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- Opinion · Feb 5, 2009Honestly Abe
Lincoln wrote. “I am naturally anti-slavery. If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong. I can not remember when I did not think so, and feel.” Is this … assassination in April 1865, Lincoln gave a speech in which he advocated the right to vote for “very intelligent negroes” and 200,000 black Civil War veterans. The rest
- Opinion · Jan 28, 2009GOP: Time To Get Things Undone
Reaching across the political aisle” and “putting politics aside” always entail selling out the right and putting conservative principles aside. How about preventing the damage done by Democratic meddlers trying … asserted that there is no disagreement on the need to Do Something. He’s wrong. Two hundred economists spoke up this week in an open letter disseminated by the libertarian
- Opinion · Jan 28, 2009Obama’s Green Snake Oil
fact, jobs are created.” Stabenow, whose state is heavily dependent on coal, is rightly concerned about the economic impact of Obama’s cap-and-trade plan for reducing carbon dioxide … unlikely to have any measurable impact. Presumably Obama thinks these skeptics are wrong. I’d like to hear why. But that would require the president to be more candid about
- Opinion · Jan 27, 2009Gitmo Questions for Press Secretary Robert Gibbs
full panoply of constitutional rights? Or does he actually favor full-blown constitutional rights for terrorists? If so, will he not be leading America back to its pre-Sept … hard-core anti-war base than America’s image internationally? But if I’m wrong and his overriding concern truly is with international opinion, then could you please explain
- Opinion · Jan 27, 2009Reviving the Economy and Ourselves
along with our stock portfolios. More than a stimulus, we need the lessons that wrong decisions and failure bring. Let the house of cards collapse and let’s start over … back to basics and no more keeping up with the Joneses. That’s the right attitude, not subsidies that encourage risky financial behavior. We used to take care of each
- Opinion · Jan 26, 2009Roe and Doe, 36 Years On
Life website. For his part, Obama issued a statement restating his support for abortion rights and insisting that Roe v. Wade “protects women’s health and reproductive freedom.” Endlessly … claim that the Constitution requires abortion on demand.” Burger was wrong, but he wasn’t alone. Right from the start, the media have gotten it wrong, too. The morning after
- Opinion · Jan 24, 2009A Two-Step Plan for Success
Americans should wish him well. Of course, those of us on the political right are likely to disagree with his policies from time to time. That’s what democracy … never shy away from telling our leaders when they’re on the wrong path -- something George W. Bush and congressional Republicans learned when they rammed through the budget-busting Medicare
- Alexander's Column · Jan 23, 2009Ushering in the Error of Obama
remaking America.” I will remake America into Amerika. “We will restore science to its rightful place.” Global warming hysteria is a great catalyst for expanding government control. “The world … corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history, but that we will extend a hand if you are willing
- Opinion · Jan 23, 2009Executing Faithfully
proclaimed that those who hold on to power through “silencing dissent” were on “the wrong side of history.” That’s a relief. And there was a coded message for conservatives … like the most were actually hackneyed political evergreens. “We will restore science to its rightful place” -- who moved it? -- “and wield technology’s wonders to raise health care’s quality
- Opinion · Jan 23, 2009The Obama-Kennedy Connection
crowd of 2 million on the Mall. At least one thing he got wrong. He spoke of “a sapping of confidence -- a nagging fear that America’s decline is inevitable … lost the support of white Southerners after he came out for the civil rights bill in June 1963. His ratings remained high even after his first major and highly visible
- Opinion · Jan 22, 2009Obama’s Inaugural Address Short on Inspiration
when it wasn’t joyless, it was often either incoherent or disjointed or factually wrong. That is not to say nothing good was said. There were some fine thoughts, delivered … much as the left does. Beyond Islamic terror, it’s hard to identify a right-wing fear. But the left’s list has been almost endless: racism, homophobia, Islamophobia, xenophobia
- Opinion · Jan 22, 2009Unreal Expectations? President Obama Asked For Them
against terror was harmful to the republic. So, were Bush’s polices wrong then, but suddenly right now? Successfully having it both ways has been evident again on matters
- Opinion · Jan 22, 2009The New Era of Responsibility
talking about letting those tax cuts expire in 2010. Don’t get me wrong. Obamaland is right to put off raising taxes during a recession. But why is a discarded
- Opinion · Jan 21, 2009Obama’s Inaugural: Hubris Will Bring Him Down
minds.” In Obama’s mind, the government he runs solves all problems and rights all wrongs. What will happen when government fails? Obama’s hubris -- the belief that
- Opinion · Jan 20, 2009Letter to Obama Supporters
world will be erased by the simple fact of Barack Obama raising his right hand and swearing to uphold the Constitution. Well, the Obama ascendancy may make the U.S. more … still today.” Last week, responding to President Obama, Chavez said “I hope I am wrong, but I believe Obama brings the same stench, to not say another word.” What inflamed
- Opinion · Jan 17, 2009Arnold’s State of the State -- Not So Good
Sacramento what a man can do when he’s not afraid to take risks.” Wrong. Cut to 2009. Schwarzenegger found out that when he took risks, no one liked … legislators are burning the midnight oil working to throw blame elsewhere. The Democrats are right about this. A $42 billion, 18-month shortfall is not going to be fixed with
- Opinion · Jan 16, 2009Don’t Punish Public for Blundering Constables
health inspector had the wrong address on his paperwork and rummaged around the wrong restaurant, only to find a roach and vermin infestation the likes of which are rarely seen … truly innocent people being punished. Criminals didn’t do anything right just because the cops did something wrong. (C) 2009 Tribune Media Services
- Opinion · Jan 16, 2009Exit Bush, Shoes Flying
want to be responsible for undoing that success. In Iraq, Bush rightly took criticism for all that went wrong -- the WMD fiasco, Abu Ghraib, the descent into bloody chaos … Bush’s policies will be grudging, if silent, acknowledgment of how much he got right. (c) 2009, Washington Post Writers Group
- Opinion · Jan 14, 2009Handwritten Bush Letter Disproves One Myth, Hints at Others That Might Be Disproved
merely a vehicle for making my point. After all, Bush doesn’t read media, right? Wrong. Really wrong. Last week, I received a handwritten letter from President Bush expressing … intelligence he was given on weapons of mass destruction was in large measure wrong. That’s a bold and introspective comment coming from a man who, understandably, would seek justification
- Opinion · Jan 14, 2009Skeptical of Obama’s Stimulus Plan
point where they sound like it’s better to be wrong in a group than to be right alone -- an example of ideological dogmatism as bad as any. Obviously, consensus … Texas Air National Guard had to be right. Everyone knows everything is right, until everything goes wrong. If that’s not one of the great lessons of the financial collapse