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***************************************** Mommies in Combat "Have you heard of Army Sgt. Casaundra Grant? Probably not, because her story has been largely ignored by the press. She's a 25-year-old single mother who lost both of her legs during the Iraq war when she was accidentally pinned under a tank. Her 2-year-old son 'prayed for her legs' the first time he saw her stumps. "Sgt. Grant is upbeat and grateful to be alive, reports the San Antonio Express-News, but is this really the way we want to fight our wars, with young mothers coming home in wheelchairs? By the way, has anyone noticed how many of our women warriors seem to be single mothers?" - Columnist Mona Charen ***************************************** Bloody Battle Worth Fighting "The Republicans should be willing to end the filibustering of judicial candidates to preserve the Constitution from further evisceration, and if that means a prolonged, bloody battle, so be it. It would be inexcusable to allow Senate Democrats to bully them into settling for compromise nominees who would further damage the principles that have made the United States something exceptional in the history of humankind." - Columnist Jay Ambrose ***************************************** Useless Idiots "Communism had its 'useful idiots.' These were people who believed whatever communists said and were helpful in advancing their cause. In the Middle East, the enemies of Israel, the United States and all things Jewish, Christian and Western have far more useful idiots than communists ever counted on." - Columnist Cal Thomas ***************************************** Dissing Sandi O'Connor "In September of 2002, The Washington Times reported on the Luce Policy Institute's new Headquarters' 'Women Hall of Fame.' Many women, including Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, appointed by President Reagan and the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, were featured in the Hall of Fame. As of June 23, 2003, Justice O'Connor has been removed from the Luce Policy Institute's Hall of Fame. Her disregard for the Constitution can no longer be ignored." - Lisa de Pasquale, program director for the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute ****************************************** $10,000 Question "Chuck: If Bob Hurt's way of thinking is accurate (banning inter-racial marriages because it degrades the white gene pool), who do we either thank or blame for the incredibly stupid Caucasian people that we encounter on a daily basis?" - News & Views reader David S. Tabeling **************************************** Makin' It Up as He Goes Along "Just a note to reader B.A. who asked 'Where does Mr. Hurt get his facts?' The fact is, he doesn't. Get facts, that is. What he does do is make up numbers out of thin air and then challenges others to disprove them. And what's also interesting is using this technique is something that Mr. Hurt has in common with those that he probably hates more than anyone....the far left." - News & Views reader Al Markel of San Francisco ************************************ 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. ***************************************** Left Wing of the East Coast "In electoral terms, Vermont is a polarizing state. It's the Hillary Rodham Clinton of states. It has high negatives. It's not like Kentucky or New Mexico or a gazillion others you've no particular view on. To most people in Bush-voting states, Vermont is a province of Canada, and they don't mean that in a good way." - Columnist Mark Steyn ***************************************** Breaking the Mailbox Monopoly "Dear Chuck: Bigger mailboxes?? The only reason the post office wants mailboxes bigger is so they can jam more of that crap in my face and get me to pay for it indirectly through my taxes bailing out the post office! Let the mailer of junk pay for the bigger boxes. Better yet they should pay for the true cost of delivering it." - News & Views reader J. Peter Holsman ***************************************** What About Junk Snail Mail? "With the telemarketers taking a MOAB in the face in the form of the national Do Not Call list, the War on Spam is not far behind. But the junk mail war? Not bloody likely to take a hit. The post office's excuse is that they use junk mail, excuse me, mass postal marketing, to subsidize the relatively low cost of a first class stamp. And something like 40 percent of mail is in this category. At pennies a piece, my trash going out on Thursday is double what it would be otherwise - and for which I am compelled to practice recycling under penalty of a fine, which is another matter entirely." - News & Views reader Brad White of Boston, MA ************************************* Do As I Say, Dammit! The enlightened ones running the government of the city of Rockville, Maryland, determined that public art displays were absolutely necessary to make the city a more livable place and attractive to new businesses and residents. So it passed a "voluntary ordinance" encouraging developers to add works of art in building plans. Guess what? According to John Mouser, head of the city's Cultural Arts Commission, not a single developer stepped forward to comply with the "request." Seems the people who were actually laying out the money didn't find public "art" quite as necessary as the people who love to spend other people's money. So what's a government bureaucrat to do? Well, "we decided to make it a mandatory thing," says Commissar Mouser. Mandatory public "art"? And you wonder why people have those bumper stickers that read, "I Love My Country, But I Fear My Government"? ***************************************** Consistency Required in Marriage Debate "To oppose same-sex marriage effectively, you have to believe that marriage is more than a contract between two consenting adults...that unmarried cohabitation is wrong, even when heterosexuals do it. Lose those beliefs and the case for marriage has been lost." - Columnist David Frum ***************************************** Marriage Proposal: Win-Win for All Concerned "(I)n these times most folks just don't want to hunt down homosexuals any more. . . . We need not make a mockery of marriage, the union of man and woman, an honorable estate established long before the state was, if we choose not to hound homosexuals. "...Government can safeguard marriage and still tolerate people who are different. We can just draw up a standard civil contract that lets homosexual couples regularize their affairs - without confusing their relationship with holy matrimony. Call it a partnership or corporation or civil union, anything but marriage. That way, homosexuals would be protected, and the institution of marriage respected." - Columnist Paul Greenberg ***************************************** Privatizing Marriage "There is a solution that ought to satisfy both camps and may not be a bad idea even apart from the gay-marriage controversy. That solution is to end the institution of marriage. Or rather (he hastens to clarify, Dear) the solution is to end the institution of government-sanctioned marriage. Or, framed to appeal to conservatives: End the government monopoly on marriage. Wait, I've got it: Privatize marriage. "These slogans all mean the same thing. Let churches and other religious institutions continue to offer marriage ceremonies. Let department stores and casinos get into the act if they want. Let each organization decide for itself what kinds of couples it wants to offer marriage to. Let couples celebrate their union in any way they choose and consider themselves married whenever they want. Let others be free to consider them not married, under rules these others may prefer. "And, yes, if three people want to get married, or one person wants to marry herself, and someone else wants to conduct a ceremony and declare them married, let 'em. If you and your government aren't implicated, what do you care? . . . If marriage were an entirely private affair, all the disputes over gay marriage would become irrelevant." - Columnist Michael Kinsley ****************************************** Affordable Campaign Websites! Now you can get professional-looking campaign web sites for as little as $10 a month. That's right...just ten smackeroos a month. Here's what's included in this fantastic new program from Campaign Secrets, Inc. (available ONLY to Republican candidates): * Free Hosting * Unique Domain Name * Personal Email Accounts * Credit Card Processing * Unlimited Edits * Event Calendar * Volunteer Sign-up Page * Built-in Bulk Emailer Campaign Site Builder can be used for political organizations and non-profits, as well. For more information, just go to: http://www.campaignsecrets.com/websites.asp ********************************** How to Subscribe If you know someone who might like to receive News & Views, you can sign 'em up at: http://www.chuckmuth.com. 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