<HTML>This is a good one, David McReynolds sent on: << A CELEBRATION? Dick Cheney (a Vietnam War supporter who sought and was awarded a deferment so not to have to go himself) is having an inauguration party titled "Salute to Veterans"! It will be hosted by Gerald McRaney (Major Dad, a Vietnam War supporter who sought and was awarded a deferment so not to have to go himself). Featuring Tom Selleck (a Vietnam War supporter who sought and was awarded National Guard duty so not to have to go himself). Entertainment by family values advocate Lee Greenwood (who has been divorced five times and has no link to the military whatsoever) who will sing "God Bless the USA." Hopes run high over surprise guests; Attorney General John Ashcroft (a Vietnam War supporter who sought and was awarded a deferment so not to have to go himself) and President George W. Bush (a Vietnam War supporter who sought and was awarded National Guard duty so not to have to go himself). There is also talk of a tribute to John Wayne (who was the only celebrity of his time to flat out refuse to join the fight in World War II). Don't forget that in the last election, veterans preferred George Bush who avoided the draft, to Vietnam Veteran Al Gore who promised twice as much money to upgrade the Military than George Bush. Something seems amiss, hey? Way, WAY too much beer being drunk in America's VFWs. Trust me on this, been there done that. >> Leo Casey United Federation of Teachers 260 Park Avenue South New York, New York 10010-7272 (212-598-6869) Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never has, and it never will. If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation are men who want crops without plowing the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its waters. -- Frederick Douglass --</HTML>