Proverbs 3:5

Vol. 1 No. 3 May 5, 2009

Water Supply Conditions

Overall, New Jersey’s winter can best be charac-
terized as somewhat milder and wetter than average.
Abundant precipitation in February and early March
in the northern half of the State recharged unconfined
ground water reserves, restored stream flows, and
replenished reservoirs. However, following a year-
long trend, southern New Jersey received relatively
A Useful less precipitation, resulting in a much slower recov-
ery of ground and surface water supplies there.
Water Saving February’s statewide measured precipitation of
5.23” marks it as the 9th wettest on record, while the
Tip... To 3.79” that fell in March was just slightly below aver-
age. But the real story is the distinction between the
save water extreme northern and southern ends of the State in
terms of the amount of snow and rain that fell over
(and money!) the past 12 months. The precipitation surplus in
Northern New Jersey ranges from 10”-12” while the
Gubernatorial Candide Steve Lonegan recently visited Mt. Olive.
in the home, southernmost counties have experienced a deficit of
about 4”. This distinction is clearly borne out in the
Department’s water supply indicators for the State’s A Conversation with Gubernatorial
fix leaky six drought regions. Candidate Steve Lonegan
The Northeast and Northwest drought regions are
faucets and in the normal range for all categories. Conditions in
By Kathryn Davis questions with candor and confidence. This

T
his June, Republican candidate Steve is our conversation.
the Central drought region are also relatively sound,
pipes. except for unconfined ground water, which just
Lonegan is running for governor in
the New Jersey Primaries. He has
Question: You have made some pretty
enticing campaign promises. You've talked
recently slipped to “moderately dry”. The somewhat
served as mayor of Bogota in Bergen about overturning the new regulations on
drier weather in the coastal plain has resulted in
County for about a dozen years, having small business owners in New Jersey.
“moderately dry” stream flows and shallow ground
been re-elected twice, and has created an You've pledged to appeal the 7% sales tax
water levels in the Coastal North and Southwest
impressive record of public service. His and roll back taxes like the tire tax and the
drought regions, while those indicators are ranked as
Taxpayer Protection Act mandated a public cell phone tax. Can you elaborate on this?
“severely dry” in the Coastal South region. Surface
vote for any new municipal debt or public Answer: The key to cutting taxes is in
water reservoirs are either at or near full capacity, or
employee contracts that exceed the rate of cutting the size the size of government.
slightly above average for this time of year.
inflation. He kept spending flat during his New Jersey has had the fastest growing
As the growing season approaches, we remain
entire tenure in office. His was the first state government in the nation over the past
hopeful for replenishing spring rains to balance con-
town in New Jersey to pass a ballot initia- decade. And we have a staggering budget,
ditions around the State. The public should be mind-
tive restricting Eminent Domain. so we need to cut the size of state govern-
ful of using water wisely and efficiently at this time
I had the chance to speak with Mayor ment and spending down to a reasonable
of the year, particularly as outdoor water consump-
Lonegan recently about his plans for the level. If I have my way, even beyond that,
Continued on page 10 state should he be elected. He answered my
Continued on page 14
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The Friends of the Roxbury Public

Library to Hold Book Sale

T
he Friends of the Roxbury Public Library are to hold their Spring used book
sale starting May 14th with a Friends’ preview sale (6-9pm). The sale is open
to the general public on Friday, May 15 (5-8pm) and Saturday, May 16th
(10am-4pm), with a bag day on May 17th (12-3pm). Donations of books in good con-
dition (excluding Reader’s Digest condensed books), DVDs, VHS tapes, CDs and
books on tape are being accepted through from April 24th through May 8th. Tax
receipts are available. For further information contact Roxbury Public Library (973)
584-2400.

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HORN OF FIRE.

J. Thomas Jewelers Celebrates 25th Anniversary
No need to venture out to the mall or
busy city for jewelry when you are looking
for that special piece of jewelry, you can
find it right for here in Flanders.
In November, 2007, J. Thomas Jewelers
opened at The Mall on 206, Route 206
South in Flanders.
Leonard and Elizabeth Girardo also own
J. Thomas Jewelers in Sparta and are cele-
brating the 25th anniversary at that loca-
tion. To honor the anniversary, Leonard and
Elizabeth are planning a Mother’s Day sale
at both locations, complete with gold and
silver balloons flying.
When it came time to expand, Leonard
and Elizabeth both chose Flanders as the
perfect spot. “It’s a nice area” says
Leonard. “People are friendly. You’re away
from the city so everything is just a little
more relaxed”.
J. Thomas Jewelers is known for being a
full service jeweler. “We have a 3,500 sq.
ft. store in Flanders so that allows us to
carry a large inventory, as well as plenty of
Tell Them You Saw It In The Iron Area News • May 2009 • Page 3
room to work one on one with customers”.
“We welcome everyone to come in, if even
just for a peak at the store. Our plasma tv’s
are always on, as is the coffee” says
Leonard. Other services include jewelry
and watch repairs, appraisals and engrav-
ing.
Customers can find quality diamonds,
engagement rings, and wedding bands.
Leonard adds, “We also have a design room
especially meant for designing that custom,
one of a kind piece. These pieces are
designed using wax models or CAD (com-
puter aided designs). It’s really special see-
ing someone’s own design come to life”.
J. Thomas Jewelers depends on
Elizabeth’s love of fashion and style to also
bring you beautiful diamond earrings, pen-
dants and bracelets. Her expertise in know-
ing the latest styles has brought in designers
such as Simon G., Leslie Greene, Gregg
Ruth, Honora Pearls and Pandora. “We
carry a full line of watches also, added
Leonard. “We have a great selection of
Michelle watches as well as Citizen and
Movado”.
Leonard and Elizabeth both agreed that
we work very hard at supplying excellent
service, affordable prices, great selection
and trust”. We can even help you create a
Wish List so that family and friends know
exactly what jewelry to purchase.
“We relied on our reputation to reach
this 25th anniversary” says Leonard. “We
work hard to get our customers the best
price. We are hands on so that we can keep
our prices low without the overhead of rent-
ing in a mall or paying commission. For
that reason, we deal directly with a dia-
mond cutter to avoid the middle man and
subsequently pass those savings onto our
customers”.
To keep current with styles and trends,
Leonard and Elizabeth Girardo attend jew-
elry shows around the country with design-
ers from all over the world. Their last show
was in New York in January and they plan
to travel to Las Vegas in May for the next
show.
Leonard and Elizabeth believe strongly
in giving back to the community by partici-
pating in charitable events such as sponsor-
ing Little League teams, participating in
fundraising events with Junior Women’s
Clubs, donations to tricky trays, fashion
shows and any community run events.
“It’s a two way street” adds Leonard.
With today’s economy, we have to work a
little harder to reach new customers. We
definitely are looking to grow roots here”.
Leonard Girardo’s experience in the
jewelry business dates back to high school
years when he started on the floor of
Continued on page 13
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Guided Tours of The Willows
Historic House Museum
at Fosterfields
T
our The Willows, the Gothic
Revival-style house museum at
Fosterfields Living Historical Farm.
Originally built in 1854 for a grandson of
Paul Revere, the mansion now reflects the
life and times of the second owners,
Charles Foster and his daughter Caroline,
from 1880-1910.
Overlooking the first living historical
farm established in New Jersey, the house is
listed on both the New Jersey Register of
Historic Places and the National Register of
Historic Places.
Fosterfields Living Historical Farm,
located at 73 Kahdena Rd., Morristown, NJ
07960, is open Wednesdays, Thursdays,
Fridays, and weekends (Saturdays and
Sundays) from April 4 through October 31.
New 2009 hours of operation: Weekend
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Saturdays, 10 am to 5 pm and Sundays, 12
Noon to 5 pm. Weekday hours during April,
May , June, and October are Wednesday
through Friday from 1 pm to 5 pm.
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plete transactions will be discussed in this class. Registration is requested. For
Weekday hours in July, August, and
September, are Wednesday through Friday more information about this program or to register please call the library at 973-
from 10 am to 5 pm. 584-2400 or e-mail comments@roxburylibrary.org.
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NCJW, West Morris to Install 2009–2010 Slate of Officers June 7

T
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Women (NCJW), West Morris
Section, will hold a gala ceremony to
install its 2009–2010 slate of officers on
Sunday, June 7, at 10:30 a.m., at a private
home in Mendham. The installation will be
part of the organization’s Personal Giving
thank-you brunch.
Incoming officers include: Diana
Grayson of Randolph and Susan Neigher of
Chester, co-presidents; Joy Buchfirer and
Ellen Nesson, both of Morristown, co?–vice
presidents of fund-raising; Lynn Pearl of
Morristown and Ellen Falk of Randolph,
co–vice presidents of membership; Kim
Kramer Ganz of Morris Township, commu-
nity service vice president; Barbara
chair; and Lois Dornfeld of Mendham,
Nominations chair.
Also serving on the 2009–2010 NCJW,
West Morris Board are: Jeanne Burstein of
Mendham and Anne Gorman of Rockaway,
Personal Giving co-chairs; Sue Rosenthal
of Randolph and Michelle Cameron of
Chatham, NCJW Shabbat co-chairs;
Rhonda Cohen of Flanders and Rhonda
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Randolph, Prism distribution; Judy Braun
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“Smiles for Anhtony”

Vendor Fair Fundraiser
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n June 2007, Anthony Lichtenberger,
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A fundraiser will be held on his behalf
on Friday June 5, 2009 at 6:00pm-10:00pm
at theLong valley Presbyterian Church
located at 39 Bartley Road in Long Valley.
Funds raised through this event will be used
toward his medical expenses.
There will be vendors from PartyLite,
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Jewelry, Usborne Books, Sensaria,
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'One Hundred Years of Broadway'

Morris Choral Society To
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Under the baton of conductor R. Wayne Walters of
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Joining the 85-voice chorus will be soloists Alejandra
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PAL Spring Fundraiser

H
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Water Supply Conditions... Valley Music Center
Continued from front page green and thriving.
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ing – 2 times per week for 20 minutes is tips at (www.njdrought.org/ideas.html).
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Primary Race for NJ Governor is Heating Up!
I
wanted to look ahead to
New Jersey Governors
primary in June. The
two major Republican can-
didates are Steve Lonegan
and Chris Christie.
When you mention the
race to people the first name
that comes up is Chris
Christie. Why would that
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be? Because the media
plays Christie up and want
him to get elected
That should be the first
signal that he is not the can-
didate for this state. Any
media that supports a candi-
date should tell to vote for
the opposite candidate.
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I have heard people say
they will not vote for
Lonegan because he is too
conservative.
Let me start with no mat-
ter who you vote for some-
one is going to be upset
because they do not support
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their views.
For example. There are people out there
who are Pro Choice and some are Pro Life.
Some are in favor of gay marriage and some
are not. Some want to save the planet and
some could care less.
The point is that any one candidate will
not please everyone’s positions.
So how can one really decide to vote for
a candidate? Here is Luigi’s idea.
How about voting for someone who you
feel can do the best for the state you live in?
All those other issues are important to you
but not to everyone. My personal prefer-
ences are not the same as my neighbors. In
fact most issues are not even important to
the candidates. They only tell the voting
blocks what they want to hear. Once elected
they start campaigning for the next term
and will not support any issues are contro-
versial like abortion or gay rights.
So if a voter looks at the person and tries
to see what they can do for the state as a
whole instead of only supporting a candi-
date that has their issues in hand we will all
do better in a long run.
Lonegan has ideas. I saw him at a cham-
ber event. I never really heard of him
before. This guy blew me away. Not on the
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issues of pro choice, gay right and environ-
ment but on practical issues like taxes, gov-
ernment and unions. The other issues are
fine but they will not help this state when it
comes to people and businesses leaving and
raising taxes.
Steve has a plan and ideas. Maybe some
radical ideas but they are ideas that can help
this state get back on its feet and save peo-
ple money.
Here are some of the issues from
Lonegan's website http://lonegan.com/
Home.aspx
On Government: Lone-gans plan is to
transform our current government from 16
departments to 13 by eliminating and/or
realigning 4 Departments and establishing
one new department. These rectifications
will allow us to decrease spending from its
current level in excess of $30 billion to $25
billion.
On Economy: He will implement a
proven plan that will revitalize our state’s
economy and bring businesses and people
back to New Jersey. This plan will include
cutting our state government by no less than
20%, cutting taxes (including the personal
and corporate income taxes), cutting regula-
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tions and burdensome bureaucracies, and
allowing the free market to work without
the unnatural interference of a heavy-hand-
ed government.
Flat Tax: A flat tax plan will start with a
flat tax rate of 2.9% on every dollar earned.
The rate will decrease to 2.5% the following
year, and further to 2.1% in the third year.
Moreover, the rate will only be changed
thereafter by a super majority of the state
legislature.
Eminent domain: He will pose a question
on the ballot so that voters can decide
whether eminent domain should once again
be limited to cases of a traditional public
use.
On preserving our towns: We must pre-
serve our towns and restore those local
elected officials to their rightful positions so
they can perform the duties they were elect-
ed to perform. Trenton bureaucrats must be
taken out of the way and told to remove the
handcuffs from our local officials.
Furthermore, the residents of our towns
must be permitted to have a meaningful say
in how their towns are governed.
Immigration: There are close to 500,000
illegal aliens residing in New Jersey and
that population causes additional strains on
our schools, health care systems, economy,
and way of life. To make matters worse, Jon
Corzine has rolled out the red carpet and
made New Jersey a magnet state for illegal
aliens. It is our responsibility to reverse this
course.
I object to providing drivers licenses to
illegal aliens, and I will not permit illegal
aliens to obtain the benefits of in-state col-
lege tuition rates.
Affordable housing: The Council on
Affordable Housing (COAH) is a group of
nameless, faceless bureaucrats who are
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about why it's so hard to quit smoking,
subsidized, low-income housing units into or for options on how to quit smoking, For more information about the lunch 'n
every town around the state of New Jersey. are invited to a free lunch 'n learn at learn and quitting smoking in general, call
This radical agenda, promoted by Jon Community Prevention Resources of Leeanne Del Prado at Community
Corzine, flows from the New Jersey Warren County, Inc. in Washington on Wed. Prevention Resources of Warren County,
Supreme Court’s Mt. Laurel decision that May 6 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Inc. at 908-835-1800. CPRWC is a non-
created a previously non-existent constitu- You can learn about "Tobacco 101" at profit agency dedicated to promoting the
tional right to an affordable house. In order the lunch 'n learn, including ingredients in mental and physical health, wellness and
cigarettes, what smoking really costs you, safety of individuals and families living in
to eliminate COAH, I will get a question negative health effects, why quitting the the community through a variety of preven-
placed on the ballot allowing the voters to tative programs. For further information
habit is so hard, and about the options avail-
overturn the Mt. Laurel decision so that able for quitting smoking. about CPRWC, a United Way agency, visit
housing and zoning decisions can be If interested, either stop by and register, www.communitypreventionresources.org.
returned to local municipalities, as was the
case for our entire state history. Until I can
place the question on a ballot, I will cut
funding for COAH so it cannot impose its
unrestrained will upon local communities.
These are just some of the issues that are
important to this state. There are many more
but as I said these are the issues for our
future, our children’s future. All the person-
al issues are just that personal and although
they might affect you they will not do much
to lower taxes, improve schools and
improve our lives as residents of New
Jersey. I urge you all to look at Steve’s site.
Whether you are a Republican or Democrat
we should all have one thing in common.
Making New Jersey a better place to live
and raise our families.
For the record a friend of mine had invit-
ed Steve to a meet and great at his home ( I
was out of town and would have loved to
attend) and Steve’s office answered within a
week and set it up. He also contacted Chris
Christie camp and is still waiting for a
return call or email. If someone can’t return
a call or an email after almost 2 months that
tells me that this guy is not sincere. Maybe
he is to good to visit with local people and
shake hands with the commoners.
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Marcus Jewelers in Rutherford, NJ.
Leonard learned the business through hands
on experience with sales, Institute of
America (GIA) in New York where he was
trained in advanced diamond setting.
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“Driving Into The 20th Century”
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opened J. Thomas Jewelers in Flanders. Visit the Transportation Exhibit at
“It’s such a sense of satisfaction when
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Leonard opened his first jewelry store,
Leonard & Co. Jewelers, in Bergen County
20 years ago. He purchased J. Thomas
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Leonard and Elizabeth kept the original
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which would be 25 billion from the current 33 billion. As
you know, the governor has just proposed a 29 billion dol-
lar budget, so out of necessity he's already had to reduce,
but he's not gone far enough. By reducing state spending to
25 billion dollars, it will enable us to eliminate all these new
taxes plus eliminate the state's destructive and progressive
income tax, and replace it with a simple flat tax of 2.9 per-
cent, which will make us competitive with Pennsylvania
whose flat tax is 3.07. Secondly we need to repeal the state
small business taxes and roll back regulations that are harm-
ing business in the state.
Question: You're not the first to suggest implementing a
flat tax in New Jersey. Yet there are still many who are
opposed to it. Perhaps you can explain who would benefit
from this change, and what it would mean to the state as a
whole.
Answer: The entire state's economy benefits from a sim-
ple flat income tax. First, because it would be a first step in
ending the outward migration of upper income and middle
income wage earners who drive the economy. Second, it
will make us competitive with all surrounding states in the
northeast, particularly with NY who has a progressive
income tax at the top end of 6.8 percent, and Pennsylvania,
whose flat tax is 3.07 percent. A flat tax also assures that
every taxpayer in the state has a vested interest in what the
state government does. So if legislators want to increase
spending, every voter is affected by that. This current poli-
cy of progressive taxation has put control of the tax system
into the hands of politicians who determine how to tax peo-
ple depending on where they can best buy their votes. This
is destructive to democracy and to fairness. And it's
immoral when we use tax policy that allows politicians to
target certain income groups because they don't have
enough votes to defend themselves, and to use this mental-
ity of penalizing success and productivity through a coer-
cive tax system. So eliminating the progressive tax will
bring economic prosperity to all taxpayers by making New
Jersey economically powerful once again.
Question: You also have talked about repealing the low-
income housing regulations. Can you explain how your
plan is going to affect the average homeowner in New
Jersey?
Answer: It'll cut taxes for the average homeowner
because the COAH mandates will be driving up property
taxes across the state, affecting neighborhoods, driving up
the cost of education. If the governor is successful in imple-
menting his mandate for 115,000 low income housing units,
we'll need to build somewhere in the neighborhood of 2,000
new school buildings in this state to house students that
move into this housing. This will upend communities and
neighborhoods. It's a social engineering scheme that is
doomed to failure and harmful to all taxpayers in the state.
Question: One of your campaign promises is to make
New Jersey a magnet state for businesses. Unfortunately,
we've been seeing an exodus of businesses recently. How
do you plan to rectify that?
Answer: Three major steps: One, eliminate the small
business and corporate income taxes that are driving people
out of the state. Two, eliminate progressive income taxes
that harm job producers and high income and middle-
income wage earners. And three, end the regulations that
are destroying businesses for the state. And those include,
number 1, the new paid family leave bill that pays people to
stay home for up to six weeks of the year while getting paid.
Number 2, project labor agreements that require that local
governments pay union wages for every single project that
we do which drives up property taxes. Number 3, overturn
the destructive Card Check Bill which takes away the secret
ballot when unionizing and allows union organizers to go
into businesses and unionize them without the secret ballot.
And number 4,the small business taxes, which I repeated
over and over again are harmful to industry.
Question: On a more personal note, can you tell me, in
political terms, who would you say has made the most sig-
nificant contribution to our state, or to our nation, in the past
few decades?
Answer: Ronald Reagan because he took a nation with
morale in decline; we had double digit inflation; we had
massive unemployment and in the most challenging of
times, took a country and turned it around through imple-
menting the very core principles that I believe in, which is
limiting government, cutting taxes, and enforcing individ-
ual opportunity. In addition to that, despite advisors and
much of the media and public opinion, was not afraid to
take on the Soviet Union. The result was the dismantling of
the Soviet Union. So he has done more for our country and
the entire world than any elected official in my lifetime. If
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such techniques work in the long run to
entered in the solders’ defense at trial and so
they had no choice but conviction, prison,
By Harlin Parker those public servants were found to be nothing make us safer nor do they reflect the kind of and dishonorable discharge. The lawyers

I
don’t know about you, entrusted by us to deal with more than poor saps, found people we are or aspire to be. But, I who wrote the memos and the commanders
but I like my govern- such things. But even here, at the wrong place at the digress. Whether or not you agree or dis- who gave the orders, including civilians
ment open and accessi- openness needs to be the wrong time, often for the agree with the techniques used, you must (believed to include VP Cheney if not W
ble. After all, we own it. It rule wherever possible. wrong reasons. Hundreds, applaud the release of these documents. himself) have all gone off to comfortable
exists to serve us, not the Nationally, the Obama yes hundreds, of them have Governments function least well that retirements. Quite frankly, I don’t like our
other way around (they administration, as it has been released. Even if you function in secrecy. Reading the tortured solders being treated that way and I don’t
tried that and it didn’t work been required by law to do, think “bad guys” should be logic of the lawyers who wrote opinions like the people responsible to not be held
out too well). “Of, by and has released documents tortured, do you really think justifying these techniques is, well, tortu- accountable.
for the people. “ You relating to the so called innocent people should be? ous. What the heck were these guys think- And how about at the local level? How
remember those words, no? “enhanced interrogation Torture, even if it ing? It is only in the light of day that we, open and transparent is our local govern-
Many of us take them to be techniques” used by worked once or twice (and the people, can learn what our government ment? For those of us who attend the bi-
true. There are, we realize, American citizens against the jury is still out on this had been doing in our name. It is only when monthly meetings of the Washington
many things that govern- other human beings. More point), does not work in the we know these things that we can decide, Township Committee, let alone the budget
ment does, including issues documents are to be long term. That isn’t com- for ourselves, if these actions helped us or meetings, there is at least the appearance of
of public safety and nation- released soon. Sure, some ing from me but from peo- hurt us. Remember, ours is a government of openness. But while agenda items are list-
al security, where much of these human beings ple much smarter and more laws. W’s far right radical idea of a unitary ed, including on the Internet, I defy the
information must be kept were, are, among the worst knowledgeable than I, in the executive, where he was the “decider,” is average citizen to read the agenda and get
confidential, known only by miscreants alive. But many US and in other western shown, once again, to have been way out- any real idea of what is going on.
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