A Fox News Poll conducted in early September 2010 indicates that the majority of Americans say the Iraq War was worth it. In the poll 58% of Americans now believe the US ‘did the right thing’ by going to war, while 35% think we did the wrong thing. A larger majority of Americans, 71%, believe that the Iraqi people are better off today because of our efforts, while 19% disagree.
Christine O’Donnell’s upset win in the Delaware Republican Senate Primary yesterday against nine-term establishment congressman, Mike Castle, was yet another stunning victory for the Tea Party Movement. As this amalgam (see WOW) of conservative Independents, Democrats and Republicans continues to gather momentum heading into the midterm elections in November, it is exciting to think of the ‘changes’ that will take place in Washington.
One could only wish that Karl Rove, a political analyst who we greatly respect, might have been a little more positive about O’Donnell’s easy victory. With the additional victory of Carl Paladino, another Tea Party backed candidate, in the New York Republican Primary for Governor yesterday, there is little question that this grass roots organization will be a force to recon with for the foreseeable future.
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With Constitution Day fast approaching (Sept 17) this is a good time for all Americans to pause for a moment and consider this remarkable document. We celebrate on this occasion to commemorate the day the U.S. Constitutional Convention delegates signed the Constitution in 1787. A Harris Poll in May 2010 found that 70% of adults in the U.S. deemed our nation’s founding document to be good or excellent. One has to wonder about the other 30% who did not. If we’re not vigilant, this base could grow, resulting in an increasing number of Americans who do not have the basic understanding of the Constitution that should be required of all citizens.
There is a reason why eighth grade students in our country spend a considerable portion of the year studying the Constitution and then must pass an examination in order to graduate, demonstrating their understanding of what it stands for and why it is so important. Nevertheless, much more emphasis must be given to the Constitution in the classroom and, yes, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance each morning gives all students a moment each day to think about the how fortunate we are to live in this country, as well as to appreciate the Founding Fathers who laid down the principles that guide us and all those who fought to preserve them.
Join me on September 17 in honoring the Founding Fathers and the incredible document they wrote…a document which is as relevant today as it was 223 years ago.
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Every American and yes, every freedom loving individual throughout the world should pause for a moment today, Saturday, September 11, 2010 as we remember the atrocities that were inflicted on the American people nine years ago. Nearly three thousand civilians and military personnel were killed on that day in an unprovoked attack by radical Islamic terrorists. That’s more than the total number who were killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, which catapulted our nation into World War II.
Take time to review the videos of the attack on the World Trade Center nine years ago in order to recharge your outrage and help steel yourself for the long battle ahead against this treacherous and brutal enemy…an enemy which, by the way, is involved in nearly all of the many conflicts taking place in the world today. Take time also to remember those who are serving our country ‘in harm’s way’ right now and those who have already given life and limb to help neutralize this bellicose (see WOW) element that is trying to transform a religion into a fascist political system. And finally, take time to think of the millions of decent, peace loving Muslims throughout the world who have also suffered under these extremists and who simply want to raise their families and have a normal life like the rest of us. If we are to prevail, we must all redouble our efforts to excise this cancer that has metastasized throughout the world.
