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*************************************** NEW: "Survey Says!" After recently hiking the cost of first-class stamps by another 3 cents, the post office is reporting a "profit" for the fiscal year ending July 11, 2003 of almost $5 BILLION. In light of the windfall, should the cost of first-class stamps now be rolled back? Cast your online vote by going to the "Survey Says" page at www.CitizenOutreach.com *************************************** Bringing People Together "According to today's Los Angeles Times, (California Democrat Gov.) Gray Davis now gets negative job ratings from white people, black people, Latinos, Republicans, independents, even Democrats. Hey, say what you want about the guy, he's a uniter." - Tonight Show host Jay Leno *************************************** Democrats Slam Army Major Over Guns Last week, Missouri's legislature overrode, by one vote, a veto by the state 's Democrat governor of a bill establishing the right to carry a concealed weapon. That one vote was cast by a state senator currently serving his country in the military. State Sen. Jon Dolan (R) - a major in the Army National Guard - is stationed in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where the United States has its hands full playing host to some of the worst terrorists formerly roaming the planet. Sen. Dolan was granted a six-day leave to return to Missouri to cast the deciding vote on the veto override. As you'd expect, the Democrats are having a cow, with state Sen. Lacy Clay (D) firing off letters to the Defense Department demanding an investigation of Sen. Dolan's leave. These people have no shame whatsoever. *************************************** King of the Bloody Hill "(Palestinian) Chairman/President/Chieftain Arafat now has appointed a new prime minister - the way a ventriloquist changes puppets. Or, in the unlikely event this new one turns out to have a mind of his own, he can be jettisoned, too. Yasser Arafat is once again king of the bloody hill." - Columnist Paul Greenberg *************************************** Yet Another Clinton Failure "On Sept. 13, 1993, Yasser Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin publicly shook hands on the White House lawn. That gesture ushered in the Oslo 'peace process,' so called after the Norwegian capital where its groundwork had been laid. The deal that led to the White House handshake had been sealed with an exchange of correspondence four days earlier. On Sept. 9, Arafat had signed a letter declaring that the PLO 'recognizes the right of the State of Israel to exist in peace and security' and 'renounces the use of terrorism and acts of violence.' . . . But the White House ceremony did not inaugurate an era of peace. It inaugurated instead the worst decade of terrorism in Israel's history." - Boston Globe Columnist Jeff Jacoby *************************************** Arafat to Join Uday and Qusay? "Israel's vice prime minister said Sunday that killing Yasser Arafat is an option being considered following a decision to 'remove' the Palestinian leader. 'Killing (Arafat) is definitely one of the options,' vice premier Ehud Olmert told Israel Radio. Israel's security Cabinet said last week it had decided to 'remove' Arafat, but did not elaborate. . . . Israel says Arafat is at least indirectly to blame for the terror attacks against its civilians, and blames him for blocking peace efforts." - Associated Press, 9/14/03 *************************************** Stupid Is As Stupid Asks "Democrats on the presidential campaign trail ask whether people feel safer now after Afghanistan and Iraq than they did two years ago. It's a viscerally stupid question and a politically mischievous one - no one can feel entirely safe in the aftermath of September 11." - Columnist Larry Kudlow *************************************** Flypaper Strategy "The terrorists are drawn to Iraq out of weakness, not strength. . . . The terrorists - and the governments that sponsor them - realize that if freedom and democracy take root in Iraq, they are doomed. They have to fight there, even though it isn't good ground for them. As the terrorists concentrate, they become easier for our intelligence analysts to track. And our soldiers can kill them there without reading them their Miranda rights first. Geography, time, and - increasingly - the Iraqi people, are on our side. . . . The terrorists understand this. Too bad so few of our journalists and politicians do." - Columnist Jack Kelly *************************************** Byrd-Man Craps on War on Terror "Winning (the war on terror) will require many resources so Americans don't return to a "false comfort in a dangerous world." But some members of Congress seem to have different ideas. 'Congress is not an ATM,' snapped Sen. Robert Byrd, West Virginia Democrat, in response to the president's request for $87 billion to fight the war on terrorism. "...Mr. Byrd, who has used public money to put his name on more buildings than Ronald McDonald, says that when it comes to protecting our national security, he refuses to 'simply rubber-stamp' the president's request. But Mr. Byrd would undoubtedly have no problem 'rubber-stamping' pork for West Virginia." - Columnist Oliver North *************************************** 4.75 cents-per-minute Long Distance * All state-to-state calls in the continental U.S. * Residential or commercial * 6-second billing increments * 24 hours/day * 7 days/week * No access codes * No minimums * No activation fees * Calling Card Rate is 10 cents per minute * No monthly service charge unless your bill is less than $20.00 a month (then a $1.99 service charge will apply) * No need to change your local phone company * No hassles * Easy sign-up. * And a small portion of each bill goes to help continue publishing our FREE Chuck Muth's News & Views e-newsletter. Just go to: http://www.NewsandViewsLongDistance.com *************************************** The Trouble With Bush's Tax Cuts "President Bush's latest round of income-tax reductions are believed by a number of economists to have played a major role in a second-quarter growth spurt that promises to last and produce jobs and wealth for all segments of the economy, including the middle class and the poor. There also is a problem with the tax cuts. They were not accompanied by spending reductions or even by an attempt to keep spending from galloping along at its current record-setting pace. The consequence of lessened income and increased outgo will be runaway, compounding deficits and ever expanding interest payments in the budget as the national debt reaches the danger point." - Columnist Jay Ambrose *************************************** Just Say No to (Subsidized) Drugs "A congressional conference committee now is trying to reach a compromise between a bad Medicare prescription drug bill passed by the House and a worse bill passed by the Senate. The only possible outcome is something awful - and President Bush, who is pressuring Republicans to compromise, has pledged to sign practically any bill that emerges. Citizens who care about their health, their finances and their freedom can only hope the Senate and House of Representatives reject whatever comes out of the conference committee." - Richard Ralston, Americans for Free Choice in Medicine, Washington Times, 9/14/03 *************************************** CA's Loss Is Nevada's Gain "The latest economic disaster, the soaring costs of (California's) workers' compensation insurance, has been less visible on the public's outrage screen than some others, but it may prove to be the worst of all," says Investor's Business Daily. "Take the case of Mitchell Greif, who owns a Southern California factory that employs 150 workers and makes plastic bags. His required premiums for workers' compensation insurance have soared from $255,000 in 2001 to $570,000 this year. If he stays put, they'll hit $700,000. But he's not staying put. He's pulling up stakes and moving his whole operation to Las Vegas. 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