Apparently Georgie is tired of hearing from the people

Starting this week they are changing the rules of sending an email to the pResident. You now have to navigate a web-maze and can only send messages to the Thief of State on subjects they are willing to discuss. Take a look at this article. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/131404_email18.html

The pressure must be building.

This is a sign this adminsitration is about to crumble.

but love the Nixon similarities!

it I became absolutely enraged. Tactics like this have got to be absolutely illegal, and if not, they should be. To ask first if you support this idiots policies is insane.

Do you suppose it plants cookies on your hard drive to allow them access to your computer? Spyware? That may sound paranoid, but I don't put anything past this thugs.

As for living in a democracy, we are dead ducks. As the saying goes "That's all folks."

I'm not going. I don't have anything to say that he'd care about anyways. I'll just wait for the next Elected President.

I emailed Hilary in the good old days. It was very friendly. She also sent me a signed thank you letter which I just happended to get on my birthday....I framed it.....

Dean 2004

what the people were saying?

You now have to navigate a web-maze and can only send messages to the Thief of State on subjects they are willing to discuss

it's actually worse than that. according to an article i read, after you submit via the web site, you have to wait for a confirmation email, and respond to it.

the first part, about navigating a web site maze and having to fill out a form, seems to be a common practice for federal elected officials' web sites. i know both CA sens, Boxer and Feinstein, have the same setup. whenever i send email to senator@feinstein.senate.gov, i get an auto-response saying that i should submit my comments via the web site. what a hassle. i've complained about it (yes using the web site), but of course she never responded to that.

Bush has spent his whole presidency hiding from the press, hiding from protestors, hiding from the people. now he apparently wants to hide from emails too.

according to the official https://sawho14.eop.gov/PERSdata/faqs.htm">white house email FAQ,

(dunno if this link will work... let's try it...)

only their selected subjects are permitted via the webmail system. the FAQ says that if you wish to write about other subjects, to send (postal) mail or to call via telephone (not toll-free).

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3. What are the appropriate uses of Web Mail?

Web Mail should be used to learn more about President Bush's policies and to share your views with the Administration. If you are interested in commenting on topics not listed, or if your message is sensitive or requires personal attention, please do not use this system. Please write President Bush at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC 20502 or fax to 202-456-2461.
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and, note that "jobs" is not one of the subject areas.

neither are "GM foods", "civil liberties", or "agent orange" or "depleted uranium", "global warming", "impeachment", "lies", or many other plausible topics.

to be fair, each of these issues might conceivably fit under one of the available topics. for example, "global warming" might fit under Environment/AtmosphericIssues. but it takes extra effort to figure out how to fit your subject into one of their categories.

and to top it all off, when i just tried this now, some of the web pages along the path took MINUTES to load.

another interesting feature of the web site is that the form you have to fill out, has a field for "title" where the choices are not just the standard Mr/Mrs/Ms, but there are dozens of additional entries for military ranks, all the way from "Airman First Class" to "Admiral".

despite the obvious bias toward military submissions, veterans were slighted in the topics area. i don't recall seeing any topic for "veterans benefits".

you don't get to choose your greeting or your closing.
it's "Dear President Bush" at the top, and "Sincerely, XXX" at the bottom.

there is some good news, however. according to the FAQ, you can still send email to president@whitehouse.gov . although, the text seems to imply that such emails may be handled with a lower priority.

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4. Am I able to e-mail President George W. Bush at President@WhiteHouse.gov?

Yes, you may still send e-mail messages to this address. However, as in the past, an auto-response will be sent in reply. To ensure you receive a more substantive and personalized response, please use the White House Web Mail system.
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