public marks

PUBLIC MARKS from jasontromm with tag politics

20 April 2004

Arlen Specter's friends

Specter's supporters have included George Soros, Harold Ickes Jr., Ron Carey, Arthur Coia, Richard Ben-Veniste, Alan Dershowitz, Barbara Kennelly and the International Association of Fire Fighters. That's a left-wing all-star team.

16 April 2004

Out of Commission

Let’s shut down the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States -- the September 11 Commission. After all, what’s the point?

The elusive apology trap

Why is it that the very same people who refused to demand an authentic apology from former President Clinton for actual felonies he committed demand a bogus apology from President Bush for something that was not his fault?

15 April 2004

Apologize for what?

Can anyone imagine reporters during World War II asking President Franklin Roosevelt if he'd like to apologize for the number of American dead and wounded?

14 April 2004

9-11 commission absurdities

When Condoleezza Rice raised her right hand, the absurdities were already in full swing.

13 April 2004

Authority figure

She spoke with authority. That was my first impression of Dr. Condoleezza Rice as she faced the 9/11 commission.

07 April 2004

Pregnancy and Trauma Care Access Protection Act

Bill to overhaul the medical liability system for emergency and trauma care.

Fueling the inferno

Shortly after Spanish voters rewarded the terrorists responsible for the Madrid bombing the thugs are back making threats.

Senator Kerry's Propellers

Nothing looks sillier than a man wearing a multi-colored beanie with a propeller on top.

06 April 2004

A Bumper Crop

Conservative gains in the Senate look likely.

01 April 2004

Our misspent tax dollars

What should be the issue is not how much of our money Congress will allow us to keep, but how much of our money we will allow Congress to spend.

How 9-11 happened

We don't need a "commission" to find out how 9-11 happened.

31 March 2004

Minimum gasoline prices

Do you suppose that Maryland enacted its gasoline minimum-price law because irate customers complained to the state legislature that gasoline prices were too low?

30 March 2004

Thomas Sowell's platform

From time to time some kind readers suggest that I run for public office, including President of the United States.

The Robust State of Conservatism 2004

"Were we directed from Washington when to sow and when to reap, we should soon want bread."

29 March 2004

The Private Passion

John Adams worried about the corrupting influence government might have on religious practice.

Which Clarke should you believe?

Richard Clarke has very thin skin - literally.

28 March 2004

Myths to Vote By

Your Vote Counts, Non-Voters Are "Apathetic," The Party of "Small Government"

26 March 2004

Providing Social Security Benefits in the Future

A Review of the Social Security System and Plans to Reform It

25 March 2004

Clinton stole the silverware but left the appointees

The latest Bill Clinton appointee and Bush re-appointee to damage the president is Richard Clarke.

24 March 2004

22 March 2004

How Long, How Long?

We went in order to eliminate any capacity to make weapons of mass destruction, and in order to export the blessings of democracy.

16 March 2004

Lou Dobbs

Political and Financial Intelligence

14 March 2004

Creating jobs

But is it the government's responsibility to create jobs?

Libertarian Purity Test

How libertarian are you?