Different Views

Welcome to Washington, D.C., Congress, and the Senate of the United States. "The people have spoken" was the lead in to the victory dance of the Democrats. Yes, the people have spoken but their words apparently did not have much meaning or significant warning.

With the proposed decision to sell some $63 billion in weapons to Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and a number of the Persian Gulf States over the next 10 years, the United States has restored balance of power considerations to its regional foreign policy.

Some economic news came out of Washington this week which should give every Democratic candidate for President reason to pause. What this news bulletin shows is that Dems can no longer repeat the tired Clinton Era mantra, "It's the economy, stupid."

This week Ward Churchill was fired by the University of Colorado. The university apparently decided that they should finally look into the man that they have allowed to run rampant around their campus and found that this was a man who stole the work of others (plagiarized), concocted events which he later passed off as "history", and committed other dubious acts of while within the world of academia.

For all those who protest any effort to crack down on illegal immigration - for those who claim that we should pursue an open borders policy at all costs - I can only hope that you will study the story of Zina Linnik and reconsider a course which is putting our children at serious risk.

The President has created a mess-but he can not leave things that way. He has to resolve the situation. He must defeat the terrorist on this battleground. If he does not, Iraq may become like Afghanistan under the Taliban. Like Iran, another dictator will arise and things could become worse than under Saddam-if that is possible.

On Monday I was reading about a study which supposedly shows that American individualism hinders our ability to understand others. Now the counter claim in this study is that collectivist societies (communist, socialist, etc.) help people that live under them understand others better and take into account their "point of view".

Gang violence escalates in Chicago as the weather gets warmer. Many young people senselessly lose their lives as victims of gang warfare. Political activists use these tragic events to push for even stricter gun control laws.

At a recent hearing of the House Financial Services Committee, Chairman Barney Frank lectured Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke at length about income inequality before saying, “I apologize. You haven’t given your opening statement yet. If this had been my first hearing, I could explain that mistake a little bit easier. No good explanation comes to mind.”

If the Marines at Haditha started indiscriminately killing civilians, they should pay for their crimes. However, there are those who never cease the chance to start throwing corpses at political opponents who are using this event to paint the military as a bunch of baby-killers or "prove" the policy of the United States is just to start killing people wherever they are.

First of all, the competition. Where do the Republicans come up with these kind of guys? Even fellow Republican Newt Gingrich, I call him Newt Gingrinch - the Grinch Who Stole Christmas, recently called them "pathetic" and "pygmies." And if Gingrinch joins the race he would be the most pathetic of all the pygmies.

The Office of Management Labor Standards Has Been Instrumental in the return of $70 million to union members. Democrats, to everyone's amazement, have now found a government program they want to cut. Guess which one. Yes, that same one that looks out for members' dues.

For the past few weeks, I've been astonished to find there's been no front page news on the life and times of Hilton heiress, Paris. I mean, with America at war, the healthcare system in disarray, and a presidential election creeping up, what else could possibly be more worthy of breaking news than Paris's recovery from her time in the slammer.

Africa is now everyone’s pet cause. It offers an opportunity to shine for northern political leaders unpopular at home, and for Hollywood actresses and former and current pop stars to be seen doing their bit for humanity by lining up to visit the continent (mainly its children) or pleading its case in Western capitals.

If you were to look at the latest fundraising numbers for the second quarter of 2007, you would see that military personnel donated to the Ron Paul campaign in the largest number.