensive social programs the US.

And all of your decent doctors have fled to the US, while your
military is slowly dying of under funding. By the way, what is the
Canadian dollar worth today, USD .60?

Al Minyard

No right now the Canadian dollar is strengthening to roughly .75 US,
the military is capable of achieving the missions that its tasked to
do by the government(although it would not mind extra funding) and the
healthcare outcomes (lifespan, infant mortality etc) are superior to
the US healthcare outcomes at onyl 2/3rds the cost. So it can be
argued that Canada is doing something right.

Dave