Who's Looking Out for the Terrorists?
Those poor, poor terrorists – By Bill Murchison
We are in a war. The terrorists are enemy combatants. Let’s stop the whining about what rights the bad guys have.
Welfare Until Age 100
A crisis for Japan’s welfare state – By George Will
What happens when the welfare state must support citizens until age 100? Japan is about to find out.
Remembering Jane C. Folger
Just before visiting the crash site of United Airlines Flight 93, the family of Patricia Cushing, 69, and her sister-in-law Jane Folger, 73, decided at last to hold a memorial service. They are still unsure when, if ever, they will receive their relatives’ remains.
“Some don’t want anything to turn up. Others don’t want to leave anything `out there,'” said Patricia Cushing’s son David. “We knew pretty much that if there were going to be any remains, it wasn’t going to be for a while.”
So on Sept. 18, a week after Flight 93 was hijacked and crashed into a Pennsylvania field, the Cushing and Folger families held a memorial mass at St. Henry’s Church in the women’s hometown of Bayonne, N.J. Hundreds attended, many from their large family, many others from Bayonne, a small town across the river from Staten Island, and still more who were simply well-wishing strangers.
“I’ve been overwhelmed by everybody reaching out,” David Cushing said. “Of course there are the agencies that normally reach out to you. But also there’s the people I work with, and a company I used to work for. People you don’t interact with day in and day out.”
His mother, he said, would have hated it. Likely, he added, his Aunt Jane would have enjoyed it a little.
Though the two women seemed to share a personality, Folger was the more outgoing of the pair; Patricia Cushing was most comfortable behind the scenes.
Both enjoyed history, and they often spent free hours together taking guided walking tours of Manhattan. Patricia Cushing was also a season ticket-holder to the Metropolitan Opera and recently had become an inveterate traveler since retiring from the phone company. She had five children.
Jane Folger had endured the emotional turmoil surrounding the death of two of her six children. Both women were religious, and their lives were centered on their large families. They were fast friends and, said David Cushing, complemented each other perfectly.
They were flying to San Francisco, a place where Patricia Cushing had never been. They had several walking trips planned, he said.
–John Keilman and James Janega (The Chicago Tribune)
Now Clinton Wants the Truth
This is why people are fed up with politicians of both parties. After lying under oath, Clinton now plays the ‘truth’ card.
“Bill Clinton: “I think they ought to tell the truth…I just want people to tell the truth.” Since when, exactly? Was that part of the plea agreement that brought about the former president’s five year suspension of his law license for knowingly making false statements under oath? ….”
Read more from Hugh Hewitt
The New Censors
I just read the letter from House Democrats to Robert Iger, CEO of Disney, demanding that ABC edit/censor “Path to 9/11.” Representatives Conyers, Dingell, Harman and Slaughter acknowledge that while they have not actually seen the mini-series but they are concerned it might have some innaccuracies in it.
I will be writing to thank them for their unflinching commitment to truth. Further, I will be requesting a copy of their letter to Michael Moore as he was getting ready to release “Fahrenheit 911.“
Hell Is Freezing Over.
ABC is now the PR arm of the ‘Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy.’ Surely hell has frozen over. According to Blog for America, ABC, arguably the most liberal news and television network, is committed to teaching right-wing propaganda with its new mini-series, “Path to 9/11.”
Are we talking about the same ABC that fawned over Michael Moore and his biased ball of lies? The same ABC whose news anchor, Peter Jennings, stated on-air that he hoped fans booed President Bush in the World Series just after the 9/11 attacks?
Bill Clinton and his administration have much to answer for on the path to 9/11. Whether ABC gets is right or not will take years to know the complete truth. It is not likely, however, that ABC has become a shill for Karl Rove.
Who's Rewriting History?
Members of Clinton administration are putting enormous pressure on ABC to rewrite or kill their mini-series, “Path to 9/11.” Previewers have called the series a “docudrama” on the one hand and a “deeply serious” portrayal of events leading up to 9/11.
Which is it? Tune in next week. You can be somewhat assured that someone is rewriting history.
I QUIT. er, maybe not.
Democratic candidate for state auditor Jeff Armijo withdrew his nomination on August 30. Two different women have accused Armijo of sexual harrassment. One charge was filed in August 2006 and the other in 2003. After meeting with Gov. Bill Richardson and other party leaders Armijo agreed it was best to withdraw. Gov. Richardson immediately suggested that a replacement candidate would be committed to the highest ethical standards.
Oops! says Armijo. ‘I didn’t really mean to withdraw.’ In fact, he now wants back in the race less than a week after withdrawing.
We really need better candidates to run to for both state and federal office.
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