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********************************** Yeah, That Sounds About Right "Washington is a Hollywood for ugly people. Hollywood is a Washington for the simpleminded." - Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) at this week's annual Washington Press Club dinner *********************************** 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. ********************************** Marine Rules for a Gunfight "With U.S. military forces ready for war with Iraq, troops around the nation are preparing to ship out for the Middle East. The Marines have taken a lighter look at some rules of ground combat, and we obtained a copy of them. "Among the 24 rules are such gems as, No. 1: 'Bring a gun. Preferably, bring at least two guns. Bring all of your friends who have guns,' and, No. 2, 'Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life is expensive.' "Rule No. 7 is: 'In 10 years nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance, or tactics. They will only remember who lived.' And No. 8: 'If you are not shooting, you should be communicating, reloading and running.' "Rule No. 10 addresses a worst-case scenario: 'Someday someone may kill you with your own gun, but they should have to beat you to death with it because it is empty.' And No. 11: 'Always cheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.'" - Bill Gertz & Rowan Scarborough's "Inside the Ring," 2/7/03 ********************************** Picking on Marine Wives "Several of my fellow Marine wives . . . have experienced verbal and physical abuse in the past few weeks from so-called 'peace protesters.' One woman was told from another car at a stoplight that her husband was a baby killer, and that they hoped he would die. Another, and her young son, were yelled at and manhandled by a group of protesters as they were passing through the area. Why did this happen? Because the wives either had a Marine Corps sticker on the car or a Marine Corps shirt on." - Marion Colston, Chicago Tribune, 2/6/03 ********************************** Who Needs the French? "Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without an accordion." - Don't know who the original author is, but multiple readers have forwarded this on to News & Views over the past couple of days ********************************** All Aboooaaaard! "(President Bush) told the clowns, cowards and freeloaders at the United Nations yesterday to climb aboard the train or risk having to chase it down the tracks. 'The game is over,' he declared. 'Saddam Hussein will be stopped.' "...[France's] Jacques Chirac, huffing and puffing, will soon enough lead the stragglers after George W.'s train, popping a sweat and risking cardiac arrest, desperate to catch the caboose. [Russia's] Vladimir Putin and the Chinese cohort will be right behind, eager not to miss whatever vodka martinis and pork dumplings that may be served aboard. [Germany's] Gerhard Schroeder can allay the fears of the rest of us by staying off the train (we've seen enough of blitzkrieg for the next thousand years or so), but someone might throw him a sausage from the dining car leftovers." - Wesley Pruden, Pruden On Politics, 2/7/03 ********************************** Inspection Collection "Speaking to the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday, Secretary of State Colin Powell made so strong a case that Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is in material breach of U.N. resolutions that only the duped, the dumb and the desperate could ignore it. Which is what the French ambassador did, calling for three times the number of inspectors currently in the country." - Columnist Cal Thomas ************************************ 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. ********************************** What Did You Do in the War, Monsieur "War, when it comes, will marginalize France and Germany if they are not part of that coalition, and this is what infuriates M. Chirac and Herr Schroeder. More infuriating still, to M. Chirac, is the knowledge that President Bush and the Americans don't really need the French to accomplish the West's aims. The French are perfectly free to stay under the bed when the shooting starts. They've been there before." - Wesley Pruden, Pruden On Politics, 2/7/03 *********************************** It's D�j� Vu All Over Again "Political habits sometimes repeat themselves. Twenty years ago, Democrats confronted a conservative Republican president in Congress--and in preliminary sparring before the 1984 presidential campaign--by moving to the left on war, taxes, social issues, and race. Today, facing another conservative Republican in the White House, they're doing the same. The shift didn't work in the 1980s and isn't likely to help Democrats now." - The Weekly Standard's Fred Barnes in a Wall Street Journal column, 2/7/03 *********************************** Liberals Ready to Slice-and-Dice Hispanic "On Wednesday the full Senate began a debate over the nomination of Miguel Estrada to be a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The first Hispanic nominated for a seat on that particular court, he has attracted a lot of interest -- not all of it good. A number of liberal special interest groups have come out strongly against his nomination and are putting pressure on Senate Democrats to keep him from being confirmed. Sources inside the Senate expected the Democrats to launch a filibuster against Estrada on Tuesday." - Peter Roff, UPI's Capital Comment, 2/6/03 *********************************** The Case Against Estrada "Tell me one thing they can show against him, other than they think he's a conservative Republican who might be pro-life." - Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch (R) on Democrat opposition to the nomination of Miguel Estrada to the D.C. Circuit Court, Washington Times, 2/6/03 ************************************ Filibuster Estrada? Bring It On! "If Democrats want to filibuster (the Estrada nomination), Republicans should keep the debate going, for weeks if need be. Put Mr. Estrada on the talk shows, and have Mr. Bush go on Univision to talk about the Senate tactics. Democrats who refuse even to give Mr. Estrada a confirmation vote should be made to pay a political price. If Republicans let Democrats get away with this abuse of the system now, it will happen again and again." - Wall Street Journal editorial *********************************** Tort Shorts "The sharks are running wild in the Wolverine State. Brian Delekta, a high school senior in Memphis, Mich., is suing his school, claiming he wuz robbed because he received an A instead of an A-plus last year, the Associated Press reports. He wants to 'bolster his chance at becoming valedictorian.' Meanwhile, the Macomb Daily reports Ann Laerzio of Clinton Township, Mich., is demanding half a million dollars from a nail salon, where a beautician allegedly 'nicked her finger with cuticle scissors.'" - James Taranto's Best of the Web, 2/6/03 *********************************** Subscribe Now to Litigation Nation Online The issue of lawsuit abuse is so critical and so big that I'm creating a completely separate new e-newsletter dedicated strictly to this subject titled "Litigation Nation Online." The newsletter will probably come out weekly, with important, timely breaking news as it develops. If this is an issue of importance to you, subscribe to Litigation Nation Online at: http://www.chuckmuth.com/junklawsuits/ *********************************** Total Recall "If the taxpayer group People's Advocate has its way the next recall initiative to face Californians will target (Democrat) Gov. Gray Davis, who the group says has mismanaged the state's budget, which now has a deficit larger than that of all other states combined. "...Mike Schroeder, the Republican lawyer who led the two successful recalls of legislators in 1995, says the Davis recall could have profound political implications even if it fails. 'It would put the governor and Legislature on notice that the voters are angry about having to pay for their mistakes.' . . . Ward Connerly, author of a 1996 initiative banning racial preferences, says such an effort would 'energize the dispirited and bickering grass roots of the conservative movement in California.' "Shawn Steel, the Republican Party's state chairman, agrees. 'People feel so powerless in this budget crisis right now that the recall is the only vehicle they have to express their dissatisfaction with government.' When he mentioned the recall on the San Francisco talk radio program hosted by Lee Rodgers and Melanie Morgan, the phone lines lit up immediately. In the past, the two hosts have often provided the spark for statewide initiative campaigns, and the Davis recall looks like one they won't tire of easily. Over one million Californians listen to local conservative talk radio every day, and that doesn't count national hosts such as Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity." - John Fund's Political Diary, 2/6/03 *********************************** 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. 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] # # #
