I think most Minnesotans would agree that the state benefits from spending money on education and roads. However, there appears to be so division into how best to raise the funds. If the causes are truly worth the investment, shouldn’t they be paid for through taxes rather than gambling revenues? Personally, I see a conflict [...]
It turns out that our Secretary of Defense, like the President, isn’t interested in being a role model for our country’s left behind children: Newsday.com – AP World News: “‘I’ve stopped reading newspapers,’ Rumsfeld quipped to the troops at Abu Ghraib. ‘You’ve got to keep your sanity somehow. I’m a survivor.’ “
You really have to wonder where people like the following letter writer are getting their news: Letters from readers: “Overwrought Dayton The indignation surrounding the Iraqi prison abuses borders on comical. The actions are unfortunate, but Sen. Mark Dayton’s description of the acts as people behaving ‘in the most barbaric way possible’ in committing acts [...]
Mr. Jore appears to be working under the false assumption (likely FOX viewer) that everyone being abused in an Iraqi jail is there for a good reason. Not that that in any way justifies the behavior of the troops, but even using this as an attempt to rationalize their behavior doesn’t hold water in light [...]
Is he an incompetent leader who doesn’t read his briefings or expect to be briefed on the realities of his war, or is he a heartless man who will say anything to get reelected? hmmmmmmmmm Rape Rooms: A Chronology – What Bush said as the Iraq prison scandal unfolded. By William Saletan: “Rape Rooms: A [...]
What’s wrong with this letter from today’s Minneapolis Star Tribune: Letters from readers: “Saddam never said sorry President Bush has apologized to the world for the humiliation of Iraqi prisoners during interrogation. That was the right thing to do. But critics still protest in the harshest terms. Will one of those critics step forward and [...]
One has to wonder how an American could be so misinformed about what’s happened to Iraqi prisoners. I get the impression that the letter writer gets his news from Rush Limbaugh rather than the very newspaper his letter was published in. Here’s Brian Larson’s opinions on prisoner abuse: Star Tribune Letters from Readers: “Frat games [...]
Bill Mease nails it in his letter to the editor. Letters from readers: “Boot Bush from the board What company would keep this CEO? He has underestimated the competition. The balance sheet has deteriorated dramatically. There is no indication where costs will be cut and no enthusiasm for doing so. His grandest initiative has proven [...]
David D. Smith of Sinclair Broadcast Group wreaks of partisanship when he SPEAKS ON BEHALF OF OUR FALLEN SOLDIERS to justify his corporation’s decision to not honor Americans who’ve paid the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Patriot? NO. David D. Smith (From open letter to John McCain): “Let me begin by saying that no organization [...]
