Opinion Forum

Summit? What Summit?

February 10th, 2010

By Larry Ennis The President’s invitation to the Republicans for a health care summit is, I suppose, an attempt at humor. The idea that a thirty-minute spot on television is enough to gain acceptance of the health care fiasco is ridiculous. After a year of shutting out the opposition, the President proposes a thirty-minute fixer-upper. I hope [...]

Articles written by Larry Ennis
Tags: Congress, Democrats, health care, Obama, polls, Republicans, summit
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Hopey-Changey Stuff

February 8th, 2010

By Tom Carter Poor President Obama. He can’t seem to get no respect, kind of like Rodney Dangerfield. Now comes a line that isn’t going to go away. In criticizing Obama at the Tea Party national convention in Nashville, Sarah Palin said, “How’s that hopey-changey stuff working out for ya?” The perfect mix of zing and [...]

Articles written by Tom Carter
Tags: convention, hopey-changey, Nashville, Palin, Tea Party
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The What Word?

February 8th, 2010

By Larry Ennis Having walked this earth for a while, I’ve seen and experienced my share of life. I’m astonished at some of the nit-picky things that mark our current times. One of the most laughable is the attempt of some people to dictate what can or cannot be said in public. One of the [...]

Articles written by Larry Ennis
Tags: chicken, hen, obscenities, PC, rooster, words
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The Crimes of the Intellectuals

February 7th, 2010

By Brianna Aubin The common mantra of most modern intellectuals (with notable but rare exceptions) is that they are trying to “do good,” that they are in fact working hard to improve the world, and that if they really didn’t care about society all they would have to do would be to sit back and [...]

Articles written by Brianna Aubin
Tags: intellectuals, intelligentsia, philosophy, social crimes, society, Thomas Sowell
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And The Spending Continues….

February 7th, 2010

By Brianna Aubin The House of Representatives voted to increase the debt ceiling by $1.8 trillion last Thursday, which combined with the Senate vote on January 28th, will raise the nation’s national debt to approximately $14.3 trillion. Every single Republican in both the House and the Senate voted against the increase in spending, a fact [...]

Articles written by Brianna Aubin
Tags: Congress, debt ceiling, default, Democrats, national debt, Republicans
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Term Limits and Pandora’s Box

February 7th, 2010

By Larry Ennis I think term limits are needed if we are to ever break up the logjam in national politics. However, the only recourse is to amend our Constitution. Such an action is very controversial. The chance of having something be made worse and not better is a genuine concern. Everyone knows or should know [...]

Articles written by Larry Ennis
Tags: amendment, Constitution, Supreme Court, term limits
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No Means No

February 5th, 2010

By Brianna Aubin “Congress shall make no law… abridging the freedom of speech….” You’d think that would be a pretty simple statement to understand. No means no, and it doesn’t matter what sort of special case you think you’ve found or what great excuse you’ve managed to dredge up, you don’t get to legislate against [...]

Articles written by Brianna Aubin
Tags: campaign financing, Citizens United v. FEC, corporations, freedom of speech
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How Sweet It Is

February 4th, 2010

By Larry Ennis In recent years U.S. auto makers have from time to time had to recall their products for numerous reasons. Some of the recalls were used to address serious issues, but far more were to address less than life-threatening items. Probably the most well-remembered were both fuel tank related issues. The vehicles involved [...]

Articles written by Larry Ennis
Tags: Detroit, GM, publicity, recall, safety, Toyota
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Israel and the Holocaust

February 2nd, 2010

by Edith Shaked Israel and the Holocaust – Is there an authentic historical perspective? Jacques and Isabelle silently left the compound of Yad Vashem (YV), Israel’s official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust and the world center for documentation, research, and education about the Holocaust. It was noon and they went for lunch. As [...]

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Tags: Final Solution, Holocaust, Israel, survivors, Tunisia, USHMM, Yad Vashem
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Terrorism and Priorities

February 2nd, 2010

By Tom Carter Richard Cohen, normally a pragmatic liberal who supports President Obama, has taken him and his Administration to task on how they’re dealing with terrorists. From his column in The Washington Post today: There is almost nothing the Obama administration does regarding terrorism that makes me feel safer. Whether it is guaranteeing captured terrorists that [...]

Articles written by Tom Carter
Tags: Abdulmutallab, criminal trials, Guantanamo, KSM, Obama, security
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Why Not a Peace Surge?

February 1st, 2010

By Jan Barry Greg Mortenson is a one-man peace wave. While heavily armed soldiers and insurgents clashed and bombs burst across Afghanistan and Pakistan throughout most of the past decade, Mortenson repeatedly trekked into the disputed region—without a rifle or artillery barrages and bombing runs to clear a path—and helped villagers in dozens of communities [...]

Articles written by Jan Barry
Tags: Afghanistan, children, Mortenson, Peace Corps, schools, Taliban
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