Will Mr. Hatch get to say ” ‘ told you so…” I hope not. ========= By ORRIN HATCH The Internal Revenue Service has never been an agency much loved by the American people. With the IRS’s targeting of conservative groups, its already bad reputation has now sunk to a new low. But the scandal raises a critical question: If the IRS can’t manage... Read more
Archive for the ‘American Thought’ Category
Dreams of My Father
June 16 | Posted by mrossol | American ThoughtI wish everyone had such a story of their father… My father was born in 1926, and though not as dramatic as Oanh Ngo’s father, he too had a tough life through WWII and then America, where I was blessed to be born. ============ By OANH NGO USADI My father died three years ago. For months after his death, I had a... Read more
The IRS Cant Plead Incompetence
June 14 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought“I didn’t know about that…” They won’t let Americans make that claim, why do they? ======== Quickly: Everyone agrees the Internal Revenue Service is, under current governmental structures, the proper agency to determine the legitimacy of applications for tax-exempt status. Everyone agrees the IRS has the duty to scrutinize each request, making sure that the organization meets relevant criteria. Everyone agrees groups... Read more
It Aint Rocket Science, but Sock-Making Comes Close
June 11 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, TechnologyNo fetish for socks; I just like comfortable feet. =========== NORTHFIELD, Vt.—Designing the world’s best sock takes more than just sweat. Just ask Ric Cabot, a third-generation mill owner from here, who says he is out to sew “the world’s most uncompromising outdoor performance sock.” His Darn Tough Vermont line, a merino wool item, has 1,441 stitches per square inch, which he believes... Read more
Isreal and “Apartheid”?
June 10 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Politically correctHeavy sigh… =========== By RICHARD FRIEDMAN Birmingham, Ala. Alice Walker, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, has lately garnered more attention for her unhinged political views than for her writing. She has compared Fidel Castro to the Dalai Lama. She refused to allow her book “The Color Purple” to be translated into Hebrew. But perhaps nothing was more off-base—at least morally speaking—than the open letter... Read more
FHA Losses Could Hit $115 Billion
June 5 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Debt“They” promised they WILL NOT LET IT HAPPEN, so better grab you pocketbook! ============= By NICK TIMIRAOS The Federal Housing Administration’s projected losses over 30 years could reach as high as $115 billion under a previously undisclosed “stress test” conducted last year to determine how the agency would fare under an extremely severe economic scenario, according to documents reviewed by a congressional committee. The... Read more
