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"We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle."--Winston Churchill

Short Takes     by Theresa Fritz Camoriano      We finally have definitive evidence that there is at least one lawyer who is a decent human being.  He is halfway around the world, in Iraq, and he risked his life to help rescue Private Jessica Lynch.  If most people had his kind of moral compass and backbone, it would be impossible for tyrants to rule over anyone.  (Click to Read More)

The Deprivation of Defense      By Gordon Francis Corbett      Theodore Roosevelt wrote a behavioral definition of patriotism which should govern support for any policy.  

"Patriotism means to stand by the country.  It does not mean to stand by the President or any other public official save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country.  (Click to Read More)

Diagnosis Litigation      By Matthew J. Brouillette & Ty McCauslin      Despite a number of obstacles limiting access to affordable insurance, America's healthcare system remains the envy of the world.  But as the current medical malpractice insurance epidemic raging across the Keystone State continues to unfold, the various symptoms behind why the cost of healthcare is rising at a rate about seven times that of overall inflation must be honestly diagnosed if we ever hope to come up with a cure.  (Click to Read More)

Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Strikes Out With Economic Development Bonds  (Taxpayers as Forced Investors In Venture Capital Projects)      By Grant Gulibon      Governor Ed Rendell moonlights as a cable television sports commentator.  So when Pennsylvanians recently saw headlines reading "Rendell Wants $2 Billion for Bonds," many of them could be forgiven for concluding that the governor thinks the San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds-the 5-time MVP and single-season home run king-should get a hefty pay raise.  (Click to Read More)

TERRY’S TIDBITS      By Terry Gray      IRAQ:  I wish to thank my government for clarifying something that completely fooled me.  I could have and would have spent my whole life in utter ignorance had it not been for my leaders and their spokespeople enlightening me.   (Click to Read More)

What Iranians have known about Jimmy Carter from the beginning (provided by a reader)      By Don Fife      Santa Ana, CA….. A few days ago I walked into a local small business owned by a naturalized American citizen who was from Iran. During our conversation the owner asked me what I thought about the U.S. and Coalition forces invading Iraq.  (Click to Read More)

Why Attack Iraq?  (rec’d from a reader – source unknown)    I realize it is one person's opinion.  “I am basically a conservative hawk with modest military service years ago under my belt. But this question, "Why attack Iraq now?", has been bothering me recently. It seems to go against the   grain for us to be in a "first strike" role against a tinhorn dictator like Saddam Hussein.  (Click to Read More)

Secret Weapon     By Mike Straw      Miguel Del Pax is in his early thirties, a glorious age, with unbounded energy and unlimited prospects. He believes in the philosophy of relativism and it’s kept him in good stead. Keeping to Robert Heinlein’s quote in his novel “The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress,” TANSTAAFL,” or, There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch,” Miguel had boldly set out to create his own success, and on the way, his rightful pursuit of happiness.  (Click to Read More)

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