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Is it still “for the children”?

The oft-used justification for virtually any tough-to-sell idea in politics — “it’s for the children” — is used no where with greater frequency than by defenders of the status quo in public education. Thanks to www.facethestate.com, truthful insight into two Democrat state legislators’ agenda to attack charter schools in Colorado now is out in the [...]

The real threat to education… Legos.

Who knew that Legos, a staple in households and classrooms for generations, was actually a serious threat to our children’s well-being? Well the formerly Sleepless-in-Seattle have awakened in a truly enlightened state to the benefit of us all and the generations to follow. Recognizing the errors other childcare centers and probably hundreds of [...]

In case you missed it: ‘Beauprez reassures Capitol Republicans’

Today’s Rocky Mountain News featured an article about former Congressman Bob Beauprez and how “rumors of his political death have been greatly exaggerated.”
“‘…we did not die. The sun did come up the next day . . . and we’re going to live to fight another day,’ Beauprez said, drawing applause and knowing laughter from the [...]

Muslim students murder teacher

It’s not just in Baghdad, and it’s not just because of an American invasion.
Multiple international press reports [links here and here] document that Muslim secondary students “mobbed and lynched a female Christian school teacher” in Nigeria. If you happen to have bought into the idea that radical Islamic fanaticism only exits in Iraq – that [...]

Justice system fails again - Two 19-year-olds’ lives taken

A man with an extensive criminal record had another run-in with the law. He’d created a lot of problems before. But, this time two nineteen-year-old sweethearts from Mesa State College are dead as a result of his outrage.
Police attempted to stop Patrick Strawmatt of Wheat Ridge on March 22 about 10:00 PM for suspected drunk [...]

In Case You Missed It: ‘A Triumph for Pelosi’

Once in a while, even I am left without anything to add to a truly good and accurate statement. Such as it is with this exceptional summation [link] by the Wall Street Journal. Their topic is Friday’s vote in the House on the Pelosi-Murtha perversion of the President’s requested supplemental funding of the war effort.
Here [...]

It depends what the meaning of “is” is…

Seizing on the disgust the voters felt over congressional earmarks that funded rain forests in Iowa or bridges to nowhere in Alaska, the Democrats made Election Day hay on the issue by vowing a moratorium on all earmarks. That was then, but with a new majority in both chambers, the reality of the moment has [...]

In Case You Missed It: Bob Beauprez in Human Events

Human Events, a leading conservative newspaper, published an op-ed by Bob Beauprez today titled “Without Evidence: Blame America First.”
In the March 20, 2007 edition of the Washington Post, Anne Applebaum, a member of the Post’s editorial board, goes to great lengths to portray the reported confessions of the most notorious terrorist in captivity, Khalid Sheik [...]

Priorities all out of whack

A 15-year-old girl had repeated run-ins with the law for years beginning in elementary school, a seriously out-of-control alcoholic parent, previous threats to commit murder, and at least two recorded recommendations that County Social Services be contacted. They never showed up - and then there was a murder [link]. Yet, in a very unrelated incident in [...]

In case you missed it… “What’s wrong with Dick Cheney?”

Historically among the unabashedly liberal publications, The New Republic had long enjoyed a defendable reputation for at least being intellectually honest.  Having just released the first edition under new management one has to wonder if those days are gone. Senior editor Michelle Cottle’s feature [link] is titled “Heart of Darkness – Dick Cheney’s Mind/Body Problem,” in [...]