-Caveat Lector- WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! * Veritas Vos Liberabit * THE FEDERALIST(r) DIGEST The Conservative e-Journal of Record Date: 13 October 2000 Federalist #00-41.dgst To retrieve today's Digest as HTML printer-friendly text or PDF, link to: http://www.Federalist.com/current00-10.asp To support or sponsor The Federalist, link to: http://www.Federalist.com/support.asp CONTENTS: The Founders Federalist Perspective Insight Upright Editorial Exegesis Second Opinion Body Politic Dezinformatsia Sociocrats Village Idiots Short Cuts ______--------********O********--------______ THE FOUNDERS "[I]t does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds...." --Samuel Adams ______--------********O********--------______ FEDERALIST PERSPECTIVE In the news this week, Israel and the Palestinians, et al., are on the precipice of war. In 1992, foreign policy airhead Bill Clinton defeated a president with a decent grasp of international relations, George H. W. Bush, with the theme, "It's the economy, stupid." Ironically, based on George W. Bush's emphasis on our overcommitted, underfunded military, and the sparks of war now flying in the Middle East, this year's catch phrase, even amid a booming economy, may become, "It's the foreign policy, stupid!" And if the conflict escalates unabated, oil and gas prices will too. You can kiss that economic boomer -- and its much-heralded tax windfall, "the surplus" -- goodbye. President Bush did an able job of creating and maintaining an Arab coalition against Saddam -- and in support of U.S. interests in the region. Clinton and Gore have allowed the unraveling of that coalition, with potentially disastrous consequences. Demonstrating their abandoned resolve in the region, Clinton and Gore stood by Tuesday as the U.N. Security Council voted to censure Israel for defending itself against Yasser Arafat and his Palestinian mobs. The U.S. "abstained" when we could have vetoed the U.N. condemnation. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak now warns, "We will not tire, we will not waver in our attempt to bring quiet and a cessation of violence in the field." Israel's Deputy Prime Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer says, "Arafat decided at some stage to choose the path of violence, the path of confrontation. ... We are on a collision course. This is war. There is no diplomatic process today and the diplomatic process is dead." Barak has modeled his foreign policy, in large measure, on the "Clinton Doctrine" -- no sustainable policy. He is a leftist elected with the help of Clintonista James Carville, whose "negotiations" with Arafat constitute more of a "war process" than "peace process." Of Barak's tenure in Israel, George Will notes, "Now just 17 months of [his] diplomacy have demoralized Israel by delegitimizing all its previous principles, and destroying the absolute prerequisite for successful negotiations -- the insistence that something is nonnegotiable. Even a Barak ultimatum is, inevitably, penultimate. Barak may be the most calamitous leader any democracy has had. He risks forfeiting his nation's existence." Political writer Don Feder adds, "It's time to end the insanity -- not the violence that swept Israel last week (and which will continue as long as Yasser Arafat wills it) but a peace process that is leading inevitably, inexorably to the annihilation of the Jewish state. ... The peace process must be abandoned, for it ends in the peace of the grave." For their part, Palestinian Legislative Council speaker Ahmed Qurei said of Israel's saber-rattling, "It does not scare us. It does not scare us at all." Meanwhile, Arab leaders, including Saddam Hussein, have huddled in Cairo, a meeting Clinton will join tomorrow. By the way, as we bombed targets in Iraq this week, we were reminded that this rogue nation is our fastest growing supplier of oil -- now 7% of domestic consumption. Iraqi troops are now massing on the western border. Incidentally, Israel is to the west of Iraq. On more than a few occasions in recent years, The Federalist has condemned Clinton-Gore for embracing Arafat, who, despite his Nobel Peace Prize, is a terrorist. Israeli leftists, with Clinton-Gore facilitating, have, for five years, "reached out" to Arafat in an effort to attain a "final solution." Predictably, it does not appear to be the solution they anticipated. But then, Sociocrats always fumble foreign policy -- too often with tragic consequences for innocent men, women and children. In a taste of what's ahead in the region, yesterday a small craft piloted by a terrorist on a "suicide mission" rammed the destroyer, USS Cole, while she was anchored in Aden, Yemen, a border state with Saudi Arabia and Oman. The Cole was exposed in port taking on fuel because there was no oiler available to fuel her at sea. In response, Al Gore said, "If it is determined to be the result of a terrorist attack, those responsible should know that the United States will not rest until the perpetrators are held accountable." (We suppose this means one of Osama bin Laden's asprin factories is about to be hit.) Joe Lieberman proclaimed, "This is a time for strong leadership...." Spare us Joe, that time has long since past! All temporal references aside, at least seven Americans died in the attack on the Cole, and ten others are presumed dead. The Federalist Editorial Board extends our prayers for all of them and their families -- and all our uniformed personnel in this high-risk region. In other news.... Closer to home, it was "debate" number two, AKA. the "Ditto Debate," based on the number of times Al Gore "me too'd" George Bush (he said "I agree" 14 times). For more on the highlights, see this week's Second Opinion, "The Serial Prevaricator." Quote of the week... "Albert Arnold Gore Jr. is a habitual liar. I realize that in the political culture in which we live, making such a charge -- even if it is true -- is considered to be mean-spirited, in bad form, indecorous. Nevertheless, as the Founders understood, almost nothing matters more in a chief executive than his public character and trustworthiness, his truthfulness and integrity. And on these grounds alone, Mr. Gore should be disqualified from being president. ... The vice president lies reflexively, promiscuously, even pathologically. He lies on matters large and small, significant and trivial, when he 'needs' to and when he doesn't, on matters public and private, about his opponents and his family. " --William Bennett **We suppose he got the name "Arnold" from his "Uncle Benedict." On cross-examination... "Ultimately, the question here is which is more important: Adhering to the Constitution, or our politicians' scramble for every penny and every ounce of power that can be extracted from participating in its erosion? Those trying to nationalize so many areas of government policy have made their answer clear. But do we as citizens really believe we are better off federalizing our state and local policies? And do our state and local representatives really believe it is worth further eroding the already extensively undermined constitutional constraints on Washington's power to impose its will on us just get back a few more pieces of federal silver?" --Gary M. Galles The BIG lie... King: "When people say you exaggerate a lot, like I heard this song and it wasn't even around when you say it, what happens there with you?" Gore: "Oh, I think that itself is an exaggeration." King: "You mean complaining about exaggerating is an exaggeration?" Gore: "Yes. I mean, I think that in a campaign, you know, if you get a fact wrong, all of a sudden you're accused of, you know, committing some horrible offense." King: "You don't mean it with malice?" Gore: "No. Of course not." >From "The most ethical administration"... Asked about his administration's greatest achievements, Bill Clinton said this week, "I still believe that two of the great achievements of my administration were facing down the government shutdowns in '95 and '96, and then facing down this [impeachment]." Now, there is a legacy -- Bill Clinton, "First Survivor"! Judicial Benchmarks... >From the Supremes' "Tortured Logic" Department, refusing to hear an appeal of a decision from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court regarding a suit brought by Steven and Karen Holman, employees of the Indiana Department of Transportation, against the state, claiming their supervisor sexually harassed both of them, the Supreme Court affirmed the Appeals Court ruling that "Title VII does not cover the 'equal opportunity' or 'bisexual' harasser ... because such a person is not discriminating on the basis of sex. He is not treating one sex better or worse than the other; he is treating both sexes the same albeit badly." And if you didn't have your mind made up about the importance of future Supreme Court Justices, not to mention a large slate of "federal" judges, the Supreme Court says it will hear a "separation of church and state" case concerning a Christian youth group banned from meeting in a New York government school after class hours. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the school's policy banning the group. As Thomas Jipping warns, "The judiciary has become so powerful, and so much of the judicial branch is now occupied by political judges who believe they can make the law, that America is truly at a crossroads." Regarding your IRS overpayment... The nonpartisan taxpayer watchdog, Citizens Against Government Waste, bestowed its October "Porker of the Month" award on Albert Gore, saying, "Forget about Buddhist Temples. Don't worry about making the bed in the Lincoln Bedroom. Al Gore has a new way to try to win the election: with your money. In a flurry of taxpayer-financed campaign promises, the vice president is proposing to buy his way into the Oval Office, with a stunning $2.2 trillion in new spending for 2001-2005. That's $800 billion more than the combined budget and Social Security surpluses." If you are questioning the "nonpartisan" tag we used above, plenty of Republicans, like Senate Appropriations Chairman Ted Stevens, have "earned" the award! Of Gore's plethora of new government expansion proposals, columnist Steve Chapman notes, "Keeping up with Mr. Gore's cascade of goodies is like drinking from a fire hose." >From the department of military readiness... >From the "Funny DOE Bidding" Department, now that we are bleeding off 30 million barrels of oil from the essential domestic Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) -- as a Gore campaign strategy -- the Wall Street Journal reports, "Some of the great big oil companies made bids -- companies like BP Amoco and Marathon Ashland Petroleum and Conoco Inc. But among the winners were three tiny oil companies: Lance Stroud Enterprises Inc., Euell Energy Resources and Burhany Enterprises Inc. "According to Platt's Oilgram, Lance Stroud Enterprises has one employee, Lance himself, is located in Harlem and has never done an oil deal. Burhany Enterprises has one employee, Ronald Peek, is located in Tallahassee, Fla., and, as far as Platt's could determine, has never done an oil deal. Euell Energy Resources has about a dozen employees, is located in Aurora, Colorado, says it is 'an integrated energy services company,' and lists that great oilman, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, as a guiding light." Speaking of the SPR, Gore recently claimed, "I've been part of the discussion on the Strategic Petroleum Reserve since the days it was first established." In fact, the SPR was authorized in 1975 -- two years before Gore was first elected to Congress. >From the states... According to newly released census figures, the "Live Free or Die" state of New Hampshire has the lowest per capita state tax burden -- $891. The People's Republic of Connecticut, home to that former arbiter of our national values, Joe Lieberman, has the highest per capita state taxes in the nation -- $2,932. Of note, the state of Connecticut has a Republican governor and the state of New Hampshire, a Democrat. Of course, neither was in office when those tax levels were instituted, and New Hampshire's governor is now advocating an income tax. Court Jesters... This week's "Legal Lotto" Award: A pizza restaurant employee wrote a racist slur on a receipt delivered to a black family's home, and was subsequently fired. But the offended family's trial lawyer sued Orlando, FL, based Pizza Hut Corp. for $14.2 million in damages to "make Pizza Hut take racism seriously." A jury awarded that family and their lawyer a $1.25 million judgment. Fortunately, the judge immediately threw out the verdict. The "Dumb and Dumber" Department... >From the "Not Quite Ready for Prime Time" files, if only Rick Lazio paid close attention to the issue of The Federalist. He and HILLARY! got snared by an Internet hoax we dispelled for our readers two years ago. In their last debate, WCBS-TV political correspondent Marcia Kramer asked the candidates, "I'd like to ask you how you stand on federal bill 602P. Under the bill that's now before Congress, the U.S. Postal Service would be able to bill e-mail users 5 cents for every e-mail they send, even though the post office provides no service." "Well," replied HILLARY!, "based on your description, Marcia, I wouldn't vote for that bill." Lazio followed, "I am absolutely opposed to this bill. [It's an example of the government's] greedy hand in trying to take money from taxpayers that, frankly, it has no right to." Memo to HILLARY!, Mr. Lazio -- and Ms. Kramer: There is no such proposed legislation and no "Congressman Schnell." Additionally, Rick, wasn't the bills designation -- 602P -- a tip-off? For future reference, House bills are preceded by "H.R." and Senate bills by "S." Around the world... Snapshots from liberty in action: "Answer their violence with nonviolence. Answer their lies with the truth." --New Yugoslav president Vojislav Kostunica. "I was living for this day. I was prepared to give everything, to give my life, to see Milosevic go." --Jovice Miric, an auto mechanic who stormed the Yugoslavian Parliament building to oust President Slobo. Speaking of Slobo, the media has made some hay of George Bush's pronunciation of Milosevic's name as "Meelosevack." For the record, you may recall another Texan, President George Bush, never honored another tyrant, Saddam Hussein, by using the "proper" pronunciation of his name. Through all of Desert Shield and Desert Storm, the elder Bush called Saddam -- "Saddamn." We give Bush points for "Meelasayvack." On the frontiers of junk science... Sen. James Inhofe says, "The Clinton Administration has conspired to overturn the intent of Congress and evade federal laws in order to release a slanted report on global warming in a transparent effort to help the Gore campaign." Inhofe has joined Rep. Joseph Knollenberg, Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, the Competitive Enterprise Institute, Consumer Alert, and science journalist David Wojick in a lawsuit against Clinton-Gore and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. The "global warming" report in question is the "National Assessment on Climate Change." Originally requested by Congress no later than 1994, it is being released now as campaign fodder for Al "Hot Air" Gore. And last, in last week's debate, Albert Gore mentioned his Uncle Reginald was gassed in "the war to end all wars." The Associated Press commented on the fact that, finally, Gore told the truth: "It has come to this: Al Gore says in a presidential debate that his uncle was gassed in World War I and then his campaign searches for records to back him up. The campaign knows no claim by the Democratic candidate about his family or professional r�sum� will be taken at face value." This week, we were hoping Gore would mention his Uncle Whit LaFon, who has been a close advisor to nephew Albert for many years. LaFon is alleged, by reputable sources, to be the subject of a cocaine distribution investigation by the FBI, the Inspector General's office at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Tennessee's 24th Judicial District Task Force and the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Alas, our hopes were dashed! ______--------********O********--------______ INSIGHT "Sir, I would rather be right than be President." --Henry Clay {} "Do not people talk in society of a man being a great actor? They do not mean by that that he feels, but that he excels in simulating, though he feels nothing." --Denis Diderot {} "...[B]e check'd for silence, But never tax'd for speech." --William Shakespeare {} "Tell me what company thou keepest, and I'll tell thee what thou art." --Miguel de Cervantes {} "To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting." --Edmund Burke {} "It's bad when you fail morally. It's worse when you don't repent." --Luis Palau {} "The power of evil men exists and lives on the cowardice of the timid and the good." St. John Bosco {} "War is a matter of vital importance to the state; a matter of life or death, the road either to survival or to ruin." --Sun Tzu {} "Peace is more important than all justice; and peace was not made for the sake of justice, but justice for the sake of peace." --Martin Luther {} "[T]he man who craves disciples and wants followers is always more or less of a charlatan. The man of genuine worth and insight wants to be himself; and he wants others to be themselves, also." --Elbert Hubbard {} "People constantly speak of 'the government' doing this or that, as they might speak of God doing it. But the government is really nothing but a group of men, and usually they are very inferior men." --H. L. Mencken {} "Nations crumble from within when the citizenry asks of government those things which the citizenry might better provide for itself. ... [H]ope we have once again reminded people that man is not free unless government is limited. There's a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: As government expands, liberty contracts." --Ronald Reagan ______--------********O********--------______ UPRIGHT "Underlying most political questions are facts, strange as that sounds of those absorbed with only the buffoonery of politics. Facile politicians and political commentators do best when they can avoid these facts or vaporize them with rhetoric." --R. Emmett Tyrrell ++ "Sound bites, however, may be as tough a piece of intellectual meat as the dumbed-down, dependent-minded American public can chew." --Charlie Reese ++ "Surely it is obvious that these misbegotten and misnamed 'debates' -- actually, parallel press conferences -- test no aptitude pertinent to the performance of serious presidential duties." --George Will ++ "Hyperbole is not so much a rhetorical tool for politicians, as it is a way of life." --Michael Quinn Sullivan ++ "Political salesmanship, no matter what the cynics say, always depends for its success on at least a measure of truth; spin can go only so far without some basis in the facts." --Rich Lowry {} "Neoconservatism has no essence, no defining principle. It's a melange of gestures and attitudes...." --Joseph Sobran {} "With the Second Amendment swirling down the drain, the survival of the First can no longer be taken for granted." --John Derbyshire {} "It's a mistake to think that America produces good men and good teachers in such profusion that one can make do with only the conformists among them." --Christopher Caldwell {} "Silence in the presence of an attack is consent." --Charley Reese {} "Wealth and peace have dimmed our spiritual vision and many of us can no longer even remember, or have never known, the sweet taste of a life lived in the pursuit of self-ordered liberty for its own sake." --Alan Keyes {} "To abort is reasonably seen as simply the self-indulgent second act of an indulgent first act." --William F. Buckley ______--------********O********--------______ EDITORIAL EXEGESIS "[Clinton-Gore] entered office with prospects for Mid East peace brighter than ever before. President Bush and Defense Secretary Dick Cheney had assembled an unprecedented coalition of Arab states to defeat Saddam Hussein. The Soviet Union, principal sponsor of the region's rogues, had ceased to exist. And Israel and the Palestinians were making progress in offering greater political autonomy to residents of the Gaza strip and West Bank. Nearly eight years later the region is on the brink of war. ...Yasser Arafat is calling a 'jihad' to liberate Jerusalem. Iranian- and Syrian-backed Hezbollah guerrillas have crossed Israel's northern border and kidnapped three soldiers. And there has been some talk among Arab states of an oil embargo to punish America for supporting Israel." --Wall Street Journal "To say that the Middle East peace process lies in ruins would be the understatement of the century. The world should count itself lucky if full-fledged war does not break out any day between Israel and its neighbors, a prospect that tragically seems more than likely at this point. 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