Author Archives: Chicago Tribune
Does he lie?
He’s a master at misdirecting and misleading. You lie? No. Barack Obama doesn’t lie. He’s too subtle for that. He . . . well, you judge. Continue reading
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Tagged charles krauthammer, ethics, obamacare, propaganda, you lie
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E-Verify works, so, of course, let's not use it
With billions of your federal tax dollars gushing forth from Washington — as part of President Barack Obama’s stimulus bill to put Americans back to work — wouldn’t it be nice if someone invented a special magic faucet? A magic faucet to compel those federal contractors doing all the hiring with all that federal money to make certain the jobs go to people who are legally entitled to work in the United States. Is that kind of magic too much for a beleaguered taxpayer to expect? Actually, the faucet has already been invented. It’s called E-Verify. And it works. Continue reading
Motion to Sotomayor: Race shouldn't matter
What would happen if I began a column about the corrosive effects of government-sanctioned racism with the following idiotic idea?
“I would hope that a wise white man with the richness of his experience would more often than not reach a better conclusion than an African-American or Latino who hasn’t lived that life.” Continue reading
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Tagged affirmative action, quotas, racism, sonia sotomayor, supreme court
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Ta-dah! Softhearted interrogation skills
Too bad few of those who have railed against America’s “crimes against humanity” have actually read the memos. Continue reading
The truths behind the tea parties
The scale of the federal response to the crises has come as a frightening surprise to many Americans, who suspect the cure will be worse, and less transitory, than the disease. Continue reading
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Tagged deficit spending, federal spending, free speech, protest, tea party
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