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********************************** Hot Off the Press...A New "Muth's Truths" "Founding Father Benjamin Franklin would have celebrated his 297th birthday last week, and it's probably a good thing he wasn't here to see it. Or, as a Nevada state senator recently proclaimed on another subject, he'd would be rolling over in his grave if he were alive today..." Catch this birthday reflection in the latest issue of "Muth's Truths" by going to: http://chuckmuth.com/muthstruths.htm ********************************** MD Tells Sitting Duck to Take a Hike "The State of Maryland has denied a physically disabled citizen a permit to carry a concealed handgun because he does not have a 'good and substantial reason' to be armed. "Dan Sullivan worked as an emergency trauma nurse before muscular dystrophy severely limited the use of his legs. He can now walk only with the assistance of two canes. "What Sullivan calls his 'visually obvious physical disability' makes him an attractive target for criminals, he believes. It also makes it almost impossible for him to flee or physically defend himself from an assault. Despite those facts, Sullivan was denied a concealed handgun permit by the Maryland State Police." - CNSNews.com, 1/20/03 ********************************** 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. ********************************** Speaking with a Big Stick "There is a reason for all the tough talk, all the troop deployments, all the movement of battle groups, and all the high-level diplomacy with regard to Iraq. They are designed to PREVENT a war by constantly increasing the pressure - military, diplomatic, and psychological - not just on Saddam, but on his neighbors. If President Bush were eager to go to war, we'd be in it by now." - Rich Galen, "Mullings," 1/20/03 ********************************** Quarterback Sneak "Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, New York Democrat, has raised her profile, emerging this year as a key player in helping her party regain control of Congress and the White House in 2004. Mrs. Clinton has been called the Democrats' new quarterback as they play from behind to win back power in Washington." - Washington Times, 1/20/03 ********************************** Pot Calling Kettle Black " 'No administration has used polls and marketing strategies more than this administration,' (Vermont Democrat Sen. Pat) Leahy said, while Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, New York Democrat, nodded her agreement. Students of the Clinton presidency might dispute that statement. "...A high-ranking Republican staffer's jaw dropped when he heard Mr. Leahy. 'I think that's truly amazing,' he said. 'For Senator Leahy to say that in front of Senator Clinton, whose husband was probably the most poll-driven president in American history, is not only ridiculous, but outrageous.' "One might recall the frequently told story of former Clinton chief political adviser Dick Morris, who conducted a poll to determine where the first family would spend their vacation." - John McCaslin's "Inside the Beltway," 1/20/03 ********************************** Battle Lines Drawn "The White House is facing the mother of all battles. Not with Saddam Hussein over the despot's secret weapons of mass destruction, but with Senate Democrats over President Bush's judicial nominees." - Columnist Joseph Perkins *********************************** CPAC 2003 The 30th annual Conservative Political Action conference will be held in Crystal City, Virginia from January 30 through February 1. For more information, go to www.cpac.org. ********************************** Will Abortion be the Death of Democrats? "...Abortion is now the glue that holds the Democratic Party together. Without abortion to keep them together, the Democrats would fly apart into 50 small parties--Dems for free trade, Dems for protectionism; for quotas, for merit. "...The Democratic Party...has exhausted its great reasons for being, having achieved so many of them during the past 75 years. . . . The one thing they agree on, that holds them together and finances their elections, is abortion. The abortion-rights movement packs huge clout in the party; it can make or break a candidacy with contributions and labor and support. "...Democratic officeholders either agree with and fear the clout of the abortion-rights groups or disagree with and fear them. So the pro-abortion forces keep the party together, but they also tie it down. They keep the Democratic Party on the defensive--the lockstep pro-abortion party that won't even back parental notification, the party of unbending orthodoxy that will fight tooth and nail against banning abortions on babies eight months old, babies who look and seem and act exactly like human beings because they are. "No party can long endure, or could possibly flourish, with the unfettered killing of young humans as the thing that holds it together. And so a prediction on this grim anniversary (of the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision): Someday years from now we will see abortion's final victim, and it will turn out to be the once-great Democratic Party, which was left at the end deformed, bloody and desperately trying to kick away from death, but unable to save itself." - Columnist Peggy Noonan, OpinionJournal.com, 1/20/03 ********************************** Dreary Prospects for Donkeys "On the political front, Democrats have a tough row asserting moral authority after Bill Clinton, and after winning Senate seats by bending the rules in New Jersey and avoiding a recount in South Dakota. They face foreboding 2004 arithmetic. Republicans who won Texas get to redistrict House seats there. In the Senate, the GOP will defend 15 mostly safe seats while the Democrats defend 19, eight of which are in states Bush carried by five points or more. Filibusters against the Bush tax plan or judicial nominees are only likely to dig Democrats further into the moral and political hole, especially if they take place in the context of war in Iraq and confrontation with North Korea." - Wall Street Journal editor Robert L. Bartley, 1/20/03 ********************************* PC U "There is almost nothing as politically correct on today's American campuses as diversity and multiculturalism." - Columnist Tom Bray ********************************** Powell, Rice Buck Boss on Affirmative Action "Two high-ranking Bush administration officials said yesterday it is appropriate for universities to take race into account in achieving student diversity. On the round of Sunday morning television talk shows, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell and National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice said a public university isn't doing its job if there is any segment of the public not adequately represented." - Washington Times, 1/20/03 *********************************** Long Savings on Long Distance 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. ********************************** Profile in Conservative Courage While being interviewed by CNN's Wolf Blitzer on December 13th, our friend California University Regent Ward Connerly, chairman of the American Civil Rights Institute (www.acri.org), was asked if he thought Trent Lott was a racist. Ward responded that, no, he didn't think that just because someone once accepted separation of the races, segregation, meant that that person is today a hateful, bigoted racist. "Supporting segregation need not be racist," Connerly said. "One can support segregation and believe in equality of the races." For example, many blacks still support the traditionally black colleges. Are they all racists who believe in inherent black inferiority? Of course not. Nevertheless, Ward's comments didn't sit well with the race-baiters, who consider anyone referring to "colored" paper instead of non-white paper to be a card-carrying member of the Ku Klux Klan. So a bunch of mush-headed students out there on the Left Coast "demanded" an apology from Ward over his "insensitive" remarks regarding segregation. They also sent a letter to the Board of Regents asking them to "reprimand" Mr. Connerly for (gasp!) exercising his free speech rights to tout a non-liberal, politically incorrect position. This "apology" crud is an old, old trick liberals have used for years to put conservatives on the defensive for some perceived slight that really never occurred. And they keep doing it over and over and over again because...well, conservatives keep falling for it. Usually. But when a reporter from the Oakland Tribune asked Mr. Connerly for his response to the students' ridiculous demand for a stupid apology that wasn't called for, he replied with a short, sweet, "I'm not apologizing. Tell them to go to hell." Hoo-hah! Give that man a ceee-gar. It's about time somebody stood up to these left-wing agitators and told 'em to stick it in their ear. As Ward pointed out in a note to me over the weekend, "Apologizing for something you did not do places the one doing the apologizing on the defensive and in a weakened position. It makes it appear in the eyes of the public that you might have done something wrong. Why else would you apologize?" Exactly. Why isn't this man in Congress? - Chuck Muth, Editor *********************************** 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. Box 15307 Middle River, MD 21220 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The opinions and views expressed in Chuck Muth's News & Views reflect those of the writers, editors and columnists therein and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the sponsors, advertisers ... heck, even some of our readers. To be REMOVED, go to: http://www.chuckmuth.com/newsletter/ and complete the removal request instructions you'll find there. Or send your request to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # #
