I have readers who don’t want to post comments who tell me that I have a ‘terrible bias’. I confess I do – like most people I know [although I suppose many have a ‘wonderful’ bias as compared to mine]. I tend to agree with the WSJ, but what I appreciate even more about the J is that... Read more
Archive for the ‘American Thought’ Category
Surveillance and Its Discontents
June 16 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, NSA, Radical Islam, US ConstitutionNoonan: Privacy Isn’t All We’re Losing
June 16 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Big Govt, Noonan, ObamaAlways a good read. ======= The U.S. surveillance state as outlined and explained by Edward Snowden is not worth the price. Its size, scope and intrusiveness, its ability to target and monitor American citizens, its essential unaccountability—all these things are extreme. The purpose of the surveillance is enhanced security, a necessary goal to say the least. The price is a now formal and... Read more
Detroit Looks to Pay Less to Bondholders
June 16 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Big Govt, Debt, Democrat Party, Liberal Press, Party PoliticsWhat a mess. I’m sure George Bush is mostly to blame. Is anyone surprised that most liberal newspapers do not put too much time into this story. Might be inconvenient… ============= By MATTHEW DOLAN, KELLY NOLAN and EMILY GLAZER DETROIT—The city of Detroit told some debtholders on Friday they will have to accept pennies on the dollar or risk getting drawn... Read more
Think the IRS Is Bad Now? Just Wait.
June 16 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, IRSWill 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
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
