What happened to the Opinion Journal?
Archives for September 2004
Thanks, New York
Bill Clinton’s health issue and the danger posed by Hurricane Frances seem to have knocked much of the post-convention punditry from the headlines, but I think one thing that should be acknowledged is the success of the security efforts. Other than a few incidents, there seemed to be very little violence, very little property damage …
The Wimp Factor
Mark Steyn on Kerry: There was an old joke back in the Cold War: Proud American to Russian guy: ”In my country every one of us has the right to criticize our president.” Russian guy: ”Same here. In my country every one of us has the right to criticize your president.” That seems to be …
Shooting up the GOP
By now you have heard about this: A shot apparently was fired at the Republican Party headquarters in downtown Huntington while President Bush’s speech accepting the GOP nomination for president was being televised. No one was hurt in the 10:30 p.m. Thursday incident. “We heard a pop. We realized it was a gunshot and we …
Fast Food, Fast Women, Fast Living
The “Big Me” almost had the “Big One:” Former President Bill Clinton today checked himself into New York Presbyterian Hospital where he will undergo heart bypass surgery in the next few days after complaining of shortness of breath and chest pains, his office said. Mr. Clinton, 58, went to Northern Westchester Hospital on Thursday after …
Kerry Meltdown
Wow. I just read Kerry’s rebuttal. It sounds like Michael Moore and Terry McAwful co-wrote it: For the past week, they have attacked my patriotism and even my fitness to serve as commander in chief. Well, here is my answer to them. I will not have my commitment to defend this country questioned by those …
Fiscal Conservatives
Earlier today, fellow Milblogger Greyhawk at the Mudville Gazette observed: Emerging theme of the Democratic response to the Republican convention speeches: Schwarzenegger is not a Republican McCain is not a Republican Zell Miller is not a Democrat After listening to the spending proposals in the first half of Bush’s speech, we can now add to …