Apparently tired of grappling with real problems (such as S&L, the budget, and the Middle East), Senate Democrats last week took a morning off for silliness and held a hearing on the proposed United Nations treaty on the Elimination of … [Read more...] about Summer Senate Silliness
The Spending is More Obscene Than the Art
The picture in the advertisement caught my eye, as of course it was intended to do. The visual of that courageous Chinese student facing down the tanks in Tiananmen Square is always a grabber. But the text was downright ridiculous. It conjured up … [Read more...] about The Spending is More Obscene Than the Art
Defund the National Endowment for the Arts
Last week’s Senate committee hearing on the annual appropriation for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) was carried live across America on C-Span. But C-Span’s TB screen did not and could not show the obscene and blasphemous works of alleged … [Read more...] about Defund the National Endowment for the Arts
It’s Obscene To Call Such Stuff “Art” — May 1990
How to Spend the Peace Dividend
A combination of President Bush’s “read my lips” determination to veto any tax increases plus the shadow of the federal deficit has kept the liberal Democratic Congress from initiating any new spending program. But now, rash talk of a “peace … [Read more...] about How to Spend the Peace Dividend
Look Who’s Lobbying For Federal Daycare — January 1990
Pell Brings New Age to the Senate
Wouldn’t you think that, with all the real responsibilities Senators have to deal with, they wouldn’t be out inventing new problems for themselves? It looks like New Age has come to the Senate in the form of S.J. Res. 135 sponsored by Senators … [Read more...] about Pell Brings New Age to the Senate
Don’t Blame the Republicans
It’s time we call a halt to the crybaby act waged in the press by the Democrats. As Harry Truman said, if you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. The liberal Democratic majority in Congress has been riding roughshod over rules, ethnics, … [Read more...] about Don’t Blame the Republicans
Will Congress Wipe Out Religious Daycare?
It is different to escape the conclusion that one major purpose of most of the daycare bills pending in Congress is to prevent all preschool children from being subject to any religious influence. Any federal legislation that would give grants for … [Read more...] about Will Congress Wipe Out Religious Daycare?
A Hidden Network Promotes Federal Baby-Sitting
Where is the pressure coming from to make baby-sitting of preschool children, including infants, a federal function? Of course, we know that the liberals always propose a new federal agency as the “solution” to every problem, and we know that the … [Read more...] about A Hidden Network Promotes Federal Baby-Sitting
