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*********************************** Standing Firm on No New Taxes "(Maryland) Republican Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. remains committed to keeping residents from paying for the state's $1.8 billion budget shortfall. Though he has promised no sales-tax or income-tax increases, Mr. Ehrlich is also saying no to other fee and tax increases that lawmakers want as an alternative to legalizing slot machines." - Washington Times, 1/22/03 ********************************* 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. ********************************** 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, Franklin 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 ********************************** Bush Critic Popped in Sex Sting "A former U.N. weapons inspector was arrested during an Internet sex sting operation and was under investigation in a similar incident months before his arrest, according to reports published in the Schenectady Daily Gazette. The newspaper reported that Scott Ritter was arrested in June 2001 for purportedly trying to lure a 16-year-old girl he met on the Internet to a fast-food restaurant. . . . The 41-year-old former Marine served as a weapons inspector in Iraq in the 1990s. He has been an outspoken critic of President Bush's plans for war against Iraq." - Associated Press, 1/22/03 ********************************** The 800-Pound Demo-Gorilla "The problem all these (Democrat presidential) candidates have to contend with is that the single most formidable Democrat could blow them away in a fortnight. That candidate is, of course, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.), and if I were a betting man, I would bet that before it's over she'll do just that. "...Clinton isn't getting any younger and if one of the younger candidates wins this year and then defeats Bush, she may never get a shot at the big prize. So why would she wait? She already thinks she's qualified and has to believe she would be saving the country from the Republicans if she runs and wins." - David Keene, chairman, American Conservative Union, The Hill, 1/22/03 ********************************** Junk Lawsuit Filed "Two black women yesterday filed a federal lawsuit in Texas seeking financial compensation from more than 100 U.S. corporations for their roles in the domestic slave trade. . . . The lawsuit says J.P. Morgan Chase aided slavery by selling insurance policies on slave labor, while WestPoint Stevens made slave clothing from rough cotton. Union Pacific, the lawsuit contends, profited from slavery by transporting cotton for those clothes." - Washington Times, 1/22/03 ********************************** Junk Lawsuit Thrown Out "'A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit against McDonald's Corp. that alleged the fast food chain was responsible for children's obesity,' Reuters reports. The delightfully named Judge Robert Sweet threw out the whole case, saying that the porcine plaintiffs--one is a 14-year-old girl who is 4-foot-10 and weighs in at 170 pounds--could not have been 'unaware of the dangers of eating such food.'" - OpinionJournal.com, 1/22/03 ********************************** NJ Docs to Take a Powder "The Medical Society of New Jersey will back doctors' work stoppage to protest soaring malpractice premiums. . . . Beginning Feb. 3, many doctors will halt routine checkups and nonessential services." - "American Scene," Washington Times, 1/22/03 ********************************** "Good Lawyer" Is Not an Oxymoron "Mr. Muth: You might want to let some of your readers know that there are plenty of attorneys, including myself, who are conservative and/or libertarian and fight to defend the constitution everyday. Groups like The Federalist Society and The Institute for Justice, just to name two, represent the views of numerous attorneys like myself across this country. Broad statements vilifying all attorneys seem to imply that all attorneys are in the same political and philosophical boat as ATLA. This is most certainly not the case." - News & Views reader Mike Lutke, St. Louis, MO ************************************ 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. *********************************** Playing the Piano With Two Left Hands Asked by The Hill if the nation has fared better or worse during the Bush years, comedian/pianist Mark Russell replied. "It depends on what your definition of 'better' is. If a deficit is better than a surplus than yes, indeedy, we are better off. If the tax cut, a.ka., Bundles for K Street, is better than a prescription drug bill for seniors, then we are really, really better off. If we believe that a two-year rise in unemployment builds character and that our inner cities never looked lovelier - pop open the champagne. But, what do we know in Washington? Go to Houston and drop by a soup kitchen and ask the former Enron employees if they are better off." ************************************ Dealing from the Bottom of the Deck "Democrats...consistently support preferences based on race - perpetuating race consciousness - and increasingly use race-baiting as a political tactic against Republicans. . . . It is Democrats who are constantly 'playing the race card.'" - Columnist Morton Kondracke ************************************ Playing That Race Card "The Senate's second-ranking Democrat criticized President Bush yesterday for honoring Confederate soldiers with wreaths the last two Memorial Days, calling it 'racially motivated' and another example of opposition to civil rights. "Sen. Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, cited a Time magazine report that said Mr. Bush two years ago renewed a practice of sending a wreath to the Confederate Monument at Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day. . . . The Time article said the president's father, former President George Bush, ended the wreath tradition in 1990 - a claim the White House, a spokeswoman for the military district of Washington and Confederate heritage groups immediately refuted. ".(T)he military office that handles affairs at Arlington said there has been no change in administration policy, that the first Bush administration continued to send wreaths throughout and that the practice was continued by President Clinton." - Washington Times, 1/22/03 *********************************** Hers-tory 101 "Chuck: I was looking at some lesson handouts from my daughter's 8th grade Social Studies (i.e. History) class. They're studying the American Revolution at this time. Helen's handouts were about the letters written between John Adams and Abigail Adams. Here are some of the actual questions from my daughter's handouts: * How does Abigail Adams depict men in her letter of March 31, 1776? * Would you classify John Adams as a typical modern day "male chauvinist"? * Does John Adam's reply show concern for his wife's views? * What influence does John Adams think revolutionary activities have on minorities? * Do John Adams' letters reflect the dominant views of his time about the rights of women? Chuck, we live in a rural/suburban bastion of right-wing GOP conservatism. If they're teaching this stuff in the schools here, what are they teaching the kids in more liberal urban areas?" - News & Views reader (name withheld by request) *********************************** 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. *********************************** 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] # # #
