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"[I]f you serve a child a rotten hamburger in America, federal, state, and local agencies will investigate you, summon you, close you down, whatever.  But if you provide a child with a rotten education, nothing happens, except that you're liable to be given more money to do it with."

--Ronald Reagan

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“Give me four years to teach the children and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted.” - Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924)

 

One of the most naive notions is that politicians are trying to solve the country's problems, just because they say so-- or say so loudly or inspiringly. Politicians' top priority is to solve their own problem, which is how to get elected and then re-elected. –Thomas Sowell

Environmentalists’ policies kill real people            By Theresa Camoriano

Al Gore and his fellow alarmists love to frighten us with their computer projections of global warming and claims that many deaths will be caused someday in the future by our continued burning of fossil fuels.  Many people who consider themselves to be prudent go along with Al, saying we should heed his warnings if there is even a small chance they might come true, but these supposedly prudent people are ignoring the very real deaths Al’s policies are causing right now.         (click to read more) 

The victims of gun crimes are easy to count. What cannot be counted are the lives saved because would-be victims were armed. Palmer's confrontation is one of many that didn't make the news. He asks, "If someone gets into your house, which would you rather have, a handgun or a telephone? You can call the police if you want, and they'll get there and they'll make a crime report and take a picture of your dead body. – John Stossel

Comical education standards prompt movie memories         By Jim Waters

Near the end of the movie “Animal House,” Kevin Bacon as the character Chip Diller tries to calm a panicking homecoming parade crowd.         (click to read more)

Back in the 18th century, Helvetius said, "When I speak I put on a mask. When I act, I am forced to take it off." Too many voters still have not learned that lesson. They need to look at the track record of Obama's actions. Back in the days of "The Lone Ranger" program, someone would ask, "Who is that masked man?" People need to start asking that question about Barack Obama. – Thomas Sowell

Richard Viguerie:    Conservatives Deeply Depressed Over McCain Campaign

(Las Vegas, Nevada) Conservatives are so depressed over the state of the McCain campaign--particularly its failure to include and enthuse the Republican base--that they are preparing themselves for a monumental GOP defeat in November, Richard A. Viguerie, Chairman of ConservativeHQ.com, said in a speech to FreedomFest.         (click to read more)

Why do politicians turn to religious charities in the first place? Because they know we have a secret in caring for the poor - our faith. And only dilution and compromise come to the faith when it gets entangled with politics….Charities need to stay away from politics if they want to maintain their institutional integrity and do their job in a way that is consistent with their ideals. The long-term interests of a charitable institution are best served by an independent and private source of financial support, even if it takes longer to develop than one that comes from the taxpayers.  – Fr. Robert Sirico

Politicians trade allegiances when it comes to what's fair         By Jim Waters

The outcome of congressional left-wingers’ attempts to kill the Colombian free-trade agreement plays out as critically for Kentuckians as for Colombians.          (click to read more)

Americans are beginning to notice Obama's elevated opinion of himself. There's nothing new about narcissism in politics. Every senator looks in the mirror and sees a president. Nonetheless, has there ever been a presidential nominee with a wider gap between his estimation of himself and the sum total of his lifetime achievements?... For the first few months of the campaign, the question about Obama was: Who is he? The question now is: Who does he think he is?  We are getting to know. Redeemer of our uninvolved, uninformed lives. Lord of the seas. And more.  – Charles Krauthammer

Radical environmentalists and their liberal mouthpieces in Washington are responsible for the current energy crisis – crippling the economy while imposing a heavy burden directly on the American people, especially on working people and small business people, and endangering our national security.          (click to read more)

When criminals know that would be victims could be prepared to defend themselves, committing a crime becomes less attractive. That’s why, counterintuitive as it may seem, more guns often mean less crime….Hobert and Zamarripa are just two of many brave women who have defended themselves and their homes against intruders, with the help of a gun. Women in D.C. will finally be given a chance to follow suit, should the circumstance arise. – Allison Kasic

What Tests Do College Presidents and Public School Principals Like?             By Richard Innes

Some interesting comments were made in yesterday’s Elementary and Secondary Education Subcommittee meeting in Frankfort.

Dr. Wayne Andrews, the president of Morehead State University, discussed the inadequate preparation of many Morehead freshmen. He said about 40 percent of each new class requires remediation in at least one subject, usually math.          (click to read more)

There's a weird irony at work when Sen. Barack Obama, the black presidential candidate who will allegedly scrub the stain of racism from the nation, vows to run afoul of the constitutional amendment that abolished slavery. – Jonah Goldberg

HST and The Presidency  (from a reader)

'It doesn't matter how big a ranch ya' own, or how many cows ya' brand, the size of your funeral is still gonna  depend on the weather.'   Harry Truman.

When President Truman retired from office in 1952, his income was substantially a U.S. Army pension reported to have been $13,507.72 a year.          (click to read more)

Congressional attacks on speculation do not alter the oil market's fundamental demand and supply conditions. What would lower the long-term price of oil is for Congress to permit exploration for the estimated billions upon billions of barrels of oil domestically available, not to mention the estimated trillion-plus barrels of shale oil in Wyoming, Colorado and Utah. Some politicians pooh-pooh calls for drilling, saying it would take five or 10 years to recover the oil. I guarantee you we would begin to see a reduction in today's prices even if it took five to 10 years for us to get the first barrel. Put yourself in the place of an OPEC member knowing there would be a greater supply of U.S. oil five or 10 years, hence maybe driving oil prices lower to say $40 a barrel. What will you want to do now while oil is $130 a barrel? You would want to sell as much oil now and OPEC's collective efforts to do so would put downward pressures on current oil prices. Right now the U.S. Congress is OPEC's staunchest ally. – Walter Williams

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