GOOD HAIR DAY
Re: Andrew Cline’s John
Edwards: They Want to Shave My Head:
Andrew Cline’s article on John Edwards hair was pure gold. Good
job.
— Bill G
READY FOR A MORMON PRESIDENT
Re: Jennifer Rubin’s Judging
Mitt:
Ms. Long has it exactly right. Mitt Romney has a more profound
commitment to appointing conservative justices than any other
candidate. Interestingly, the reason is because of his Mormon
faith. Mormonism holds the U.S. Constitution, with its separation
of powers, and its basis, as enunciated in the Declaration of
Independence, in Natural rights granted by the Creator, existing
before, outside of and above government power, as sacrosanct. He
believes to the bone in the American founding. There is no group
that holds the U.S. Constitution in greater esteem than Mormons.
They assign it a theological role, as necessary to the Divine plan
for humankind. Mormons believe that the freedoms granted by the
Constitution are necessary to the “Trial by Existence” (to use
Robert Frost’s phrase), whereby men are free to chose for
themselves who they will worship, what course they will follow, in
the mortal coil. And they will be judged, Mormons believe, by a
just God for their choices. They reject any coercion to belief, any
establishment by the government of religion, and any suppression of
legitimate religious expression by government (suicide bombing for
religious domination is beyond the pale).
Vigorous Religious pluralism is bedrock Mormon doctrine. In
contrast to Progressives, who reject traditional religion and the
role the Founders found necessary for religion, and reject the very
idea of Natural rights, a Creator, or rights granted by a Creator,
and believe that rights are granted by (and hence can be removed
by) government itself, Mormons do not put their confidence in the
“arm of flesh” to grant rights, that by definition are alienable,
but continue to champion the inalienable rights granted by Nature
and Nature’s God, as the founders intended. Mormons understand well
that the U.S. Constitution was necessary for the origin of their
religion, and is necessary to the preservation of not only their
religion, but of all religion. Progressives hold the opposite. They
reject the principles of the American Founding and the
Constitution.
Ms. Long thus understands very well the fact that the “activist”
judges that Hillary would appoint would undermine and destroy the
Constitution from within, which is her intent. The limited
government, hence limited power, granted under the U.S.
Constitution, with the Natural rights residing in the people,
rather than the government, is inimical to the agenda of
Progressives, which is socialist, Marxist, even Stalinist. Remember
that one of the major initiatives of the Progressive movement was
Eugenics, with forced sterilization for those deemed unfit in a
Darwinian sense — recall Oliver Wendell Holmes’ famous
pronouncement in Buck v. Bell, as he ordered the forced
sterilization of a normal young girl, presumed to be mentally
retarded simply because her mother and grandmother were
institutionalized, that, “Three generations of Imbeciles are
enough!” Government was presumed fit to adjudge her unfit for
reproduction, and to deny the right to life of her children, but
erred egregiously, as government is wont to do. That Eugenics
movement was avidly employed and extended by the Nazis in the
Holocaust. Stalin had no compunction against starving millions of
Ukrainians to preserve his control over them. While “modern”
Progressives such as Hillary abjure of course Eugenics and the
Holocaust, they continue their infringement on individual liberty
(Hillary is in favor of a “collective” approach — “we are all in
this together” — coerced, of course, by centralized government
power) in favor of collective power with proposals for mandatory
preschool (anything to separate the children from the parents and
place them under he control of the state), no limits on, and
promotion of, abortion, nationalized (government controlled)
healthcare, higher taxes, expanded eminent domain and vitiation of
property rights, suppression of religious expression, etc., etc.
Appointing SCJ’s that will rubberstamp such an agenda is paramount
to Hillary. She and Bill know all too well, better than anyone, the
importance of controlling the courts and the judiciary — it is
essential to amassing federal power and wealth, while avoiding
accountability for illegal and corrupt activity.
It is telling that we are barraged by claims that America is now
ready for a woman or an African-American President, but, amazingly,
that the country is not ready for a Mormon president. Actually, a
Mormon president, with profound respect for the Constitution, would
be, as Ms. Long has correctly concluded, the best thing possible
for America.
— Kent J. Lyon
College Station, Texas
JOHN KERRY JOE WILSON BEAUCHAMP
Re: John Tabin’s The
Peculiar Private:
How soon can we expect to see the good private testifying before
a Congressional committee? Oh, and will he be running for national
political office in the 2008 cycle, or will he wait until the 2010
cycle? Does he have any medals that he can publicly throw away, or
does he have an military friends that will let him throw theirs
away? He surely does seem to be this generation’s John Kerry. Do
you suppose that Kerry might take him on as a staffer/trainee in
his Senatorial office?
— Ken Shreve
If ever the media should investigate allegations of misconduct it
is this case. The tragic truth is Beauchamp, like liar
extraordinaire Joe Wilson, is probably an illustration of 21st
century American cowardice and willingness to appease terrorism.
The good news for him and other erstwhile “journalists” is soon
they’ll be able to report on Islam’s jihad against the U.S. from
the new front — New York City.
— Michael Tomlinson
Jacksonville, North Carolina
FEARLESS IN SERVICE
Re: Robert Stacy McCain’s Retreat,
Hell!:
Today’s military is made up of men and women of character and
courage unlike a large number of their civilian counterparts. While
the military is telling the public “retreat hell” and “we can win
this” the typical “war fatigued” (what a crock) appeaser is running
up the white flag of surrender, because they are bored with the
war. The concern over troop deaths is quite frankly BS and an
excuse for the gutless in America to do what they do best quiver
and quit in the face of real evil.
Based on total military deaths those serving in the military are
safer now in a time of war than during Democrat administrations in
times of peace. In 1980 during the Carter administration 2,392
service members died. That’s only one year of America’s worst
President’s tenure in the White House. The U.S. was waging no war
under the midwife of Islamic extremism’s presidency when more U.S.
troops died in 1 year than the first 3 years of OEF & OIF
(2,343). During the 8 years of the Clinton administration and peace
dividend 8,391 military men and women died. Since 2001, during a
time of war, approximately 7,000 troops have died.
For all those using troops deaths as an excuse to lose a war
please quit hiding your cowardice behind our sacrifice. As for
those who say they “support the troops, but not the mission,” this
active duty military member I can only say, “I don’t want your
support and you can go to hell!”
— Michael Tomlinson
Jacksonville, North Carolina
In the debate over whether or not it is in our interest to remain
in Iraq, I found Robert McCain’s article to be of no use. His
attempt to draw analogies between World War I and Iraq was
ridiculous. I suspect he recognizes as much and attempts to preempt
criticism by impugning anyone who might “protest this comparison
between World War I to the war in Iraq.”
Aside from being a paean to the bravery and service of our armed
forces past and present, this article is nothing more than another
in a long series of articles and broadcasts aimed at stifling
debate on the efficacy of the current administration’s vision,
strategy and tactics in the war against Islamic terrorism.
— Mike Roush
North Carolina
BUY FRENCH
Re: Quin Hillyer’s Refueling a
Political Fire:
In his call to “Divide Air Force Tanker Contract” Mr. Hillyer
says:
“In this case, frankly, Boeing’s ‘Buy American’ scare tactics
are nothing but tommyrot. After all, the Northrop Grumman/EADS
plane would be assembled entirely in coastal Alabama, providing
jobs for people in Mississippi and the Florida Panhandle as well.
And Northrop Grumman is, of course, an American company through and
through.”
I was just curious where EADS has ever said anything remotely
like “the plane would be assembled entirely in AL”? I think that is
completely mistaken. I think the plane is being built in Europe, in
France more specifically, and FLOWN over to Alabama, where military
modifications, including the addition of the air refueling boom,
would be conducted. There would be some small number of jobs, but
nothing like the number of jobs it takes to actually build an
airplane. The bottom line, the plane will be built in France, not
Alabama, and a lot of folks are trying to mislead the public into
thinking that we should go with the Northrop Grumman/EADS deal,
because the plane would be built in Alabama, when that is simply
not true at all.
Thank you,
— Joe Michell
SINO-SIBERIAN
Re: George H. Wittman’s Cold War
Comforts:
The challenge to Russia comes not from the West but from the
East. With ten times the population of Russia, China longs to —
and possibly plans to — expand into the Lebensraum of Siberia.
Russian paranoia is well-founded, but misdirected.
— David Govett
Davis, California
CARTER NOT AS ANTI-SEMITIC AS HITLER
Re: Philip Klein’s The
Protocols of the Elder Carter:
Either you are misinforming the public or Israel is such a “holy
cow” or “white elephant” that cannot be criticized, you seem to
ignore this fact: Israel, while I have no animosity toward Israelis
and Jews in general, has acted brutally against Palestinian Arabs.
Even the press in Israel, ironically of all places, admit this
fact. But here you want to fool the American public by telling any
criticism toward Israel is “anti-semitism.” You can’t fool me in
this one. That is why Mr. James Carter, alias “Jimmy,” wrote this
book: “Peace, Not Apartheid.” I have read it and I don’t see
anything “anti-semitic” like, let’s say, “Mein Kampf” by Adolf
Hitler. If is for you anti-semitic, that’s your problem. Continue
misinforming the American public. You are doing “fine.” But
remember, the real truth will come out sooner or later. And I hope
your magazine is around to see it. Thanks, I think?
— Jose Ortiz
