All about transparency, isn’t it. ============ Strassel: The President Has a List – WSJ.com.
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Archive for the ‘American Thought’ Category
Nobody but Me Pays My Commuting Costs — Letters to the Editor – WSJ.com
April 25 | Posted by mrossol | American ThoughtThe US Govt in fine form ============= Why should any citizen have to pay the bill for Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to commute between where he chooses to live and his place of work (“Panetta Says He Regrets Expense of Trips Home,” U.S. News, April 17)? I am an airline pilot based in Boston, but I choose to live in Atlanta. I... Read more
The Exploitation of Trayvon Martin
April 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, The LeftA bit long, but on the mark anyway. ========== Two tragedies are apparent in the Trayvon Martin case. The first is obvious: A teenager—unarmed and committing no crime—was shot dead. Dressed in a “hoodie,” a costume of menace, he crossed paths with a man on the hunt for precisely such clichés of menace. Added to this—and here is the rub—was the fact... Read more
Assailing the Supreme Court – WSJ.com
April 2 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Liberal Press, ObamaCare, The Left, US ConstitutionIts not about “American values…”, but about “Liberals’ values (as in “Left”) ====== After last week’s Supreme Court argument on ObamaCare, the political left seems to be suffering a nervous breakdown. Only a week ago, the liberal consensus was that the federal mandate to buy insurance couldn’t possibly be overturned. Now as panic sets in, the left has taken to mau-mauing the... Read more
Why Is Obama More Candid with Putin than Us?
March 30 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, ObamaObama trusts Putin more than Americans… ============ By MARTIN PERETZ When President Obama blurted out to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that he couldn’t do serious business during an election year, the New York Times characterized it as a “moment of political candor.” It seems to me, actually, to be a moment of political contempt—for the issues at hand as well as for the... Read more
The Trayvon Martin Tragedies
March 29 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Politically correct, The LeftHow long can you hold your breath? ================ By JUAN WILLIAMS The shooting death of Trayvon Martin in Florida has sparked national outrage, with civil rights leaders from San Francisco to Baltimore leading protests calling for a new investigation and the arrest of the shooter. But what about all the other young black murder victims? Nationally, nearly half of all murder victims are black.... Read more
