Backbone… finally. ===== WSJ 2/7/2018 Congress spent Tuesday working on a budget deal to avoid another government shutdown, and one adult on Capitol Hill was Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, who ripped America’s representatives for failing to provide reliable funding for the military. Mr. Mattis testified at the House Armed Services Committee about the 2018 defense strategy, among other topics, but noted with some acidity:... Read more
Archive for the ‘American Thought’ Category
Country Doctor makes House Calls
February 9 | Posted by mrossol | American ThoughtOh, for those days.. === By Bob Greene WSJ 2/9/2018 The relief in their eyes,” said Dr. Charles Kemper. “That’s _I_ what I saw when they opened the front door. There was often deep worry in their eyes, too, but the main thing I saw was relief: relief that I had come to their home, that I had arrived. That’s a look that... Read more
Reading the Memo
February 2 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Big Govt, FBI, Losing Freedom, Party Politics, StrasselYep, MS Strassel has it right… ===== WSJ 2/2/2018 By Kimberley A. Strassel The White House looks set to release the House Intelligence Committee memo on 2016 government surveillance abuses, which means the attacks on the document by Democrats, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the media are going to get wilder. To help navigate through the spin, here’s a handy guide... Read more
Tale of Two Shutdowns
January 24 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, TrumpIf you don’t “get it”, I am not sure I can help. ========= WSJ 1/22/2018 The government shutdown continued on Sunday as Senate Democrats imitate Republican Ted Cruz’s 2013 strategy of using government funding to force a President’s hand on an unrelated issue. Mr. Cruz wanted ObamaCare repeal while Democrats want to coerce the GOP on immigration, but the budget blackmail strategy deserves... Read more
Comey to Teach Ethics
January 24 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, The LeftI can’t make this stuff up… ====== WSJ 1/23/2018 The College of William & Mary in Virginia announced last week that James Comey will teach a course on “ethical leadership” starting this autumn. The former FBI director would not have been our first choice for such an assignment, but upon reflection maybe his experience as a federal prosecutor, deputy attorney general and FBI director... Read more
Pence at the Knesset
January 24 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Christianity, IsraelNeeds no additional comment. Pence speaks for himself. ========= WSJ 1/24/2018 As I walked out of the Knesset following Vice President Mike Pence’s Monday afternoon address, an Israeli cameraman turned to me with a jovial expression. Speaking in Hebrew, he asked me about the man whose speech he had just heard: “Was that the messiah, or the vice president of the United States?”... Read more
