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QUITE A SIGHT
Re: Mark Tooley's Faith on
Deck:
At Fort Benning, Georgia, there is a "Field of the Four
Chaplains." When I ran across it in 2004, I knew immediately who it
memorialized. My World War Two veteran father and my mother had
taken me at a young age to a wax museum, where a life size
portrayal of the four chaplains was displayed. The scene showed the
four men in their last moments on the deck of the Dorchester. This
was an active display with the deck rolling and water pouring back
and forth. I will never forget it.
-- David Shoup
Veteran, Operation Iraqi Freedom
Thank you for the reminder. I would offer a petition at this week's
mass in the memory of the Immortal Four, but my parish is simply
way too progressive to tolerate such sentimental claptrap. I
recommend a copy of Dan Kurzman's biography of the chaplains,
No Greater Glory. And after you've read it, consider
donating it to the nearest school library. I did.
-- Mark K. Zunk
Indianapolis, Indiana
HUCK YES?
Re: John Tabin's The Likable
One:
As a Reaganite watching the primary election unfold last night before Texans can vote, three things seemed worth noting.
1. Huckabee probably would have won South Carolina without Thompson in the race.
2. Huckabee probably would have won Missouri and Oklahoma without Romney in the race.
3. If electability and stopping McCain is the goal, why should
Reaganites be for Romney instead of Huckabee?
-- Mike Thompson Jr.
Austin, Texas
SENATOR BOMB, BOMB, BOMB, BOMB, BOMB IRAN
Re: Herbert London's What's to Negotiate?:
Iran through its Mullahs and its extended theocracy has been
playing a the nuclear weapons card in a (cold) war of attrition.
The NIE certainly aided their position. The Iranian leadership has
adapted a stoicism that would have stood them well in Masada, if it
were the Persians, not the Israeli, who faced the Roman Legions,
but the current administration is in its waning days. Despite
President Bush's tough talk and inclusion of Iran in the "Axis of
Evil," his policies have not sufficiently engaged either the
Iranian regime or the populace of Iran. A McCain presidency (still
hurts to contemplate that) would be much more forceful. It is
possible that when Senator McCain spoke of "other wars," he was
warning the Iranians not to get too comfortable in their insistence
in building nuclear reactors. For all his faults (well recorded in
the pages of TAS), McCain is a stone cold warrior. He may
be the leader America truly needs.
-- Ira M. Kessel
Rochester, New York
NEW JERSEY GIANTS
Re: Neal B. Freeman's Take That,
Tiki Barber:
Giants victory was sweet no doubt about it! I have a problem
with Mr. Tisch! With trophy raised on high, he bellowed "this is
for the City on New York!" Last time I checked, his team didn't
play in New York. His team plays in in New Jersey. He doesn't even
have a training facility in New York. Is he ashamed? Why does he
have NY stamped on the side of the helmets when his team doesn't
play there? Here's a few other items; he didn't receive $30,000,000
from the taxpayers of New York State to clear a mortgage. He got it
from the taxpayers of New Jersey. And he didn't get valuable land
from New York State. He received that benefit from New Jersey as
well. If he loves the City so much, he should pack his bags and
move his team there, lock, stock and barrel, after he pays the
taxpayers of New Jersey for the lease on Giants Stadium and any
ancillary expenses!
-- Bob Montrose
THE MEANING OF VILE
Re: Nathan Maskiell's letter (under "No McCain in Team") in Reader
Mail's Dear
John:
Mr. Nathan Maskiell is at it again, I see. Apart from the obvious fact that he doesn't have a clue about economics, his ability to ignore the role that the Democrat Party has played in foisting big government and high taxes on U.S. citizens suggest that he is motivated more by a strong dislike of Republicans rather than a belief in balanced budgets. I also think calling Anne Coulter and Rush Limbaugh "vile individuals" tells us where Mr. Maskiell is really coming from. If he is truly interested in the meaning of vile, he should spend a little listening to the Democrats' hate speech.
As for his tiresome wailing about deficits, what really matters
is government spending. Anyone who ignores this fact is not being
serious. And that is putting it politely. Furthermore, President
Reagan inherited stagflation from President Carter. In turn,
stagflation was a legacy of Keynesian policies.
-- Gerard Jackson
Noble Park, Australia
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