Bush Visit to Gandhi Memorial

Too often we get caught in talking wars - when we should be working actively to remove, (in this case through the impeachment of the Bush administration) the problem factor's foundation of power.



I think it will be beneficial to control my emotional response to provocation, and instead, dedicate that energy to concrete actions to promote change.

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  1. When the emotional energy generated by any provocation is directed toward positive actions/inactions, amazing accomplishments are possible. This is a good lesson for me too. Seems this will be a good mantra for March 11 too.

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  2. from Ray McGovern's letter that you sent recently:

    When my grandchildren ask, "What did you do, Grandpa, to stop the torture," I want to be able to tell them that I tried...

    This is a reminder that I need to be DOING more and TALKING less.

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  3. Rob, would you do a timeline of Iraq scandals? The sluch fund, downing street memo, etc? I feel like you'd know where to start-I can't even keep the scandals straight...let me know if I can help. xo, susie

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