Text of Obama statement on bin Laden – MarketWatch. Gratitude to the military who got this job done. Classic Obama: He is so careful to take credit for making all the big decisions… once the positive result is known. ======= THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an... Read more
Archive for the ‘American Thought’ Category
Bernanke Loves the Dollar!
May 1 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, EconomicsReview & Outlook: Bernanke Meets the Press – WSJ.com. Chairman Ben Bernanke proved to be a skillful monetary politician at the first of his Federal Reserve press conferences yesterday, sounding equally worried and watchful as he fielded questions about both rising prices and high unemployment. But the real story of the day is that the central bank continues to... Read more
Opposed to Illegal Immigration?
May 1 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Liberal Press, ObamaIt Isn’t Racism to Be Opposed to Illegal Immigration – Letters to the Ediottr – WSJ.com. Great responses to this article. = In “Hispanic Values Are American Values” (op-ed, April 22), National Council of La Raza CEO Janet Murguia says that the previous concerns by those already here about waves of immigrants from Italy, Ireland and Eastern Europe were unfounded,... Read more
Wisconsin of the East
May 1 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Economics, Liberal Press, ObamaReview & Outlook: Wisconsin of the East – WSJ.com. Well? === Scott Walker impressions are popular these days, and the latest and greatest aping of the Wisconsin Governor is coming from the liberal heartland. On Wednesday, the Massachusetts state House voted 111-42 to limit public employees’ ability to collectively bargain for health care. Mrs. Trumka, please hide all sharp... Read more
Mistaken About EPA and Clean Air
May 1 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, EnvironmentSchwarzenegger Is Mistaken About EPA and Clean Air — Letters to the Editor – WSJ.com. Some great letters here. ===== The straw-man argument that legislation to rein in the EPA’s worst abuses would somehow dirty the air is an unworthy one for a strongman like Arnold Schwarzenegger (“The Clean Air Act Keeps Us Healthy,” April 21). The Clean Air Act’s success reflects... Read more
Abandoned Military History
May 1 | Posted by mrossol | American ThoughtPeter Berkowitz: Our Elite Schools Have Abandoned Military History – WSJ.com. The study of war elucidates some of mankind’s noblest virtues and bitterest vices. So why do colleges seem afraid of it? By PETER BERKOWITZ The Union’s victory in the Civil War, whose opening shots were fired by Confederate forces 150 years ago this month, established that the United States, which... Read more
