| | | A recent letter writer seems to be complaining that Barack Obama is leading us back into the 1990s with a "Clinton infestation." Let's hope so.Let's hope we go back to the days when the Dow Jones Industrial Average tripled in value and the deficit dropped to zero.
End entitlementsOur economic downfall and how to fix it can be summed up in one word: entitlement. This has been brewing for 40 years and has finally come home to roost.
As long as the state's politicians embrace cowardice as their primary value, it's going to be difficult to get us out of this economic mess.Legislators and other elected officials panic when the word "tax" is uttered.
It's bitterly ironic that this country was built and fought for on the backs of these incredible animals, but today they are regarded as dog food.
Recently reading that school history books devote more space to Japanese detention camps than other major phases of WWII prompts this writing.In January after Pearl Harbor Roosevelt called the National Guard to service.
The issue of the reporter throwing his shoes at George W. Bush is but a small symbolic gesture of the frustration the Iraqi people must be feeling for the horrific catastrophe we, the U.S., rub these people's noses in this debacle by declaring the war in Iraq a "Victory" as he speaks to them.
To be a success, one should follow a successful person's ideas.During the Depression, before WWII, President Roosevelt started many jobs for the needy and food that arrived in train cars across America.
Let's see, record snowfalls from Portland, Maine, to Portland, Oregon, subzero temperatures across the upper Midwest, major highways shut down by heavy snow, schools closing in Pittsburgh due to intense cold, and right here in the Bay Area three weeks of freezing temps overnight and below normal
Must be something in the water, but recently a number of individuals have attempted to rewrite history and blame Democrats in the process.Ernest Hampson (Letters, Dec. 7) blamed FDR for the Great Depression and the 2006 Congress for the current economic criss.
I disagree with your reader Stuart Sanders (12/18) that "mandatory community service will breed cynicism and pretense rather than actual compassion." And this is my answer to it.
Governor Rod Blagojevich has a little black book that list the names of many Politicians who have hungered for more, and like a Monopoly game he holds it like a pass to get out of jail free.
In response to the letter of Al Paltin (12/24) to help American workers by buying American cars:I agree — and I did. As if this writing my $48,000 new American car is in the dealer's repair shop for the second time, this time since Dec. 8.
People are asking what should be done about the California budget. Well, I have a few suggestions for our "elected" officials and the people of this great state.
As long as the state's politicians embrace cowardice as their primary value, it's going to be difficult to get us out of this economic mess.Legislators and other elected officials panic when the word "tax" is uttered.
Of course Israel's response to the endless shelling of its citizens is disproportionate. The objective is to change Palestinian behavior, and a "proportionate" response, for example dropping a few mortar rounds, would do nothing and would be viewed as a sign of weakness.
I found a portion of the Jan. 1 front page article "Transit rode high through '08" offensive. Among other things, the article discusses successes of increased ridership on BART.
Possibly and hopefully if the Concord Police Department or other city officials read this, nothing bad will happen because they will take steps to prevent injury.
The Times editorial of Jan. 2 should have stopped after the first sentence: "We understand that Gov. Blagojevich has not been convicted." Enough said.
I want to correct an incorrect perception of who is responsible for the current political vogue of campaigning by destruction of your opponents.
Taxpayers sufferWhy is it that every time the government mismanages its finances Joe Schmo ends up paying more in taxes? To lessen the blow, they are now referred to as fees.
As the economy spirals downward, there will be a growing call for those jobs created by wasteful government spending.If you are in search of a job or know someone who is, you will be inclined to call it "stimulus.
This newspaper has the unmitigated gall to selectively agree with Newt Gingrich's advice to his own party regarding President-elect Obama's policies? Since when did the Times have a clue what the GOP was thinking?
None of the media coverage of the Israeli-Gaza situation gives the proper context: 1,212 rockets and 1,290 mortar bombs have been fired from the Gaza Strip into southern Israel since the beginning of this year (January-November 2008).
Taxpayers sufferWhy is it that every time the government mismanages its finances Joe Schmo ends up paying more in taxes? To lessen the blow, they are now referred to as fees.
Takes issue with funding storyIt is encouraging that the Orinda City Council is seriously considering the Revenue Enhancement Task Force's proposal for generating $120 million in revenue over the next 12 years to rehabilitate Orinda's crumbling infrastructure.
President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and all Bush's staff who contributed to the lies, deceit and war crimes of his eight years as president should be held accountable for their actions.
I applaud Supervisor Mary Piepho for her recent vote in support of traditional marriage and by voting to not involve our County in a costly lawsuit to undermine Prop 8.
Let me get this straight:It is OK for Palestinian Hamas to launch rocket attacks and lob mortars every day at Israel but it is not alright for Israel to fight back and defend itself.
During the presidential campaign, when gas was $4 per gallon, everyone cheered pledges to make America energy independent.President Barack Obama and Congress should fulfill that pledge by establishing a tax on oil by an amount that would increase the price of gas by about $2 per
People from both the gay and straight communities were appalled when Rev. Rick Warren was chosen to give the invocation at the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama.
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