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*************************************** Gross Miscalculation When Osama bin Laden bloodied America's nose in Somalia and other parts of the world, Bill Clinton turned tail and ran. There were no serious repercussions for killing Americans and committing terrorist acts against our country. Emboldened by the belief that ALL Americans were as spineless as Bill Clinton, OBL pulled off the 9/11 attack. But George Bush is no Bill Clinton, as OBL and al Qaeda have since discovered. THEY are one's hiding in caves these days, not us. Likewise, Saddam Hussein pretty much did whatever he wanted during the eight years of the Clinton administration. He evicted the arms inspectors and all Bill Clinton did was huff and puff and pull his pants down. Now Saddam has made the same mistake as OBL; assuming all Americans were spineless jellyfish like Bill Clinton and the peacenik protest marchers. He apparently believed that executing and humiliating American POWs would break our will to fight. To the contrary, it has only steeled THIS administration 's nerves. Likewise the nation's. You called down the thunder guys, and you're about to get it...in the immortal words of Dick Cheney...big time. *********************************** How to Subscribe 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. ************************************ Raising Hollywood Wusses Some actress named Julianne Moore (never heard of her) is the latest to weigh in against the U.S. military operation to liberate Iraq. "Fighting is not the answer," she said at something called the Spirit awards for independent filmmakers. "We teach our children not to fight." Well, maybe she does. And certainly it appears the French do. But not me. I'm teaching my 3-year-old daughter not to initiate hostilities on the playground; however, if somebody else "starts it" or messes with her 1-year-old sister, then let the fur fly. She's being taught that fighting should be the last resort, but when and if it becomes necessary, do it fast, do it hard and do it to win. I ain't raising no family of Hollywood sissies...even if they are girls. They're AMERICAN girls. And they'll be taught not to take any crap off of anybody. *************************************** Peaceniks Themselves Brought on the War "The war in Iraq easily could have been avoided, if not for one group of people...the thousands of American war protesters. . . . The protesters convinced Saddam that there was no need to capitulate to threats from America if America's citizens supported him. . . . If the world had supported Mr. Bush, Saddam would have been forced to comply with the U.N. resolutions. He would have been disarmed without a shot ever being fired. The war never would have happened." - Michael Hoebel, Washington Times, 3/23/03 *************************************** Making an Example Out of Saddam "The daring use of special forces, the mobility of even regular Army units using global positioning systems and the integrated battle-management have to be reassuring to all Americans. We suspect they have got the attention of North Korea and other U.S. foes." - "Review & Outlook," OpinionJournal.com, 3/24/03 *************************************** Asking the Right Question "(I've been warned by liberal reporters) not to question anyone's patriotism. I wouldn't think of it. I'm questioning their intelligence." - John Carey, Washington Times, 3/23/03 *************************************** Proud to Be an American "The United States is showing to the world, to its friends and foes, that it will pay a high price to make the world better. We will put it all on the line. This country is, still, the place that will take responsibility when no one else will. In this our entire country is like the firemen of 9/11 who looked up, saw the burning towers and charged. In the past few days, weeks and months, America charged. It has a lot to be proud of." - Columnist Peggy Noonan *************************************** Cheese-Eating Surrender Monkeys Among the very first people reportedly captured by Iraqi forces on Saturday: Three French journalists. Go figure. You can't make this stuff up, folks. *************************************** Take This Medal and Shove It "A World War II veteran who was decorated by the French government of his D-Day bravery returned his medal yesterday to protest what he called France' s cowardice for opposing the war in Iraq. 'I did my share, my part, to liberate the country from Hitler, and this is the way that they repay me," said George Wilson, 80, laying down the rainbow-ribboned Jubilee of Liberty medal at the gate of the French Embassy." - Washington Times, 3/22/03 **************************************** French Boycott "About 40 percent of Americans tell pollsters they favor boycotting French products, and that impulse is invariably translated into wine and cheese. . . . What France mainly produces is bloated government, but we have more than enough of that and certainly don't want to import more." - Columnist Alan Reynolds *************************************** And the Award Goes To... "I had thought French President Jacques Chirac was the most reprehensible personality in this Iraqi wartime setting, until my eyes and ears were assaulted by three Democratic senators - a fuming Hillary Rodham Clinton, a maniacal Tom Daschle and a 'weeping' Robert C. Byrd. I believe they are the most reprehensible people in American history. They are the sort of grandstanding rotten fiends who make decent people despise their entire political party." - Raymond W. England, Washington Times, 3/23/03 *************************************** French Democrats "Mr. Bush is invading Iraq for exactly the reasons he has stated: to protect America's security in the post-September 11, 2001, world, and to forge a new Middle East. Is it bold? Yes. Is it risky? Yes. Is it a cheap political ploy? Obviously not. "Democrats make such a risible charge for the same reason they have advanced so many other shabby arguments on the war. They need something, anything, to say about Iraq at a time when the party is inflicted with a near-total inability to think seriously about matters of war and peace. "Their criticism is not just wrong, but small-minded and cynical. America at the moment is blessed with a president who - whatever else you may think of him - is neither of those things." - Columnist Rich Lowry ************************************ Hey, Stupid Is As Stupid Does "Students at the University of Maryland at College Park picketed the campus newspaper and demanded that it apologize for a cartoon that said an American peace activist who was run over by an Israeli bulldozer was stupid. The publication, the Diamondback, refused to apologize, citing the First Amendment. "The cartoon, by student Daniel Friedman, showed a woman in front of a bulldozer. The caption contained the dictionary definition of 'stupidity,' and added another way to define it: 'sitting in front of a bulldozer to protect a gang of terrorists.'" - Washington Times, 3/24/03 ************************************ Bypassing Weapon of Mass Obstruction "In sum, neither in Senate traditions nor in constitutional law is there a crumb of justification for the fringe Senate Democrat filibustering of the impeccably qualified (judicial nominee Miguel) Estrada. . . . Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, Tennessee Republican, should arrange for a Senate vote on Mr. Estrada irrespective of the cloture rule. His confirmation would be certain. The Constitution would be honored. And the federal judiciary would no longer be held hostage by a fringe Democrat minority." - Columnist Bruce Fein *************************************** Things Ain't Peachy in Georgia What in the world is wrong with Republican Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue? It's bad enough the guy is on a crusade to raise taxes, but his harsh rhetoric is really getting out of control. Perdue's latest plan is to sock it to smokers (yet again) by raising the tax on cigarettes from 12 to 58 cents a pack. In announcing his proposal, Perdue showed signs of slipping in and out of a parallel dimension with George Bush. At a town hall meeting over the weekend, he pushed legislators to back his tax hike proposal by saying, "The time for diplomacy is over. I want to know if folks are going to go with me or stay in the foxhole with the French." Huh? Is this guy serious? Does he really believe that state legislators who have the courage to oppose raising taxes on the people of Georgia are cowards who deserve comparison to the French? What is this guy smoking? It sure aint' Marlboros. ************************************ Moon Over Texas Ray Mason was handed an eight-year sentence for aggravated assault by Judge Jim Parsons in Athens, Texas last week. 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