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Will Bush be the last hawk standing?
WASHINGTON - This is the center of the storm in the debate over the Iraq War, George W. Bush's White House. The president is meeting in the Roosevelt Room with nine conservative journalists to discuss the war, and, as with a hurricane, the eye of the storm is unbelievably calm.
Topic: Response to article
To characterize our community leaders as apathetic is unfair. Perhaps the accuracy in your statement lies in the inability to generate support. You were correct in your quote that "there is no reason that the room should not have been packed." That is where the TRUE apathy exists: there are too many parents that don't care. Unfortunately, for every group of parents that show no interest in their children, a small group of helpless ones ...
Good offices can breed Congressional success
If you pay attention to the news or watch C-SPAN, you've no doubt got a pretty good idea of what members of Congress do. They work as legislators, serve on committees, negotiate policy with the White House, keep tabs on executive-branch agencies, argue for local concerns in Washington and help constituents caught in the federal bureaucracy.
Golden moment missed
You could have heard a pin drop in the normally noisy American Legion barroom in Marietta. Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank was about to appear on TV to reveal what he intended to do about star quarterback Michael Vick, accused torturer and serial killer of man's best friend. After about a minute of Blank on the tube, the geezer-bar crowd returned to their normal topics of conversation - playing golf and comparing doctors' visits. Blank ...
Concessions and then some...
Any elected official who proposes raising gas taxes or fees to fund transportation infrastructure needs in Georgia is probably not planning on re-election. Yet every policy-maker knows the state needs an innovative approach and deep pockets to plan for a future without mind-boggling traffic congestion.
Temperatures up in Iraq
Greetings from Baghdad. It's reaching temperatures of 115 degrees here now and it would be easy to let it get to me down were it not for all the magnificent soldiers who surround me. No kidding, day after day I see our soldiers going after their tasks with the sort of enthusiasm that is uncommon to any other profession and it's inspiring. In the past few weeks, I have been telling you about what I ...
Bush legacy will be defined by Supreme Court
Johnson is identified by Viet Nam, Nixon by Watergate, Carter by a lousy economy, Reagan by ending the Cold War, H. Bush by Desert Storm, and Clinton by Monica Lewinsky. So by what will George W. be identified?
Abandoning the fight against al-Qaida
"America good! Al-Qaida bad!" - A trader in the Qatana bazaar, Ramadi, Iraq This is a sentiment the Iraqi trader felt safe to utter as a visiting U.S. general passed by, according to John Burns of The New York Times, only after a furtive glance "up and down the narrow refuse-strewn street to check who might be listening." In a microcosm, this is why we are finally making progress against al-Qaida in Iraq. The protection ...
Middle route to school integration
When it comes to race in America, the instinct of left and right is to be clear-cut - binary, even. On or off, up or down, yes or no. Black or white, so to speak.
Blog: Help for our troops
I have emailed Jack Kingston two times now. I feel that I have been pushed to the side or "swept under the carpet.
Fairness Doctrine threatens our rights
Even while we are busy defending our Second Amendment rights against efforts to enhance the Brady Law, there is a movement afoot to restrict our First Amendment rights as well … a movement that can make the defense of our liberties much harder.
Shaping policy is hard work
You can interpret the Senate's recent rejection of the immigration reform compromise several ways.
Burying the 'N-word'
I'm sure, by now, many of you have seen it, read it or heard about it. The NAACP buried the "N" word during its annual convention in Detroit this past week as part of its "STOP" Campaign, an initiative of the organization's Youth & College Division. The division works to eliminate the demeaning images of African-Americans in the media, especially the portrayal of African-American women. Hundreds of onlookers watched as NAACP delegates from across the ...
Learning to identify a xenophobe
I've been getting a ton of mail about my column of last week. My main point: "All the posturing about illegal immigrants is really an attack aimed at everybody whose name ends in 'ez.'"
Civilization tipping toward catastrophe
In the 16th and 17th centuries, the West was convulsed by religious wars that, in the words of historian Paul Johnson, "were without redeeming features and were destructive of the Christian faith itself, as well as human life and material civilization."
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Extra! extra! newspapers are not dead
"Extra! Extra! Newspapers aren't dead!" This is quoted from a recent headline in USA Today. The article, by Rem Rieder, reports a new business model has taken shape that makes newspapers a mature industry and, at the same time, an emerging industry.
Sick baby throws life into disarray
This column almost didn't happen. I didn't think I'd have time to write it.
Tolerance important on both sides
On Monday, NBA center Jason Collins publicly announced that he is gay. He is the first athlete in one of the four "big sports" - NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB - in the United States to come out of the closet.
Q and A on recyclable items
When you toss those items in the recycling bin, do you ever wonder how much difference that water bottle or aluminum can will make?
Get to know Lincoln's telegrah operator
His name is Charles Almerin Tinker, and he was the great-great-grandfather of my beloved.
Good luck to Kingston on campaign
U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga., has a tough road ahead of him, make no mistake about it. Getting elected to any statewide office requires everything an individual has to offer, plus some. Just ask those who have committed to running on the ballot in Georgia's 159 counties.
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