So, this is ‘Big, bad, Wallstreet, eh?’ ============== By Bret Stephens, Feb. 8, 2016 7:14 p.m. ET Last Friday a crane collapsed in lower Manhattan, killing a man named David Wichs. The next day the papers told the story of his life: a Jewish immigrant from Czechoslovakia; a math whiz with a degree from Harvard; a thoughtful neighbor and husband; “the nicest,... Read more
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Your Grandchildren Won’t Thank You..
February 2 | Posted by mrossol | Big Govt, Losing Freedom, The LeftFrom a recent episode of the television show “Downton Abbey” and it was a great line! =========== Dowager Countess of Grantham ( Maggie Smith): For years I’ve watched governments take control of our lives, and their argument is always the same—fewer costs, greater efficiency. But the result is the same, too. Less control by the people, more control by the state, until... Read more
Hillary ‘mail gate’?
January 14 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Clinton, Labor, Liberal Press, The LeftThere would be nothing but this on the first three pages of 90% of America’s newspapers if ‘she’ was Republican. Don’t doubt that for 3 seconds. ======= WSJ 1/14/2016 Hillary Clinton has taken to attacking Bernie Sanders in the wake of polls showing the Vermont socialist is beating her in Iowa and New Hampshire. The fascinating question is how much Bernie’s comeback is... Read more
Do You Care What ISIS Wants?
January 4 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, ISIS, Obama, The LeftHillary thinks its important; some think being on ISIS ‘hate em’ list is something to be proud of. ==== To Spite ISIS The post-9/11 cliché “the terrorists will have won” now has a successor: “what ISIS wants.” President Obama himself employed a variation of the new slogan in his speech after the San Bernardino attack: “We should not be drawn once more into... Read more
Bring them Home:
December 29 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Iran, Obama, The LeftImpotent. That’s the polite term. C______ is the other . . . ===== By William McGure WSJ Dec. 28, 2015 6:39 p.m. On Thursday night as the ball drops in Times Square, millions of Americans watching on TV will join the revelers in Manhattan to celebrate the new year. For other Americans, alas, the arrival of Jan. 1 will mark only... Read more
Hiding the Rise of Violent Crime
December 26 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Law, Party Politics, Policing, The LeftNot getting the attention it needs to get. I’m disappointed, though not surprised, that the Obama administration as well as many on the Left do not want to have a more open discussion. Where is the Reverend Jesse Jackson? Where is Al Sharpton? Where is Eric Holder? ===== By Heather Mac Donald Dec. 25, 2015 1:09 p.m. WSJ Murders and shootings have spiked in... Read more
