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************************************* George W and the Seven Dwarfs Here's what the Dem's have so far to go against President Bush in 2004: Rev. Al Sharpton Sen. John Kerry Gov. Howard Dean Sen. John Edwards Rep. Dick Gephardt Sen. Joe Lieberman Sen. Tom Daschle The only thing missing is Snow "Rodham" White? ********************************** Go Forth and e-Multiply If you know someone who might like to receive News & Views, you can sign 'em up at: http://www.chuckmuth.com. ************************************* Ambulance Chasing for Fun & Profit "Sen. John Edwards, a first-term North Carolina Democrat who amassed a fortune as a personal injury lawyer, made official yesterday his long-suspected run for the presidency in 2004. . . . Mr. Edwards, 49, established a national reputation as a rainmaker by winning several multimillion-dollar lawsuits while still in his 30s. . . . In 1990, Mr. Edwards, then 37, became the youngest member inducted into the Inner Circle of Advocates - a club of the nation's top 100 trial lawyers - for his work in medical malpractice suits, which composed the bulk of his practice." - Washington Times, 1/3/02 ************************************* Amen, Brother "Continuing to raise taxes to feed the bureaucratic beast can only result in devouring the means and motivation of our people." - Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, 1/2/03 ************************************* Make Sure Cure Not Worse Than Disease "American health care is a mess. But nationalizing the system will only exacerbate medical problems." - Columnist Doug Bandow of the Cato Institute ************************************* A Man of His Convictions "Ronald Reagan, like Margaret Thatcher, was a conviction politician, someone who actually believed in something, unlike the typical politician with his finger in the wind." - Columnist Richard W. Rahn of the Cato Institute ************************************* Yeah, That About Sums Us Up "Give the Republicans credit. They know what they stand for. Tax cuts. Guns. Bombs. Oil. Big business. Old boy networks. Privatization. Plundering the earth. Pillorying and padlocking the poor. Party-line votes." - Quote by Derick Z. Jackson in the Boston Globe which earned the author the runner-up position for columnist Andrew Sullivan's "Begala Award" in his "Hall of Fame of Idiocy of 2002" awards ************************************* Welcome to the "Talibar" "CIA field officers in particular are known to have a taste for adult beverages. But where can one find a drink in Afghanistan? "We have learned the agency runs a secret bar in the Afghan capital of Kabul. There, weary CIA and other undercover spies and counterterrorism operatives, including FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration agents, are known to imbibe a much-deserved whiskey or beer. "Journalists in the country are not allowed into the watering hole, called the 'Talibar,' punning on the name of the ousted Muslim Taliban regime. To reach the bar, one must be invited. Only a select group of U.S. government officials are extended the courtesy." - "Inside the Ring," 1/3/03 ************************************* Conservatives: The Next Generation "Sen.-elect Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican,...was swept into office during the 1994 Republican revolution, one of many conservatives who vowed to enact federal reforms on how the government does business. He remains committed to outlawing abortion, protecting gun rights, and reducing federal spending and taxes. "...He also said he hopes to fill the 'conservative vacuum' left by the retirements of Republican Sens. Phil Gramm of Texas, Jesse Helms of North Carolina and Mr. Thurmond. 'It's time for a younger generation of conservatives to step up to the plate. I would like to do that but to be thought of as a reformer,' Mr. Graham said." - Washington Times, 1/3/03 ************************************ Sometimes It's Better to Switch Than Fight AT&T, MCI and Sprint are all raising or considering raising their already-too-high long distance rates. Isn't it time you made the switch to GOPLongDistance.com? Just 4.97 cents/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. ********************************** Toward a More Color-Blind Society "Sometime in the coming year, the U. S. Supreme Court will reconsider the constitutionality of racial discrimination in college admissions, a matter addressed in the Bakke decision but not resolved. . . . (O)pinions and editorials from each side will be heard. On the one hand will be rational arguments of constitutional principle: On the other will be emotional pleas for judicial deference to social justice. Get ready for some preposterous and wholly gratuitous twaddle. "...The time nears when our Supreme Court will decide whether or not we will tolerate racial discrimination in the pursuit of diversity on campus. Tell anyone who will listen that we cannot indulge such misguided frolic. Our law recognizes but one class of citizen, a class singularly undifferentiated by race. That is the American commonality. It is what defines us." - Prof. James Metcalf of George Mason University ********************************** Will WH Back Equal Justice Under Law? "Deep into the outback is where the White House apparently wishes a pair of University of Michigan affirmative action cases would disappear as fast as possible. Yet like it or not, the two Michigan cases are headed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which is scheduled to hear oral argument in March. The immediate question is what the Department of Justice will say in a friend-of-the-court brief due by midmonth. "It would be virtually unprecedented for an administration to keep silent on such an important case, and yet that's precisely what prominent White House officials would like to do. We're told that White House counsel Alberto Gonzales is afraid that if the administration comes down against racial quotas, he won't get the smooth Senate passage he wants if he is nominated to the Supreme Court to fill any opening later this year. "We also hear that Colin Powell, moonlighting as attorney general, has weighed in with his well-known views in favor of racial preferences. And in the wake of the Trent Lott firestorm, the last thing some White House politicos want is a public fight over another racially charged issue. "Sorry, but there is this nettlesome principle of equal opportunity under the law at stake here." - Wall Street Journal editorial, 1/2/03 ********************************** Silence On Race Case Not Golden "January 16 is a day that will make or break the Bush administration - and the date has nothing to do with troop movements, weapons inspections or Iraq. Instead, it marks the deadline by which the Justice Department must decide whether to file a brief in a landmark affirmative action case about admissions at the University of Michigan that will come before the Supreme Court in the spring. "What the administration chooses to do - the likely choices being either taking a stand opposing race-based admissions, or taking no stand - will reveal more than just the outcome of a power struggle within White House circles. Facing a choice of near-epic design, George W. Bush must decide between setting off an electrifying jolt of principle by opposing affirmative action, or yielding to heavy political pressure to say nothing combustible - particularly now, presidential aides say, in the aftermath of the Trent Lott firestorm. "Mr. Bush's decision will be nothing less than a monument to his presidency." - Columnist Diana West ************************************* The Shrinking Left-Wing Conspiracy "The Fox News Channel has kept both mission and message clear, with sterling results. Buoyed by a staunch alliance with viewers, Fox has seen its audience grow by 36 percent in 2002, according to a final tally by Nielsen on Tuesday. . . . Ratings at Fox's two chief rivals (CNN and MSNBC) fell 8 percent and 24 percent respectively." - "On Media," Washington Times, 1/3/03 ************************************* Fair & Balanced Scares Democrats "The Democrats are particularly frightened that their friends at CNN, MSNBC and the other networks are being outgunned by Fox News Channel, which calls itself 'fair and balanced.' Indeed, the new Nielsen ratings show that Fox News is hot, hot and the others are not, not. 'Fair and balanced' is what frightens the Dems. They're addicted to media that's fairer to some than to others. More Phil Donahue, anyone?" - Wesley Pruden, "Pruden On Politics," 1/3/03 *********************************** The Goldwater Doctrine "I have little interest in streamlining government or in making it more efficient, for I mean to reduce its size. I do not undertake to promote welfare, for I propose to extend freedom. My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them. It is not to inaugurate new programs, but to cancel old ones that do violence to the Constitution, or that have failed in their purpose, or that impose on the people an unwarranted financial burden. I will not attempt to discover whether legislation is 'needed' before I have first determined whether it is constitutionally permissible. And if I should later be attacked for neglecting my constituents' interests, I shall reply that I was informed their main interest is liberty and that in that cause I am doing the very best I can." - Barry Goldwater, "The Conscience of a Conservative" [ To help promote the "Goldwater Doctrine" in public policy and government, join the Goldwater Club by going to: http://chuckmuth.com/goldwater.htm ] ********************************* ********************************* Published by The Goldwater Club Chuck Muth Editor/Publisher P.O. 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