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**************************************** American Oath "The American people, not the United Nations, [are] the only body that President Bush has sworn to represent." - Sen. John McCain, New York Times, 3/12/03 **************************************** Constitutional Imperative "It should be noted that the Constitution requires the president to protect American lives, not Iraqi lives, even though he or anyone else would try to minimize such loss of life among innocent civilians." - Columnist Richard Rahn *********************************** 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. Also, occasionally, the automatic listserve we use will "bump" subscribers off the list if your mailbox is full or experiences some other technical glitch. If you suddenly stop receiving News & Views, the first thing you should do is try to re-subscribe using the link above. **************************************** Cat's Out of the Bag...Maybe "'U.S. officials said Wednesday that surrender negotiations have secretly begun with key Iraqi military officials in hopes that some military units will not fight U.S. and coalition forces if there is war,' CNN reports. Good thing no one watches CNN anymore or this wouldn't be a secret." - James Taranto, Best of the Web, 3/12/03 **************************************** The Cost of NOT Acting "If we don't disarm Saddam now, we won't have enough streets to name after the victims of the next attack." - New York City Councilman Peter Vallone who voted against a council resolution opposing war with Iraq **************************************** Postcards from the Fringe "The United States is continuing to fake evidence against Iraq. A second U.S. diplomat has resigned over Bush's bloodlust." - Goofball filmmaker and "liberal gadfly" Michael Moore **************************************** Actors Schmactors "Just because we're actors isn't any reason to give us a voice on these issues more than anyone else." - Actor Bruce Willis **************************************** Leno-isms Some dingers by Tonight Show host Jay Leno, compiled by our friends over at The Federalist: * "As you know, the British Ambassador to the U.S. presented to the Security Council a proposal to give Saddam Hussein until March 17th to comply with weapons inspections, or face military action. So it looks like the Irish aren't going to be the only ones getting bombed on St. Patrick's Day." * "Self-righteous China also said today they are against the use of force. Unless it's by a tank against college students in Tiananmen Square." * "CNN said that after the war, there is a plan to divide Iraq into three parts. It would be: regular, premium, and unleaded." * "The big story -- President Bush today agreed to allow more weapons inspectors into Iraq. In fact, I understand he's got 250,000 inspectors ready to go." * "This was a front-page story in USA Today -- American tourists in Paris report being yelled at, attacked and spit on by the French. So things are finally getting back to normal." ************************************ NEW! 4.75 cents-per-minute Long Distance * All state-to-state calls in the continental U.S. * Residential or commercial * 6-second billing increments * 24 hours/day * 7 days/week * No access codes * No minimums * No activation fees * Calling Card Rate is 10 cents per minute * No monthly service charge unless your bill is less than $20.00 a month (then a $1.99 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. Just go to: <http://www.GOPLongDistance.com> today. *************************************** Enviro-Wackos Obstructing National Defense "In California's Mojave Desert, Marines can only train during the daytime so as not to trample endangered tortoises. Live or simulated fire is off-limits and all vehicles are restricted to roads. Hawaii's Makua Military Reservation was shut down in 1998 in response to lawsuits seeking to protect a tree snail, and Navy SEAL training on Coronado Island in California is restricted because of the snowy plover bird." - Washington Times, 3/13/03 ***************************************** TSA: Thousands Standing Around New York Sen. Chuckie Schumer got a taste of what he and his buddies in Congress hath wrought on air travel recently, reports The Hill. Stuck in what has become the typical long line at security checkpoints administered by the new government employees of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Schumer got antsy and demanded the officer in charge explain "what's going on." The funny part is, at first no one knew who the self-important senator WAS until someone in line called out his name and explained that the delay was due to too many TSA workers taking a break. **************************************** Tax Cut Conundrum "Right here, Mr. President, is where your tax cut is stuck. The Republicans can't quite swallow it, and the Democrats can't cough it up." - Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist at the annual Gridiron dinner, pointing to the esophagus on a medical chart in comparing how food and legislation are processed, The Hill, 3/12/03 **************************************** Look Out, Gas Tax Hike on the Horizon "President Bush has other things on his mind, but let's hope someone at the White House is keeping an eye on GOP Congressman Don Young. The Alaskan heads the 75-member House Transportation Committee, and he's quietly cooking up one wooly mammoth of a highway spending proposal. Thought last year's $173 billion Porky Pig farm bill was bad? You'd better sit down for this one." - Wall Street Journal editorial, 3/11/03 **************************************** Estrada Saga First, the White House offered Democrats opposed to judicial nominee Miguel Estrada an opportunity to meet with him personally and/or submit written questions they felt remained unanswered about his stellar qualifications. A few have met with him; none submitted any written questions. In the meantime, the de facto Democrat filibuster of his nomination continues. In a new effort to break the logjam, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, Tennessee Republican, generously offered on Tuesday to have Mr. Estrada make yet another appearance before the Judiciary Committee and allow Leahy, Kennedy, Schumer & Company to grill the poor guy yet again in exchange for allowing a straight up-or-down vote on his nomination afterwards. The Democrats told Frist to pound dirt. **************************************** Another Victory for Color-Blindness "Virginia Tech's governing board, on the advice of the state attorney general, has barred the consideration of race or sex during the admissions, hiring and financial-aid processes." - Washington Times, 3/12/03 **************************************** If Only He Was Kidding "President Bush says frivolous lawsuits have never helped anyone. Yeah, tell that to my new house in Georgetown." - Sen. John Edwards, North Carolina Democrat, who made his fortune through personal injury lawsuits, at the 118th Annual Gridiron Dinner in Washington ***************************************** Gee, Thanks Sen. Edwards...Enjoy the House "My family fell victim to a crisis in health care. My husband was in an accident. He was rushed to the hospital, but the surgeons who could have helped him were no longer there. Lawsuits against doctors and hospitals have made it too expensive for them to practice. We didn't get the care we needed, and today we suffer." - Leanne Dyess, who lost her husband due to head injuries suffered in a car accident last summer, in new TV commercial by the American Hospital Association **************************************** Please Sign Petition Against Junk Lawsuits Last week, Citizen Outreach launched an online petition urging members of Congress to support reform measures designed to rein in lawsuit abuse, particularly in the area of medical malpractice. You can sign the petition by going to: www.libertypetitions.com *********************************** Subscribe Now to Litigation Nation Online The issue of lawsuit abuse is so critical and so big that we now publish a completely separate e-newsletter dedicated strictly to this subject titled "Litigation Nation Online." The newsletter is published weekly, with important, timely breaking news as it develops. 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