Sanford D. Horn: Voting wrongs, gun rights
Column by Sanford D. Horn
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The Washington Post, the alleged newspaper of record for the nation’s capitol and its metropolitan area, over the past seven days ending with Saturday, April 24, 2010, ran six articles, editorials or columns each decrying the lack of voting rights yet to bestowed upon the residents of the District of Columbia. Read more
Sanford D. Horn | Omnibus bill proving ominous
With Congress prepared to throw another 410 billion of our taxpayer dollars out the window on superfluous projects many of which had previously been rejected at the state level, a few Democrats are finally waking up to smell the Arabica beans. Read more
Sanford D. Horn | Master of his domain, but little else
In his first primetime press conference Barack Obama was certainly master of his domain – holding court in a campaign-like speech interrupted by the occasional question.
Obama’s goal, clearly, was to remind the American people who won in November and who’s in charge today with his continued fearmongering imploring Congress to hurry up and pass the albatross of our grandchildren’s future – the so-called stimulus package. In that, he succeeded, however, the so-called stimulus package that he optioned out to Nancy Pelosi, Harry “I Can Smell the Tourists” Reid and their merry band of liberals is still the same spending orgy. Read more
Sanford D. Horn | RINO virus striking the Senate
With the potential, even likely, defections of senators Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe along with Arlen Specter, Barack Obama’s scare tactics may succeed in garnering enough so-called Republican votes in order to secure passage of the heinous alleged stimulus proposal. Read more
‘Wake up, damn it!’
For the uninitiated, Ralph Waldo “Petey” Greene told it like it was in his world on the Washington, D.C., airwaves on WOL during the late 1960s and early 1970s before succumbing to cancer. The ex-con, who described himself in his boss’s word – a miscreant, because it sounded more sophisticated – would no doubt be shocked that his trademark show opener on the D.C. soul music station would be used in conjunction with the Republicans. Don Cheadle more than adequately portrayed Greene in the enjoyable 2007 film “Talk To Me.” Read more
Sanford D. Horn: Nation burns while Congress fiddles
Op-Ed by Sanford D. Horn
A la Nero, fiddling while Rome burned, so, too, the nation burns as Congress fiddles while not in session.
The Democratic-lead Congress said they will work on solving the current economic crisis after Election Day. This is clearly a partisan tactic in hopes the stock market continues spiraling toward hell, costing Americans – Democrats and Republicans alike, billions of hard-earned pension dollars – thus handing the White House to Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill).
President Bush, who has been less than proactive, should call Congress back into session to actually do their jobs. And although Bush has an approval rating hovering around 30 percent, Congress has an approval rating of roughly a miniscule 13 percent. The problem – when surveyed, most people applaud their own member of Congress, but condemn the body as a whole.
Sadly, the body as a whole needs to be changed – on both sides of the aisle, save for a precious few members, who are stand up folks. Problem is, incumbency is a virtual lock on reelection – in higher percentages than in Russia, of all places.
If members of Congress enjoy these long, paid breaks out of session, they should be given a permanent break – send them home on Nov. 4 – for good. Remember, Congress, like a diaper, needs to be changed often, and typically for the same reason.
Sanford D. Horn: Many villains, no heroes
Posted by afp on June 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment
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Rahm Emanuel is the opportunist’s opportunist. The Obama administration chief of staff first said “never let a serious crisis go to waste.” Then, this past weekend, Emanuel referred to Congressman Joe Barton’s apology to BP as a “gift,” demonstrative of how the GOP would behave. For that, Emanuel is a villain.
Texas Republican Joe Barton chided the Obama administration last week for “shaking down” BP to the tune of $20 billion, in the form of an apology to the beleaguered oil company. Barton then redacted his apology to BP, no doubt under pressure from key GOP leadership, who may have threatened to relieve Barton of his ranking position on the Energy and Commerce Committee. For his backpedaling, Barton is a villain. Read more
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