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- Opinion · Dec 8, 2010WikiLeaks’ Bottom-Line Revelation
leftist America-haters, Assange was born and weaned during the Cold War. Then the wrong side won. What the superpower Soviet Union failed to do with its armies … awkward,” but the ultimate effects on policy would be “modest.” Pray that Gates is right about modest impact, but right now and for at least the next six months
- Opinion · Dec 8, 2010Moral or Immoral Government
needlessly so. I keep things simple and you tell me where I go wrong. My initial assumption is that we each own ourselves. I am my private property … because those acts violate private property. So is theft, broadly defined as taking the rightful property of one person and giving it to another. Immorality in government lies
- Opinion · Dec 7, 2010Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Don’t Care
many challenges to what used to be considered a shared sense of right and wrong? It is because we no longer regard the Author of what is right. Loosed from … shouts “wrong way” as a fascist imposer of their personal beliefs. The military is one of our primary national underpinnings. So is marriage. No wonder the gay rights movement seeks
- Opinion · Dec 4, 2010The Legend of Johnny Boone
protect women and children and helpless; To always have a clear view of right and wrong; To do right without reserve.” And, brother, that is where the story gets better … lawmen. The regional belief is that he hasn’t committed any crimes that are wrong as far as God is concerned. He’s regarded as an “outlaw,” not a criminal
- Opinion · Dec 2, 2010Cure or Care?
nation has made a wrong turn, it is difficult if not impossible to reverse course. America still has time to make the right choice and move in the direction
- Opinion · Dec 1, 2010Glorifying ‘Great’ Liberal Judges
most Americans wouldn’t agree that granting the broadest menu of civil liberties (and rights to lawsuits) for terrorist suspects like Padilla is desirable, let alone a hallowed moment … decision?” Stevens would not question the motives of his colleagues, but called them “profoundly wrong.” Why can’t Pelley freely admit there isn’t a soul at CBS who doesn
- Opinion · Nov 30, 2010Those Whom the God Would Destroy ...
nuclear weapons, won’t destroy our foreign relationships. She could be right. She could be wrong. The real point is elsewhere. It takes the form of a question: What have … restraint and good will. What’s all that as against the people’s right to be told ... by YOU? Whether or not foreign policy damage results from WikiLeaks’ information dump
- Opinion · Nov 25, 2010I Was Wrong
WASHINGTON -- “When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you
- Opinion · Nov 24, 2010This Pope Plays It Right
equal. Assault is wrong, for instance, but assault with a deadly weapon is more wrong than assault with a non-deadly one. Recognizing and limiting the harm … sound. But, more relevant, I appreciate the role the church plays in savoring the right notes. It’s a common trope among church critics to glibly suggest that the Vatican
- Opinion · Nov 23, 2010Is the American Dream Over?
government is going to help achieve their dreams is putting their faith in the wrong place. People who believe a politician of whatever party or persuasion can make their life … comes from character developed in one’s youth, usually with a sense of right and wrong once imposed by parents and affirmed by culture. “America will never
- Opinion · Nov 23, 2010Air Travel: One Step Behind Terrorists
involve shutting down an entire terminal because a passenger inadvertently walked through the wrong door. It does, however, involve careful attention to behavior, individual conversations with every traveler … more likely than any government agency to figure out how to get security right. Instead we ended up with groin gropes, naked X-rays, and “security” procedures that irritate everyone
- Opinion · Nov 23, 2010The Palin Perplexity
left -- which in turn loves her for splitting (so the left hopes) the right over her personality and track record. The best way for a conservative to incur a black … election. Whereas once he could do no wrong, he now seems incapable -- as the left sees it -- of doing any right. Palin comes on, politically, like the upperclassman a sorority
- Opinion · Nov 22, 2010Our FDA Turns Repulsive
majority of Americans are fed up with idiots who think they have the right to foist their crazed opinions on those who are gentle, law-abiding and free … morality because, not only will it not work, it proves we still have the wrong people with their awful ideas in places that certainly should have never been
- Opinion · Nov 17, 2010Natural Is Not Always Better
might be better for the environment, but so often what sounds logical is just wrong. Don’t believe me? Dr. Jude Capper, an assistant professor of dairy sciences at Washington … environmentally damaging things natural cows do while they are alive. “Absolutely right,” Capper said. “Every single day, they need feed, they need water, and they give off methane nitrous oxide
- Opinion · Nov 15, 2010Created by God to Be Good
definitively evil. Otherwise its wrongfulness is a matter of opinion. Mao and Seneca approved of murder; we disapprove. What makes us think we’re right? The God who created
- Opinion · Nov 12, 2010Backtrack
withdrawing U.S. troops. “It sent out the wrong message, and it created a problem.” The former prisoner of war is right -- but he understates the case. The original Obama promise
- Opinion · Nov 12, 2010Reviving Three Little Words
residence in her dog house. That should teach them to neither bark up the wrong tree nor chase after that dusty Chevy. Successful Republicans, who would normally be celebrating … down their victories and for once are playing it smart. John Boehner struck the right note on Election Day night: “We have real work to do, and this
- Opinion · Nov 11, 2010Of Course Sarah Palin’s ‘Unfit’; She’s a Republican
exactly kill on his military aptitude test. He got half the questions right and half the questions wrong -- dead average. He explained his poor showing by insisting, “I must have
- Opinion · Nov 11, 2010The Olbermann Factor
liberal host asks: “When did you first realize you were right about everything and the opposition was wrong?” I exaggerate only slightly to make a point. What passes for modern
- Opinion · Nov 10, 2010I’m Politically Incorrect
blacks and Hispanics to get admitted. I think affirmative action is racism -- and therefore wrong. If a private school like Bucknell wants to have such policies to increase diversity, fine … host their own events.” Right. My affirmative action cupcake “event” led to some interesting discussions. One young woman began by criticizing me, “It’s absolutely wrong.” But after I raised