The chances are good that you won't see any Presidential limos on the highway in "flyover country" these days – just real people.
|
The "death tax" breaks up small businesses and can have a large impact on small communities. There are negative effects of living on unearned money, be it reparations or a family fortune. Just across the street from the New York Times headquarters stand two soldiers in camouflage uniforms with powerful handguns strapped to their thighs. There is a difference in mindset between the current ultra-liberal US administration and a country that knows there are people who hate them and want to do them great harm. If Khalid Shaikh Mohammed is clever he will turn his trial into an Obama birth certificate circus. Leslie Carbone is a throwback to an earlier time, but an intelligent and informed throwback, showing us by example what too many in America have lost in terms of attitude, drive, and self-confidence. It takes a certain type of person – and a certain type of relationship – to actually "pull the plug" on a parent. Maybe it's easier to do that on a grandma. According to Melissa Lafkey, the death of Mary Jo Kopechne helped launch the glorious Senate career of Ted Kennedy. Or, as Joe Stalin said, it may be necessary to break a few eggs, to make an omelette. Do we need a German-style economic stimulus? Anthony Weiner is too honest a leftist politician. "We're your government health care provider, and we're here to help." Labor unions join the health care debate. Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel doesn't advocate medical experimentation, just a level of benign neglect for elders and those with advanced illness.
In America, where food has been historically inexpensive and even people on Welfare have cable television and a car, the contrasts between rich and poor haven't been great enough to satisfy many radicals. Hillary can't afford to wait another eight years for the presidency. Years ago the New York Times had a much better understanding of — and respect for — the US military. |
 
|
|
Copyright © 2010 Intellectual Conservative Politics and Philosophy - All Rights Reserved |
|
Recent Comments