RSSOpinion / Friday, July 18, 2008
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English-only dumbs down grad speeches
By Ruben Navarrette
SAN DIEGO — The language wars flare up whenever insecure Americans worry that English is becoming passe.
Enigmatic Obama frustrates foes and fans
By David Broder
WASHINGTON — John McCain is the candidate who actually had experience as a wartime flyer, but Barack Obama is the one who has most successfully adapted a favorite tactic of those intrepid aviators. When the pilots were over a target heavily defended by anti-aircraft guns, they would release a cloud of fine metal scraps, hoping to confuse the aim of the shells or missiles being fired in their direction.
Take the kitchen garden campaign to the White House
By Ellen Goodman
SCARBOROUGH, Maine — It’s been decades since that famous forager Euell Gibbons reached through the White House fence and picked four edible weeds out of the president’s garden. This is not something that the Secret Service would recommend you try today.
Pretentious Obama deigns to reign
By Charles Krauthammer
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama wants to speak at the Brandenburg Gate. He figures it would be a nice backdrop. The supporting cast — a cheering audience and a few fainting frauleins — would be a picturesque way to bolster his foreign policy credentials.
Treasury secretary seeks stability first
By David Ignatius
WASHINGTON — Henry Paulson was in shirt sleeves Thursday afternoon in his office at the Treasury Department, tie loose at the collar, feet propped up on the coffee table. Behind his desk, Bloomberg screens were blinking out instant price quotations from the turbulent financial markets, but Paulson wasn’t focused on the short term for a change. He was discussing the long-term structural reforms he hopes will bring greater stability.
New study shows Army is learning from mistakes in Iraq
By David Ignatius
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army has done something remarkable in its new history of the disastrous first 18 months of the American occupation of Iraq: It has conducted a rigorous self-critique of how bad decisions were made, so that the Army won’t make them again.
Hottest Q-C day ever was 72 years ago today
By Amy Driscoll
All time heat records in the Tri-City area were smashed today when the temperature jumped to 111 degrees at 2 p.m. leaving in its wake 14 additional dead and 27 heat victims, some of whom may die.
November looks good for Iowa Democrats
By Charlotte Eby
Iowa Democrats are highly optimistic about their prospects in the November election, and the latest numbers reveal why.
