Category Archives: Opinion

It’s A Big Mistake For Obama To Excuse Timothy Geithner’s IRS Failure As “Innocent”

I’m surprised that Barack Obama has made such a strong defense for the “innocence” of his Secretary of Treasury appointee, Timothy Geithner. “It was an innocent mistake,” Obama said, “It has been corrected. He paid the penalties.” It pains me … Continue reading

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Throwing Money At Public Education Is Not The Answer, System Change Is Needed

Thomas Friedman in his column printed in the Dayton Daily News today advances, what sounds to me, a really dumb idea. Friedman says that federal income taxes should be eliminated for all public school teachers, “so more talented people would … Continue reading

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Newt Gingrich Compares Hamas To Nazis, Suggests There Should Be No Limit To Israel’s Violence In Gaza

Newt Gingich, on George Stephanopoulos’ Sunday program, compared Hamas to the Third Reich, and said that like the Third Reich, Hamas has completely forfeited its right to exist. Gingrich said:  “Hamas wants to eliminate Israel. … We’ll say, ‘Let’s have … Continue reading

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