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************************************ Taxes, Gaming, Nevada, Maryland Taxes and gambling are government debates raging in two unrelated states. But the real problem in both is spending. Catch this latest edition of "Muth's Truths" at: http://www.chuckmuth.com/muthstruths.htm *********************************** Unwavering Resolve "War is my last choice, but the risk of doing nothing is even a worse option, as far as I'm concerned. I owe it to the American people to secure this country. I will do so." - President George W. Bush *********************************** And Then Jimmy Carter Said. Bill Clinton may have been a skunk as president, but Jimmy Carter was an outright failure. His is the administration that gave us "America Held Hostage." Remember? Now he's weighing in on the Iraq situation. He's against military action. Which is the best argument I've heard yet in favor of it. What's embarrassing, though not surprising, is that his argument against war is actually the argument FOR it. Saddam Hussein "obviously has the capability and desire to build prohibited weapons and probably has some hidden in his country," the peanut farmer from Georgia admitted this week. But Jimmy the Homebuilder doesn't see that as a threat which needs to be taken out; he sees that as yet another opportunity for "a sustained and enlarged U.N. inspection team." No wonder this guy was tossed out of office after one failed term. Thank goodness he's not calling the shots today. He and Bill Clinton should take Sen. John McCain's advice and just "Shut up." ************************************ And Then the French Said. "Many Americans have mischaracterized the French recently. We have accused them of being overly sophisticated, of using subtle, clever and high sounding language to undercut us in the United Nations. We have accused them of being weak, and appeasers by instinct. But this Monday in the European Union meeting M. Jacques Chirac, the well-tailored-70-year old French president, proved us all wrong. He revealed himself to be a vulgar, unsubtle, bullying thug. "According to the Associated Press, M. Chirac 'launched a withering attack...on eastern European nations who signed letters backing the U.S. position on Iraq.' He accused them (including Poland) of acting irresponsibly by expressing their opinions. France, which can't stop talking herself, would silence others who speak but rarely. "...It is worth recalling that while French soldiers were throwing down their rifles in 1940 as the Germans advanced, the flower of Polish manhood charged into the invading Nazi tanks on horseback in the last and most gallant cavalry charge in history. Of course, they were killed to the last man. While the Poles were dying with their boots on, the French were living on their knee-pads - during which, they cheerfully ferreted out and shipped their French Jews off to the German death camps. How dare the French attempt to blackmail the Poles - of all peoples." - Columnist Tony Blankley ************************************ The "Rush" to War "(It's) clear just how laughable the argument is that we're somehow 'rushing toward war.' The coming clash with Saddam Hussein has been among the most deliberate and slow-moving confrontations in the recorded history of warfare." - New York Post columnist John Podhoretz ************************************ The Time for War "If Saddam Hussein is not a fit candidate for removal from power, who is? If his crimes against humanity are not sufficient grounds to try him before the court of world opinion, what crimes would be? Fearful nations simply embolden evil. . . . The time for debate is over. The time for Iraq's liberation is upon us. The time for more resolutions by the pathetic United Nations is long past. The time for war is now." - Columnist Cal Thomas *********************************** 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. ************************************ Peaceniks Harming Troop Morale "U.S. troops massed in the Kuwaiti desert can't avoid news of anti-war protests sweeping the globe, and it is making some angry, defensive, fired-up and anxious. . . . 'They get down,' said Sgt. (Victor) Oravec, a veteran of the Gulf war of 1991." - Scripps Howard News Service *********************************** Useless Idiots "Intended or not, the anti-war protesters in the United States and around the world brought great comfort to Saddam Hussein. The CNN headline reporting the latest protests literally said, 'World anti-war rallies delight Iraq.' "...While these anti-war types in America recoil with feigned outrage at the suggestion they're anti-American, when is the last time you heard them praising America? I'm waiting. Regardless, most of them are at least useful idiots - useful to Saddam, that is, and idiots if they don't realize it or don't care." - Columnist David Limbaugh *********************************** American Muslim Tells OBL to Pound Dirt "One of Allah's 99 names in the Quran is 'Al Salam' which means Peace. Thus in a way Muslims are the only people who actually worship peace. Today this claim sounds so empty, thanks to people like you, Mr. Bin Laden. You and those like you are dedicated to killing and bringing misery to people wherever they are. "...On (September 11) Mr. Binladen, you not only killed 3,000 innocent Americans, many of whom were also Muslims, but you signed the death warrants of many innocent people who will die in this war on terror and many more who will live but will suffer the consequences, the pain and the misery of war. "...Let me tell you that I would rather live in America under Ashcroft and Bush at their worst, than in any 'Islamic state' established by ignorant, intolerant and murderous punks like you and Mullah Omar at their best. The US, patriot act not withstanding, is still a more Islamic (just and tolerant) state than Afghanistan ever was under the Taliban." - Dr. Muqtedar Khan, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Adrian College in Michigan ************************************ 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. *********************************** Forward into the Past "The re-emergence of the liberal wing of the Democrat Party is in full swing, which is making many of the moderates in the Democratic Party increasingly nervous." - White House spokesman Ari Fleischer, 2/18/03 *********************************** Didn't GOP Win Those Two Elections in Landslides? "If the United States goes to war with Iraq, don't look for the kind of home-front unity that followed the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Across the full range of issues, the gap between the parties is expanding at an increasing velocity. Each side's trajectory points toward a tumultuous congressional session and a 2004 presidential election that will present the country with the starkest choice it has faced since 1984 and arguably 1972." - Los Angeles Times columnist Ronald Brownstein *********************************** Same Ol' Blah, Blah, Blah "President Bush has taken us right back to the broken policies of the past, the economics of debt and regret, unaffordable tax cuts for the few, zero new jobs, surging unemployment. I've got to hand it to him: Never has so much been done in so little time to help so few." - Rep. Dick Gephardt announcing his next failed bid to be President of the United States *********************************** 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 Project by going to: http://chuckmuth.com/goldwater.htm ********************************* ********************************* Published by Citizen Outreach Chuck Muth Editor/Publisher 611 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, #439 Washington, DC 20003-4303 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Citizen Outreach is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public policy organization and does not endorse candidates or lobby for specific legislation. 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 Citizen Outreach, its officers, directors or employees. 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