Monday, January 12, 2009
What if Torturing a Terrorist Saves Just One Life?
Here are some additional thoughts to follow yesterday’s commentary on whether or not President-elect Obama’s election renders “24” pointless. A popular slogan among the liberals is, “If it saves just one life, it’s worth it.” This cliché has been applied to everything from government-mandated...
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Sunday, January 11, 2009
Obama Has Made “24” Pointless?
So says Tim Goodman, a writer for the San Francisco Chronicle. Quoth Mr. Goodman: “Even before his inauguration, Barack Obama has brought change to America. He's made "24" pointless. Or more pointless, depending on how you look at it.” So how does Mr. Goodman look at it? After some fairly accurate...
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Tuesday, January 6, 2009
How Serious is Obama About Restoring Accountability to Washington?
Here’s another Obama promise that makes me wonder if he really meant what he said when he said it. “ Make no mistake: we need to end an era in Washington where accountability has been absent, oversight has been overlooked, and your tax dollars have been turned over to wealthy CEOs and well-connected...
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How Serious is Obama About Restoring Accountability to Washington?
Here’s another Obama promise that makes me wonder if he really meant what he said when he said it. “ Make no mistake: we need to end an era in Washington where accountability has been absent, oversight has been overlooked, and your tax dollars have been turned over to wealthy CEOs and well-connected...
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Monday, January 5, 2009
Pelosi Attempts to Ensure Democrat Tyranny in House of Misrepresentatives
Contemplate that phrase with me – “Democrat tyranny.” An oxymoron? Not in the House of Misrepresentatives, should House Speakerette Nancy Pelosi (D-California) have her way. From a column by Connie Hair at http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=30143: "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans to re-write...
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Sunday, January 4, 2009
Scandal de Jour: Another Leading Democrat Shot Down on Corruption
Has anyone heard the catch phrase “culture of corruption” bandied about in the lamestream media lately? I haven’t. How about amongst the Congressional Democrats who conceived the term? Nope. Little wonder – as I’ve been pointing out ever since they trotted out the concept, their party is awash in...
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Sunday, December 28, 2008
Bah, Humbug! Debt Collector Files 120 Foreclosures Christmas Week!
And in just one Ohio county, no less. Text of an article at http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081225/NEWS16/812250351, with three brief comments interspersed and one at the end. There isn’t much else I can write about something this outrageous. Article published Thursday,...
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Monday, December 22, 2008
What are a Middle Class Family’s Needs?
Ohio’s junior senator, Sherrod Brown, is bragging about completing a tour of every county in the state. In his press release, he proclaimed his concern for “the needs of Ohio’s middle class families.” I wrote him the following open letter in reply: Dear Senator Brown: I am in receipt of your report...
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Thursday, December 18, 2008
Bush: Is an Auto Bailout “Good Money after Bad”?
President Bush has, justifiably, drawn a lot of heat from conservatives for his advocacy of bailouts for struggling industries. But he said something about bailing out the auto industry today, as reported in the news, that actually is quite valid. The president speculated aloud if an auto bailout...
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008
The Best Government Money can Buy! What am I Bid for a Seat in the Senate?
I just love it when someone gets a good comeuppance. And there is a part of me that is just reveling in the emerging corruption scandal involving president-elect Obama’s soon to be vacated Senate seat. You can read a detailed analysis of the mess by Byron York of National Review Online at...
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