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Democrats have often invoked the sainted name of FDR whenever it seems most convenient. When President Bush, in the State of the Union address, proposed partial privatization of Social Security -- FDR's most enduring accomplishment (and a Ponzi scheme) -- the Democrats were quick to rally around a statue of their hero. But, there's a […]

Saturday's New York Times letters to the editor: 15 total letters. 9 politically neutral. 4 left-wing. 2 right-wing. I would also like to note that one of the right-wing letters is from the Heritage Foundation in answer to a Paul Krugman column. When the Times' editorialists or a columnist singles out an individual or organization, […]

If I stub my toe, is President Bush to blame? If you're a columnist for The New York Times, then the answer is yes. Anything that is wrong in the world must be the fault of that bumbling, stupid, deviously evil Republican president. Bob Herbert learns that many American high school students aren't appreciative of […]

You'd think that the National Organization for Women would be defending Marine Lt. Gen. James Mattis after he said something very un-PC. "Actually it's quite fun to fight them, you know. It's a hell of a hoot," Mattis said, prompting laughter from some military members in the audience. "It's fun to shoot some people. I'll […]

Friday's New York Times letters to the editor: 13 total letters. 7 anti-Bush. 1 neutral. 2 pro-Bush (yesterday's prediction was 100 percent accurate) 3 non-political letters.

Today's New York Times letters to the editor: 14 total letters. All non-partisan. Responses to the State of the Union speech should appear in tomorrow's paper -- I'm going to guess that there will be two pro-Bush letters.

The inspiration for today's Bible verse comes from former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, who said: "I hate the Republicans and everything they stand for ..." Matthew 5:43-48: 43 "You have heard that it was said, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR and hate your enemy.' 44 "But I say to you, love your enemies and pray […]

For an incredibly complete account of this which I will be quickly summarizing, check out Captain's Quarters. (Where does he get the time?) In short, CNN's top executive, Eason Jordan, in a forum discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, accused American troops of targeting journalists for assassination. This is the same Eason […]

The first Medal of Honor for Operation Iraqi Freedom will be awarded to Sgt. 1st Class Paul R. Smith. I encourage everyone to read this account of Sgt. Smith's heroism.

You can find the transcript here. Video of it is available here. I've got the video running in another window right now, and for the most part I think the speech is pretty good. President Bush spent a lot of time on Social Security reform. This speech was probably the best time to really get […]