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Subject: Chuck Muth's News & Views - January 2, 2004
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>From the Department of "Go Figure"
"The top U.S. commander in Baghdad said yesterday that guerrilla attacks in his
sector have dropped sharply since the Dec. 13 capture of Saddam Hussein."
- Washington Times, 1/1/2004
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Those Rich SOB's
"The top 400 American earners in 2000 provided nearly 7 percent of all the
charitable gifts reported on income tax returns for that year, well in excess of
their roughly 1 percent share of overall income, according to data released
yesterday by the NewTithing Group, a charity that tracks giving."
- New York Times, 1/1/04
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Thank God
"(Howard) Dean is God's reward to Mr. Bush for doing the right thing in the war
on terror."
- Columnist Dick Morris
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American Nightmare
"In 24 months the United States defeated two of the most hideous regimes in
modern memory. . . . Yet no one would ever gather even the slightest
acknowledgment of such success from our Democratic grandees. Al Gore dubbed the
Iraqi liberation a quagmire and, absurdly, the worst mistake in the history of
American foreign policy. Howard Dean, more absurdly, suggested that the
president of the United States might have had foreknowledge of September 11.
Most Americans now shudder at the thought that the former might have been
president in this time of crisis - and that the latter still could be."
- Columnist Victor David Hanson, National Review Online
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Looking Into the Crystal Ball
"As the current economic and stock market revival continues to work for Mr.
Bush, it seems near certain that he will win in a landslide. Huge progress in
the war against terrorism will add to his totals, with the GOP picking up three
tour seats in the Senate and 10 to 12 in the House."
- Columnist Larry Kudlow
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Run Hillary, Run!
Conservatives for Clinton? Count me in. Yes, I've officially thrown my support
behind the "Draft Hillary" movement. Think I've lost my marbles? Check out our
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Expensive Prediction
"While there are too many uncertainties to predict the distant future, it is
possible to make reasonably sound judgment calls about near-future events based
on analyzing shorter-term trends. . . . Getting a budget passed that will gently
apply the brakes on spending would be a big achievement, but don't hold your
breath. Congress always spends more in an election year."
- Columnist Donald Lambro
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Compassionate Conservatism's High Price Tag
"(Washington Times reporter) Stephen Dinan wrote an article Tuesday that warned
of the defection of 'hard-line' conservatives from President Bush in the
upcoming presidential election. This debate has been ongoing for months, and it
will be much more of a factor in the coming election than the president and top
adviser Karl Rove are willing to admit. Many conservatives feel abandoned by
this administration and the Republican Party as a whole. While many
conservatives want to lay substantial blame at the president's feet, and
deservedly so, the current Congress has proved itself very liberal in its
spending habits as well."
- Letter writer Scott Boles, Washington Times, 1/1/04
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Beer Busters
"A well-funded, well-organized campaign is afoot to make it as difficult to
drink a beer as it is becoming to smoke a cigarette. This 'neo-prohibition' has
advocates in the news media, academia and most certainly in government. Sandy
Golden, a spokesperson for the Campaign for Alcohol-Free Kids, has said, 'We're
10 to 15 years behind the tobacco people, and we want to close the gap.' You
thought it was absurd when city and state officials told you that you could no
longer smoke in a bar. Just wait until they tell you that you can't drink in
one, either."
- Radley Balko of the Cato Institute
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Reefer Sanity
"Sponsors of an Alaska marijuana-legalization initiative have collected enough
signatures to place the measure on the 2004 ballot. The initiative calls for
decriminalizing marijuana for people 21 and older, the Associated Press
reports."
- Greg Pierce's "Inside Politics," 1/1/04
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Size Matters?
Christmas gets one day. Kwanzaa gets seven. Martin Luther King - who was NOT a
president of the United States - gets his own, individual holiday...but
Washington, Lincoln and every other president shares a single day. The Irish get
St. Patrick's Day, Mexicans get Cinco de Mayo and Germans get Oktoberfest. But
African-Americans get an entire Black History Month. There isn't even a White
History DAY, let alone a month.
I guess it's "racist" to point this out though, huh?
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