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Dick Morris is doubtless correct on Obama's position to revert to treating terrorism as a law enforcement problem: “In previous terrorist attacks - for example, the first attack against the World Trade Center, we were able to arrest those responsible, put them on trial. They are currently in US prisons, incapacitated.” This is big - …
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Remarks like this (coming from U.S. Representative Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), member of the House Appropriations Committee,) are why I don't even believe that our government can do socialism properly, at least not today: We (the government) should own the refineries. Then we can control how much gets out into the market. I've done business with …
...we get problems like this: The Rev. Jack Hibbs, senior pastor of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills, said: “These judges crossed over from the realm of judicial or legislative powers into the church. They stepped inside of our churches, inside of our pulpits, inside of our Bible and redefined marriage for us.” The sooner we start …
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The Royal Bank of Scotland has issued a global stock and credit crash alert: The Royal Bank of Scotland has advised clients to brace for a full-fledged crash in global stock and credit markets over the next three months as inflation paralyses the major central banks. "A very nasty period is soon to be upon …
The Irish, in Celtic style, have pulled a good one on the EU with their rejection of the Lisbon treaty. After many years of generous subsidies, the Euromasters expected the Irish to return the favour. But for those of us who follow unruly Celts on this side of the Atlantic, the results were predictable. The …
The California Supreme Court, which didn't do much for its reputation in its recent same-sex civil marriage ruling, now must decide if an airport is a forum for free speech: The California Supreme Court was asked Monday by a federal appeals court to determine whether an airport is a "public forum" under state law. The …
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Spengler has an entertaining explanation as to why Barack Obama has so much support amongst younger voters: A profound sense of panic appears to have gripped American youth, which might explain why so many of them are seeking a messiah in Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barak Obama. But there isn't much that Obama or anyone …
When you consider what great political speeches you have heard--the ones that impact your life--which ones come to mind? For the Boomers, obvious choices include John Kennedy's inaugural address, Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech (his last one in Memphis is also memorable,) and Ronald Reagan's speech in front of the Berlin Wall. …
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John Zogby puts it clearly: The Clintons are proto-typical Baby Boomers - committed to ideals of peace and justice but overwhelmed with themselves. They (we, because I was born in 1948) are consumed with being the center of attention, the bride and groom at every wedding, so much so, that the ends don't simply justify …
Syria shifts toward the Arabs, away from Iran and Hezbollah, and plays footsie with Israel: The strings pulled by Qatar, which helped end the stand-off in Lebanon last May, are now working to orchestrate a rapprochement between Syria, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who meet King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia last weekend …
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