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Reactions to the day's news and events


Howard Dean: First he announces that the War in Iraq is unwinnable, and then he reverses course (most likely because of the furor he caused) and says it IS winnable, but only with a new plan! This military, social, economic, and Iraqi genius thinks that he and his Dems can come up with a better plan? If so, where is it? A better plan to win is a great thing to have, so tell us, O Great One, what your plan is? Please tell us in that exemplary detail that you insist upon from Bush! You have 24 hours. I think you will find that all of your constructive ideas have already been implemented and are underway. Blowhard!

Scrooge Stores: Some on the list of Scrooge Stores, those stores that decided to elide their Happy Christmas words into PC content such as Happy Holiday, have caved in now, after recognizing that they are getting extremely negative publicity. Sears, and Target have apparently decided to bring the word Christmas back, and Wal-Mart had already admitted its mistake. The rest of you Scrooges best wise up, or your season of Good Cheer may be your last.

The Iraqi War: We do not have sufficient honest and independant reporting from Iraq on the true nature of the current situation. Since I believe the MSM is totally biased against the War, I cannot take them seriously. Instead, I will rely on the elected leader of the nation to give me the insights I need to feel comfortable that we are on the right track. President Bush has done that very well, as has Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney. My faith here is well-placed, I believe.
Bush hatred is spinning out of control in some sectors, it seems, with ever more shrill voices being raised chanting the mantra: "Bush lied, people died." I am appalled, just as I was in the Vietnam era, that so many of our citizens are weak-kneed, traitorous and cowardly.

Spending: On Power Line, I just saw a chart that plots our major government spending over the last ten years or so as a percentage of GNP. To my surprise, this Administration has in fact held spending down to that dictated by the growth in GNP, if the data used is sufficiently accurate. It is thus not the profligate spending Administration that is depicted by the MSM, but rather, conservative, but able to spend where it is needed. The major outyear problems of Social Security and Medicare have not been addressed by Congress in any effective manner, despite the President's lavish use of his time to make the public aware of the financial problems that will overtake us soon enough to warrant positive action now.

# posted by Mannning @ 4:33 PM