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What They Thought January 21, 2007 Alan
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There is an effort in Congress — mostly thanks to the Democrat leadership — to strangle the energy baby in the cradle. Why they and some addled Republicans would want to do this defies an answer beyond the hatred environmentalists have for all forms of energy other than windmills, solar panels, and crops which should be eaten instead of poured into one’s gas tank. Let’s start by understanding there are now three hundred million Americans. More people increase the need for more electricity. America currently must generate 15.43 trillion kilowatts of electricity and is in immediate need of more. This is why, following every winter storm, the very first piece of news reported is how many people are without electricity. Read the rest... |
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R.A. Hawkins is on a brief hiatus as he puts the finishing touches on one book and works on another. His columns will continue to appear here on a sporadic basis until he returns to his regular weekly writing schedule. R.A. Hawkins Web Site Contact Back to Top |
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Every now and then, something happens in soccer that makes soccer fans think Americans will suddenly start to care about their game. In the 1970s, Brazilian soccer supergenius Pele joined the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League. In 1994, America hosted the World Cup. In the year 2000, Disney released Air Bud: World Pup—the third in their series of sports-playing dog movies. Before each of these things happened, soccer fans wondered, “Will this be it?” Will this be the straw that finally breaks the non-soccer-watching American public’s back? Sadly, in each case, the answer was no. Read the rest... Jonathan David Morris Web Site Contact Back to Top |
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Mr. Speaker, I have never met anyone who did not support our troops. Sometimes, however, we hear accusations that someone or some group does not support the men and women serving in our armed forces. This is pure demagoguery, and it’s intellectually dishonest. The accusers play on emotions to gain support for controversial policies, implying that those who disagree are unpatriotic. But keeping our troops out of harm’s way, especially when war is unnecessary, is never unpatriotic. There’s no better way to support the troops. Read the rest... Rep. Ron Paul Web Site Back to Top |
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Two manufactured events took place this week that lend credence to the notion that we live in very danger times. The first, the detonation of a “suitcase nuke” nuclear device on American soil by Islamist terrorists, as portrayed on the FOX series “24,” was fiction. The second, the updating of the “Doomsday Clock” to five minutes to midnight, though based in scientific reasoning, is also artificial. But when viewed through the terroristic chaos in which the world is embroiled only the naïve and those in denial can afford the luxury of discounting the probability of an “American Hiroshima” taking place in the near future. Read the rest... |
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No column this week. Nancy
Salvato
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