http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columns-and-commentary-20339.html en-us Copyright 2009 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:50:51 GMT 2009-11-22T03:50:51Z en-us Copyright 2009 http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/cal-thomas-palin-and-conservatisms-future-412717.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_20339 I’m sure I would like Sarah Palin if I got the chance to meet her. We share many things in common. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:54:00 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/cal-thomas-palin-and-conservatisms-future-412717.html 2009-11-20T17:54:00Z http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/john-boehner-small-business-is-key-to-recovery-412694.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_20339 Last week, a break in Congress’ legislative calendar allowed me the opportunity to travel the 8th District and meet with a number of constituents and area small business owners. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:42:39 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/john-boehner-small-business-is-key-to-recovery-412694.html 2009-11-20T17:42:39Z http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/clarence-page-civilian-courts-fight-terrorists-too-412516.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_20339 Terrorists by definition try to frighten you into changing the way you do things. In the run-up to his trial as alleged mastermind of the Sept. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:24:10 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/clarence-page-civilian-courts-fight-terrorists-too-412516.html 2009-11-20T16:24:10Z http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/gail-collins-a-cancer-survivors-thoughts-412448.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_20339 Everyone has been trying to come up with a good nickname for the 10 years we’re concluding next month. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:55:08 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/gail-collins-a-cancer-survivors-thoughts-412448.html 2009-11-20T15:55:08Z http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/jonah-goldberg-president-obama-this-is-no-way-to-fight-a-war-on-terror-410695.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_20339 I get where President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder are coming from. They think that if we change our way of life, the terrorists will have won. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:00:02 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/jonah-goldberg-president-obama-this-is-no-way-to-fight-a-war-on-terror-410695.html 2009-11-19T18:00:02Z http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/leonard-pitts-a-letter-to-the-pale-sammy-sosa-410690.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_20339 Dear Sammy Sosa: Are you happy with yourself now? Are you more confident and self-assured? When you look in the mirror, do you like yourself better, now that you are white? Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:55:16 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/leonard-pitts-a-letter-to-the-pale-sammy-sosa-410690.html 2009-11-19T17:55:16Z http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/maureen-dowd-rogue-american-woman-410671.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_20339 Of course, the subtitle of Sarah Palin’s book is “An American Life.” Because she is the lovely avatar of real Americans - ordinary, hard-working, God-fearing, common-sense, good, ordinary, real Americans. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:46:53 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/maureen-dowd-rogue-american-woman-410671.html 2009-11-19T17:46:53Z http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/cal-thomas-trying-terrorists-in-u-s-dangerous-408684.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_20339 The Obama administration has chosen the wrong New York venue to try five co-conspirators in the Sept. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:52:30 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/cal-thomas-trying-terrorists-in-u-s-dangerous-408684.html 2009-11-18T17:52:30Z http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/tom-blackburn-abortion-strategy-is-a-lose-lose-408683.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_20339 Abortion may kill both political parties yet. In spite of President Obama’s hope for good will from all sides, expressed while abortion opponents picketed his appearance at the University of Notre Dame, the issue doesn’t heal; it festers. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:51:41 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/tom-blackburn-abortion-strategy-is-a-lose-lose-408683.html 2009-11-18T17:51:41Z http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/other-voices-dustins-haircut-408680.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_20339 One young Bengals fan let the team’s unexpected success this season go to his head, literally. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:50:04 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/other-voices-dustins-haircut-408680.html 2009-11-18T17:50:04Z http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/david-brooks-the-nation-of-futurity-408663.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_20339 When European settlers first came to North America, they saw flocks of geese so big that it took them 30 minutes to all take flight and forests that seemed to stretch to infinity. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:44:52 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/david-brooks-the-nation-of-futurity-408663.html 2009-11-18T17:44:52Z http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/clarence-page-truth-vs-political-correctness-406196.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_20339 I admit it. As the early horrifying news of the Fort Hood massacre unfolded and I was jerked alert by the word that the suspect was a Muslim, a thought-prayer suddenly flashed across my mind: Oh, please don’t let him be black. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:58:52 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/clarence-page-truth-vs-political-correctness-406196.html 2009-11-17T15:58:52Z http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/rhonda-swan-tea-partiers-are-more-effective-404576.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_20339 Say what you will about the Tea Partiers, they know how to shake things up. Along with like-minded Republicans such as Sarah Palin, they drove GOP candidate Dede Scozzafava out of the race for New York’s 23rd congressional district because of her moderate views on abortion and gay marriage. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:14:41 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/rhonda-swan-tea-partiers-are-more-effective-404576.html 2009-11-16T17:14:41Z http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/jonah-goldberg-politics-of-the-fort-hood-attack-400777.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_20339 Let me say up front, I don’t think President Obama is to blame for the Fort Hood shootings, and I don’t think it’s fair to say otherwise. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:26:35 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/jonah-goldberg-politics-of-the-fort-hood-attack-400777.html 2009-11-13T19:26:35Z http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/cal-thomas-did-diversity-build-america-no-400585.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_20339 Government and military officials have issued statements since last week's shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas that have nothing to do with the reality of what occurred, what is occurring and what our enemies would still like to have occur all over the United States. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:52:27 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/cal-thomas-did-diversity-build-america-no-400585.html 2009-11-13T17:52:27Z http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/leonard-pitts-struggling-in-the-gray-areas-of-life-400601.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_20339 They killed a killer last week. I kept waiting to feel something when news came that John Allen Muhammad had been executed in Virginia. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:51:16 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/leonard-pitts-struggling-in-the-gray-areas-of-life-400601.html 2009-11-13T17:51:16Z http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/david-brooks-sen-john-thune-may-be-the-gops-next-new-face-400595.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_20339 Some days, the Republican Party seems to be going crazy. Its public image is often shaped by people who appear to have gone into government because they saw it as a steppingstone to talk radio. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:48:03 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/david-brooks-sen-john-thune-may-be-the-gops-next-new-face-400595.html 2009-11-13T17:48:03Z http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/bruce-jewett-united-way-needs-help-now-more-than-ever-400581.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_20339 In 1919, Woodrow Wilson was president of the United States, World War I had recently ended, the Cincinnati Redlegs were world champions, and the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:46:54 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/bruce-jewett-united-way-needs-help-now-more-than-ever-400581.html 2009-11-13T17:46:54Z http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/jonah-goldberg-we-still-cant-connect-the-dots-400492.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_20339 Does anyone remember the days when “connecting the dots” was considered vital to national security? Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:12:14 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/jonah-goldberg-we-still-cant-connect-the-dots-400492.html 2009-11-13T17:12:14Z http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/clarence-page-nostalgia-for-the-bad-old-days-400466.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_20339 Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germans who outlived their country are haunted by an odd reluctance to let go of the bad old days. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:11:00 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/clarence-page-nostalgia-for-the-bad-old-days-400466.html 2009-11-13T17:11:00Z http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/nicholas-kristof-americas-defining-choice-400482.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_20339 President Barack Obama and Congress will soon make defining choices about health care and troops for Afghanistan. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:08:17 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/nicholas-kristof-americas-defining-choice-400482.html 2009-11-13T17:08:17Z http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/john-moser-community-foundation-is-making-a-difference-398307.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_20339 This year, much of our attention has been devoted to the losses we have incurred - personally and as a community. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:08:00 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/john-moser-community-foundation-is-making-a-difference-398307.html 2009-11-12T17:08:00Z http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/leonard-pitts-stand-up-for-our-muslim-soldiers-398295.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_20339 A sampling from the Web: “Why are these Muslim invaders allowed to carry on freely in this country ... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:06:29 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/leonard-pitts-stand-up-for-our-muslim-soldiers-398295.html 2009-11-12T17:06:29Z http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/jonah-goldberg-jumping-to-or-from-conclusions-398211.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_20339 Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan demonstrated many things when he allegedly committed treason in the war on terror. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:41:14 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/jonah-goldberg-jumping-to-or-from-conclusions-398211.html 2009-11-12T16:41:14Z http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/cal-thomas-our-enemies-are-fighting-to-win-396312.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_20339 By now, the script should be disturbingly familiar. Whether in the Middle East, or increasingly in America, a fanatical Muslim blows up or goes on a shooting spree, killing many. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:30:12 GMT http://www.journal-news.com/opinion/columnists/cal-thomas-our-enemies-are-fighting-to-win-396312.html 2009-11-11T18:30:12Z