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*********************************** Ben Franklin Couldn't Have Said It Better "If we pursue security to the point where we give up that which makes us Americans, the enemy has won." - Former Virginia governor and chairman of the National Counter Terrorism Center Jim Gilmore, Associated Press, 12/18/02 *********************************** >From the Mouths of Idiots "Because of the technology and the heightened desperation of the world today, I think it's very possible that we are facing the first century that will complete itself without mankind--and that's not the future that I want for my children, or for their children." - Actor/geo-strategist/deep-thinker Sean Penn during his recent peace-keeping/fact-finding mission to Iraq *********************************** Amazing? Try Outrageous. "The NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) is expanding its funding, and with Republicans running everything, that's amazing." - Suzy Brenner of the Society for the Arts in Healthcare (Arts in Healthcare?), Washington Times, 12/19/02 *********************************** Who Cares? "The suspense has ended. California Gov. Gray Davis (D) will not be running for president. As if anyone cared." - Columnist and political strategist Arnold Steinberg *********************************** Feel the Heat "Democrats are about to have the fun of a wide-open presidential-primary race, but the man who'll feel the most pressure after Al Gore's exit is Sen. John Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat. . . . That's because a presidential race is something between a momentum battle and a demolition derby, where those trailing need to knock off the front-runner to get ahead. Until Gore dropped out, Kerry could reasonably hope to energize his own campaign by defeating Gore in key contests. Now others will try to do the same to him." - New York Post columnist Deborah Orin ************************************ Long Savings on Long Distance! Just 4.97 cents per minute (5.97 cents for some non-regional bell companies) * All state-to-state calls in the continental U.S. * Residential or commercial * 6-second billing increments after the first 18 seconds * 24 hours/day * 7 days/week * No access codes * No minimums * No activation fees * No monthly service charge unless your bill is less than $20.00 a month (then a $2.50 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. go to <http://www.GOPLongDistance.com> today. *********************************** The Apology Lott SHOULD Have Given "I really don't know what I was thinking. As you know, I was brought up a racist, segregationist Democrat. I carried these views into early adulthood and worked for Democrats in Congress who were completely committed to the segregationist agenda. However, I saw the light, and left the party of Jim Crow for the party of Abe Lincoln. "When praising a man who was a big political wheel when I was just nine I suddenly found myself expressing a view far more suitable for Al Gore Senior or Senator Robert Byrd. Please be assured, just like Strom Thurmond, I have put the Democrat Party and its despicable policies behind me." - News & Views reader Quentin Langley *********************************** Hmm, Tasty "Trent Lott could gouge out his own heart, sizzle it on a hibachi, carve it up and serve it as an appetizer at the next NAACP convention... it won't matter. Democrats will smear his bloody remains all over the national political map until nobody is left to pander. And Republicans won't follow him anyway. He's not good enough for us anymore. So, Republicans should politely insist Trent Lott step down as Majority Leader, and let someone of greater mettle take his place." - Tom Adkins, The Common Conservative, 12/16/02 [ Editor's Note: Tom, as you can see, has a way with words. You'll enjoy reading his entire column on this Lott mess at: http://commonconservative.com/adkins.html ] *********************************** Democrats Line Up Behind Lott "Many Democrats on Capitol Hill would like nothing more than for Mr. Lott to survive this political storm. An aide to a senior Democratic senator said Democrats 'were salivating at the possibility that Lott would continue as majority leader.' " 'The more the Democrats think about it, they'd prefer that Senator Lott keep his position. He's damaged goods,' the aide said. A staffer for a senior Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee said that if Mr. Lott survives as majority leader, it would make it easier to defeat the conservative agenda of congressional Republicans and Mr. Bush, especially the president's picks for the federal courts." - Washington Times, 12/18/02 *********************************** One Step Forward, Two Steps Back "The harsh political fact facing the Republican senators is that they have a choice between advancing or diminishing the Republican Party's ability to reach out to voters beyond white males. Unfair though it may be, if they keep Mr. Lott as leader, millions of voters will be susceptible to the argument that the Republican Party is not welcoming to people of all races and ethnicities." - Washington Times editorial, 12/18/02 *********************************** Republicans Held Hostage "(Oklahoma Sen. Don) Nickles said that while he accepts Mr. Lott's multiple apologies, 'I am concerned that Sen. Lott has been weakened to the point that may jeopardize his ability to enact our agenda and speak to all Americans.' This is precisely the point. It isn't about Mr. Lott, his career, his heart, his sincerity or anything else. It is about a unique opportunity - the first in 50 years when Republicans have control of all three branches of government - to advance a Republican agenda. That agenda should not be held hostage by any senator." - Columnist Cal Thomas ************************************** Lott Watch "Trent Lott still insists he's not leaving his position as Senate majority leader. ButU.S. News & World Report's 'Washington Whispers' cites 'key Senate Republican aides,' who predict the muddle-mouthed Mississippian 'may give in as soon as this weekend.' One reason to think Lott may be planning an exit: It's been almost 48 hours since he last apologized." - Best of the Web, 12/18/02 *********************************** Conspiracy to Segregate "The (teachers) unions, with eager Democratic help, have together created a quasi-segregated system of lousy public schools in most of the places where state-mandated segregation was the rule in Strom Thurmond's Dixiecrat heyday. "The Republicans have conspired with the Democrats to add billions of dollars to federal education spending, but flinch from trying to make sure that it will be used to actually teach kids black and white to add and subtract, to understand a little science, to learn the history of their country, to speak or write a coherent sentence, or even to spell their names." - Wes Pruden, Pruden on Politics, 12/18/02 *********************************** The Owl & the Bureaucrat " 'The federal government wants to set aside 1.2 million acres of public and private Arizona land as critical habitat for 18 endangered pygmy owls,' the Washington Times reports. That's nearly 67,000 acres of the Tucson-area land for each owl. The owls in question 'span 6 inches and weigh 2 pounds,' the paper adds." - Best of the Web, 12/16/02 *********************************** Just Say "No" to Tax Hikes "Republican governors who support tax increases hurt their party's image and economy, analysts believe. While GOP Govs. Bill Owens of Colorado and Jeb Bush of Florida earned respect for cutting taxes, Govs. John Engler (Michigan), Don Sundquist (Tennessee), John Rowland (Connecticut), Bob Taft (Ohio) and Bill Graves (Kansas) have all sullied their reputations amongst fiscal conservatives by supporting tax or spending increases. . . . On Election Day 2002, three of the tax-hike governors saw the high office awarded to Democrats: Michigan, Tennessee, and Kansas." - CNSNews.com, 12/18/02 *********************************** Strength in Numbers If you know someone who might like to receive News & Views, you can sign 'em up at: http://www.chuckmuth.com. 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