Speak Out ... Congress to the rescue
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I've been a little down lately with all the depressing news — stock-market volatility, the record federal budget deficits, the subprime mortgage mess with nationwide foreclosures, the immigration crisis, the ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq — but thank goodness Congress snapped me out of my malaise with news of the hearings about whether Roger Clemens and others in baseball used performance-enhancing drugs. Rush Smith The quiet nine in 10"Health care for everyone," the politicians plead. But what about the pre-born? Do you have health care for them? Can you offer them that, Mr. or Mrs. Free health-care promoter? Abortion seems a bit non-healthy, especially the partial-birth variety. Would you really be "for me" when you are so "not for" something so precious as a baby? I recommend a caucus for the pre-born. I bet they would all vote pro-life. Radio personality Rick Burgess offered his perspective a few weeks ago. A "funny" man reduced to rubble as we all said goodbye to Bronner, his 2-year-old son. Each word a miracle as it laced with compassion for those who could still breathe. He pleaded with two "audiences" dispersed amongst 5,000 or so attentive fans and friends. "Give honor to my son by giving your life to the honor of God's Son!" This audience was the "unsaved," and scores of them responded to Rick's admonition. The second audience was what he called "the quiet nine in 10." He referred to these as those who "had received Christ but never lead anyone else to Him." His appeal: "Time to toughen up a bit and apologize to God for being so pathetic!" This is a paraphrase, but the word "pathetic" really stuck and reminded me of his father's halftime pep talks after a less-than-enthusiastic effort. I pondered as I took the Interstate 20 East exit off of Interstate 459: "Lord, deliver me from the quiet nine in 10 and please give us leaders who have on their arsenal health care for the unborn." Phil Murphy Bishop vs. BarronI want to give advice to state Sen. Charles Bishop for this legislative session. Sir, first you need to work the body with a series of hooks, followed up by a stiff jab, then throw the overhand right. An uppercut behind the overhand right would also prove effective. The roundhouse that you exhibited last session is for amateurs and rarely gets the job done. If Sen. Lowell Barron goes to the rope-a-dope strategy, then you have to show some patience and do the stick-and-move thing. I do not condone violence, but if it is called for it may as well be done properly. Don Thornton |
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