Commentary by Dick Young on Who Is the Enemy? by Pat Buchanan, Human Events Pat rightly asks why the president didn’t move more swiftly to stop the burning of the Quran if that burning was going to endanger the lives of soldiers in Afghanistan. General David Petraeus said that the burning would be dangerous for […]
Archives for September 2010
Phony Recovery Ill Timed for Democrats
Commentary by Dick Young on Waning Economic Recovery Fuels Global Uncertainty by Mark Whitehouse, Marcus Walker and Joann S. Lublin, The Wall Street Journal The phony recovery is starting to show its true colors. Democrats planned a strong economy for November by taking American’s dollars and giving them back just in time to make the […]
The Puppeteer
“Grasshopper? Look here, you – you impudent young pup! It wouldn’t hurt you to take orders from your grasshop – er, your conscience, if you have one!” –Jiminy Cricket
Taliban Snipers Beware
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has linked its Boomerang acoustic sensor and network-ready Long Range Advanced Scout Surveillance System to provide an enhanced counter sniper solution for the warfighter. “Connecting Boomerang and netted LRAS3 is a plug-and-play operation that results in a powerful counter sniper capability,” said Glynn Raymer, vice president, Raytheon Network Centric Systems Combat […]
Democrats Run From Obama
Commentary by Dick Young on The Obama Heyday Is Over by Kimberley A. Strassel, The Wall Street Journal While Barack Obama is still out campaigning against George Bush, the Democratic Party is out campaigning against him. The party has thrown Obama and Nancy Pelosi under the bus. How can Nancy Pelosi maintain control of the […]
It’s the Constitution, Stupid
Just when you’re beginning to feel optimistic about the conservative movement’s chances in November, the weekly Gallup poll tracking congressional voting preferences by registered voters comes along and suddenly the Democrats and Republicans are tied at 46. Though this is only one week’s poll, it marks a shift after five consecutive weeks in which the […]
Obama and George Soros
Commentary by Dick Young on Obama Launches Fall Fight by Jonathan Weisman, The Wall Street Journal As Jonathan Weisman writes, the Obama-team plan to win in November is to “monopolize the economic message until Election Day.” That’s interesting because for the past two years Democrats have monopolized policy in Washington, with nearly unfettered control over […]
Tax Breaks for Special Interests
Commentary by Dick Young on Scattershot Stimulus by the editors of National Review Every form of special interest giveaway “stimulus” that the Obama administration has forced on Americans has failed miserably. Now the Obama administration wants to hand out tax breaks to businesses that are major fundraisers. On the surface this looks like a “tax […]
The Jesus Diet
Grass-fed-nutrition guru Jordan Rubin successfully fought Crohn’s colitis with a grass-fed diet profiled in The Maker’s Diet and now labeled “The Jesus Diet.” Today, Jordan Rubin is owner of the 3400-acre Beyond Organic dairy in the Missouri Ozarks. I first learned of Mr. Rubin’s new venture in Allan Nation’s very excellent The Stockman Grassfarmer. Mr. […]
Obama’s Economy Just More Stimulus
Commentary by Dick Young on The Obama Economy by the editors of The Wall Street Journal President Obama, in utter terror about the November elections, is throwing everything but the kitchen sink at the economy to stimulate it before Americans head to the polls. The stimulus plans pushed by Larry Summers (President Obama’s economic advisor) […]