Opinion Forum

Paglia on Obama and Limbaugh

March 12th, 2009

In her monthly column at Salon.com, Camille Paglia discussed the faltering early days of the Obama Administration and its ill-advised attacks on Rush Limbaugh. She summarized the Administration’s ineffectiveness and embarrassments, including “that chaotic pig rut of a stimulus package,” the “shrill duo of slick geeks” who speak for the Administration on economic policy, and “the [...]

Articles written by Tom Carter
Tags: Limbaugh, Obama, Paglia
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“Twilight” vs “Harry Potter”

March 11th, 2009

I’ve read the “Harry Potter” series by J. K. Rowling and the “Twilight” series by Stephenie Meyer. I really enjoyed reading both series. While on the computer the other day I saw on the internet that people are actually voting to see which series is better. I can understand why they’re voting because they’re both [...]

Articles written by Amber
Tags: literature
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Comes Another Soothsayer

March 10th, 2009

In the previous post, I compared economists and soothsayers, opining that there isn’t much difference between the two. I used Paul Krugman as an example. He’s firmly (to understate the fact) in the liberal camp. He thinks that President Obama and Congress aren’t going to spend enough money to resolve the economic crisis. Now comes Kevin Hassett, [...]

Articles written by Tom Carter
Tags: economists, economy, Obama
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Economists and Soothsayers

March 9th, 2009

According to the dictionary, a soothsayer is a person “who claims to be able to foretell events or predict the future.” Wikipedia defines the word as meaning “a person who…predicts the future based upon personal, political, spiritual, mental or religious beliefs rather than scientific facts.” So, what’s the difference between an economist and a soothsayer? [...]

Articles written by Tom Carter
Tags: economists, economy, Obama
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The Cap-and-Trade Tax

March 7th, 2009

Democrats continue to dither over secondary issues while the economy goes from bad to worse and Americans suffer. Peggy Noonan, in a column about an honest, forthright Marine Corps investigation of an aircraft accident, contrasts that with the behavior of politicians in Washington: The White House this week was consumed by extreme interest in a celebrated [...]

Articles written by Tom Carter
Tags: cap-and-trade, economy, global warming, Limbaugh, Obama
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The Folly of Fighting Limbaugh

March 6th, 2009

We’re in deep economic trouble, and it’s been getting markedly worse since Barack Obama became president. That seems to be because the President himself has spread some doom and gloom, action to address the problem is a confused mess, and many people, most notably business and Wall Street, have little confidence in what’s being done. So what are the [...]

Articles written by Tom Carter
Tags: economy, Emmanuel, Limbaugh, Obama
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The Host

March 4th, 2009

I’ve been reading a new book called The Host. It’s by Stephenie Meyer (author of the “Twilight” series). It’s not about vampires and has nothing to do with “Twilight,” but it’s really good. I really am enjoying it. I would totally recommend it to you guys but especially to people who really love Stephenie Meyer. When [...]

Articles written by Amber
Tags: literature
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Dave Barry On British Art

March 3rd, 2009

I admit that I’m a peasant when it comes to “art.” For example, take Jackson Pollock. (Please.) He was, I’ve read, a master of “working spontaneously with liquid paint.” He would take big canvases and throw paint at them. Or drip paint on them. Or splash paint on them. The artsy glitterati would then ooh and aah over them and pay huge amounts of [...]

Articles written by Tom Carter
Tags: art, Dave Barry
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Bailouts and Suckers

March 2nd, 2009

Tax season reminds us how much money the government took away from us last year and maybe how much we still have to pay. This tax season is worse than most. As the government embarks on a wild spending spree intended to bail out malefactors and stimulate the economy, we have to wonder about some [...]

Articles written by Tom Carter
Tags: bailouts, economy, stimulus
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Community Action on War Trauma

March 1st, 2009

Many communities in the United States have a hidden problem, one that is in grave need of the American tradition of neighbors helping neighbors. The problem is the burden of memories that many young men and women bring home from a war, which can often become harder to deal with as time goes by. Many [...]

Articles written by Jan Barry
Tags: PTSD, soldiers, veterans
Categories: Life, Military, News | Comments (2) | Home