Reader Comments
Issue 106 - April 23, 2008

Editor: I thought your commentary on “New Iraqi Moment?” was spot on. It amazes me that so few see and express the obvious as you do. Factionalism is the great bane of the Middle East and always has been. It created and then destroyed Lebanon. This thing will have to sort itself out, but only the participants can do that, not the U.S. Will we withdraw at some point? Of course. Will there be a bloodbath? Of course. Regards, Alan C

Editor: Thanks for another, great, informative article, “New Iraqi Moment?” What can we do about it? How, as conservatives, do we win??? Do you believe that there is a way for us to win within the Republican Party? If so, why? If we couldn't have won during the past 14 years, by what leap of faith does one believe it's likely we'll win going forward, especially from this point in our domestic political affairs? How about encouraging the writers to prescribe actions to be taken to win what we know must be won? By now, we're steeped in cause and effect, analysis and policy recommendations -- all good and accurate. We read a great article like this one, get excited and then end up looking at the floor, waiting for the next great article because no one in Washington is acting on our issues and we are slowly being strangled. They pay lip service to us to fund their campaigns and nothing else. Meanwhile, reading an article like Lisa Fabrizio's we get excited again to find that there are people who actually "get it", and then go back to frustration because no one is acting on the knowledge. Isn't it time to cut away from these dithering, misguided and leaderless moderates and forge a strong, policy effective party for them to follow? Sincerely, Jeff Dover

Editor: Regarding “New Iraqi Moment?” we should have shot that bastard Sadr. I see Iran's strings in this! John Miska

Editor: To have a real “New Iraqi Moment,” I think President Bush, needs to go into Iraq and make a dessert out of that place. If we do not, Obama, or Hillary is going to cause us to be a 3rd world country. President Bush needs to leave with a bang. If he will drop bombs without telling the liberal media, and let them know about it after the fact, we Americans will be much better off. In fact, if he will attack immediately, I will send McCain a contribution, and I don't even like him because he is too liberal, but I have to stick with my party. Lois Seaman

Editor: Regarding Michael D’Virgillio’s “No Brain Dead-Liberal” about David Mamet’s move toward conservatism and his high praise for Thomas Sowell, what a sweet success for Sowell! What a liberating epiphany for Mamet. Lisa Miller, Alexandria, VA

Editor: Loved the Mamet article, “No Brain Dead-Liberal” by Michael D’Virgillio. That's it....get it wider distribution! I just loved it! KC Mali

Editor: Regarding Daniel Pipes’ “European Value Renewal?” now it's America's turn to fiddle while our Nation burns! We are watching Europe start to say enough to the Islamic-Muslim creep while we ignore the problem. Perhaps Europe is waking up to the fact that America will no longer be able to protect them from themselves and they are taking a stand. The question remains, who will save America from herself? Viv Cardenas, Colorado

Editor: Daniel Pipes’ optimism in “European Value Renewal?” in viewing the future of (Western) Europe, based in part on the conversion of a single semi-prominent Muslim to Christianity, is somewhat misplaced. He fails to note the generally laissez-faire attitude of many Europeans to this cultural invasion that is winked at or even embraced by the socialist elites who run the continent. The greatest tragedy in Europe is a general repudiation of its history and cultural institutions, including the Christian Church, which defined it as the center of civilization and enlightenment for so long. The most striking example is that of the Archbishop of Canterbury who proclaims that integrating Sharia law into the existing British legal system is ‘inevitable.’ That would be a form of suicide. He also cites the preference of many Muslim émigrés to Europe for a Westernized lifestyle. Well, of course they do. The worst living conditions in the West are preferable to those found in most Muslim countries. What he fails to note is that much of the Muslim wrath directed at the West is a form of class envy. They are taught theirs is the greatest civilization that ever was and therefore our greater prosperity is a result of forging a pact with the devil – literally. Their Koran teaches that prosperity is achieved through conquest as opposed to being good stewards of what we have as taught in the Bible. They’re reminiscent of the Mugabe hordes which dispossessed hard working prosperous farmers in Rhodesia only to discover that the farms didn’t grow by themselves. They actually had to work the fields. In one generation the nation went from one of the most prosperous to being the most impoverished – another Western plot, no doubt. Many of the general European population are indeed impatient with their leaders’ indecision and compromising attitude towards the Muslim cult but few are prepared to do much about it since they are so accustomed to accepting the bland assurances they receive. Several generations of socialism will produce that apathy. The difficulty is that the protesters have no moral basis because so many have rejected their spiritual heritage and thus rely on nationalistic appeals that are quickly dismissed as being jingoistic. Without a spiritual awakening in Europe, I cannot share Mr. Pipes’ optimism. James C. McAlister, Tampa, FL

Editor: I liked the article by Lisa Fabrizio, “”Is Wright Right?” Only in America can a man like him carry the name Reverend before his own. He ought to be ashamed but something tells me that he and those in his congregation are not. Even Obama and his wife show no real serious indignation about Wright and his teachings. 20 years of listening and having him as a friend and spiritual advisor say's it all as to what they really believe. And to think they are so close to being the next president and first lady. Go to http://vote-itz-ur-right.com. Boyd Lieberman (http://an-american-for-sovereignty.com)

Editor: Thank Lisa Fabrizio for her “Is Wright Right?” Concerning Abortion, well said. I only wish the darkness could be removed from the eyes our Liberal "Christian" friends. I just don't think I'll ever understand how some people truly believe abortion is a right or that a woman enjoys ownership of her womb in the sense that her own will is the only governing agent. This logic "Edges God Out". God's will for the child, the man's will or even the greater family's will seem to be eliminated! In that case, so is the child. I can't argue with her notion that even "loving" Christian Pastors like the Rev ignore the real consequences of Liberal "Theology". They don't seem to see the Plantation Mentality hidden in much of the Left's urge to rescue the "Downtrodden". Best regards, Peter Kouris

Editor: Regarding Dennis and Alex Avery’s article, "Rationing Food for the Poor", gee, if we could extract all of the methane from sewage especially that which in generated in Washington D.C., we could run our cars on 'natural' gas and not need oil or corn. Sincerely, Gerard M. Reitmeyer

Editor: Turning a food grain into fuel has always been just another way to increase the income of a special interest group, the farmers, just another market for the farmers’ product, corn. As the information taken from Dennis and Alex Avery’s article, "Rationing Food for the Poor", points out the farmer produced more corn over raising other crops because corn was the crop they could make the most money from. And who bears the blame in the end for the corn being consumed for fuel instead of being available for food? Government subsidies. The better answer to America's fuel problems would have been to have cars and trucks manufactured that are more fuel efficient. America should also promote the development of different sources such as solar energy to run vehicles on. The problem has always been in attempting to feed the world’s hungry that politics in these different parts of the world has gotten in the way and the food didn't reach those needy. Those in charge stole the food and sold it for their gain. Maybe the real answer would be to teach the worlds hungry how to grow their own food supplies instead of just providing food for them. Cecil Adams

Editor: Thanks for Warner Huston’s article “Wright vs Hagee Problems.” My, Mr. Obama, what big ear(marks) you have. Mike Bates

Editor: Regarding Warner Huston’s article “Wright vs Hagee Problems” McCain's "gaffe" is miniscule compared to Hillary's lies, Obama's liberal views or Dean's screaming. Publish a real, unbiased article that compares each of these. Frank Henderson [Editor: Is that not what Mr. Huston said about Wright compared to Hagee?]

Editor: Regarding Noel Sheppard’s “ABC Warming Outrage”, the whole Climate Change issue must be put into perspective vis-a-vis the Peak Oil Crisis. Everyone needs to ask themselves, their associates, all sitting elected officials and those seeking office, especially the office of President of the United States, "What is more threatening in both the long and short terms, a beneficial 1 degree F rise in average world temperatures over the past 100 years, or a 1 percent decline in world oil production over the last 100 weeks - with steepening declines forecast? Furthermore, can our economy better deal with declining fuel inventories in an environment of persistent warming, or in an environment of declining average temperatures over the next several decades, the most likely scenario given the highly reliable solar inertial motion (SIM) model forecasts of climate change?" Solar cycle # 24 will tell the tale. The problem is not global warming. The problem is the end of cyclical warming coincident with the onset of Peak Oil. John A. Jauregui

Editor: So since the science indicates there actually is global cooling as Alan Caruba demonstrates in “Experts Expose Warming”, how do we get the message across and shut Al Gore and his ilk up? Thanks, Loren Ransier