01:00 AM EST on Monday, November 29, 2004

I'd like to thank my fellow Americans for their recent decision to re-elect President Bush.

Let's look at some of the Nov. 20 headlines from The Journal: "Worshipers killed in chaotic raid on mosque"; "Protest erupts in Chile: Bush an unwelcome visitor"; "U.S. charges Iran is racing to make uranium compound"; "6 NATO allies balk at helping U.S. train Iraqi army officers"; "Insurgents threaten nation's rebuilding, U.S. director says."

And right now Congress is considering legislation that would increase the number of high-tech and professional foreign guest workers that can work in the United States, in an already high-unemployment U.S. job market. The proposal would be included in the 2005 Omnibus Spending bill. The Bush administration is pushing the legislation that will enable businesses to hire foreign workers at lower wages than U.S. workers, under the H-1b visa program.

I guess this is Bush's "new beginning." I can't wait to see what the next few years bring!

Thanks again, America!

MICHAEL SIMONE

Cranston