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  • Scattershots – 20sep2010

    George Rebane • Sweden’s drift to right• Global Warming, more curiouser than ever• ‘Counterfactuals’ among Cars for Clunkers Sweden has long been the American progressive’s poster child for successful socialism.  Conservative libertarians like me have had limited success in pointing out the obvious to the leftwingers and ho-hummers that none of that form of governance is sustainable.  Now…

  • We Are Very Afraid of Each Other

    George Rebane The more you redistribute,the less you have to redistribute. The very liberal truthout.com is absolutely frantic in its email seeking donations from its readers.  The fear of the conservatives they profess matches or exceeds anything equivalent I have seen coming from the right in reference to the left.  Here’s their opening (original emphasis)…

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  • Reflections on 11 September 2010 (updated 19sep2010)

    George Rebane The 9/11 observances yesterday were not as mixed of a bag as some commentators concluded.  It was evident that both the somber observances at the three memorial venues, and the demonstrations at the proposed Cordoba Mosque were political in nature.  Our leaders are stepping further back from the unifying anger that the attack…

  • A Growing Chasm of Opinions

    George Rebane [This is the submitted form of my monthly column which appears today 11 September 2010 in The Union's print and online editions here.] ‘But that’s just your opinion.’  Have you ever had anyone throw that little bomb into what you thought was a productive discussion?  Today when many people talk about important issues…

  • 11 September 2001

    George Rebane  Amid smoke, rubble, and tears,see that we are still here.And we will remember. 

  • The Liberal Mind – Messing with the Messenger

    George Rebane The fascinating facets of the progressive/liberal mind are popping up all over the place.  Have you noticed how a liberal invariably responds to a message that s/he can’t handle?  It’s a simple four step procedure that almost always works with an audience that has trouble following conversations. 1. Ignore the Merits of the Message;2. Posit…

  • Happy Labor Union Day

    George Rebane This is the first Labor Day in which we celebrate/mourn that membership in public service employee unions now exceeds that in the private sector.  The Heritage Foundation reports here that – Collective bargaining, the anti-trust exemption at the heart the labor movement’s power, was created to help workers seize their “fair share” of business…

  • OBAMACARE – The Left View

    George Rebane RR readers are very familiar with my thoughts on socialized medicine.  Here is a summary of how our friends on the left look at Obamacare.  This was forwarded by a correspondent and friend who views himself as a 'New Deal Democrat'.  I found the inclusion of Jesus Christ especially heartening. Ten Terrible Things are…

  • The Reverends Beck and Sharpton Hold Meetings

    George Rebane This morning’s gathering at Washington’s Lincoln Memorial was something to behold.  We had breakfast watching C-SPAN’s broadcast of the event that drew somewhere in the neighborhood of 400,000 people.  The occasion was definitely in the style of a revival meeting with unabashed appeals and praises to God and Jesus Christ.  Billed as an…

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