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My brother, his wife, and their son spent the first several days of this year visiting parts of Germany and Austria. One stop was at the notorious Dachau concentration camp. Following are my sister-in-law’s impressions of a truly wretched place:
DACHAU CONCENTRATION CAMP
Just Outside Munich, Germany
January 1, 2009
By Emily Pomeroy
My impressions of Dachau:
The churches were locked. I couldn’t, still can’t, [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Guest Authors at 4:37 PM UTC
In 1982 President Ronald Reagan asked the Grace Commission to identify waste in government and ways to eliminate it. The commission’s much debated report, issued in January of 1984, provided a shocking inventory of bureaucratic squandering, highlighting fiscal malfeasance of epic proportions. Hundreds of billions of dollars were being wasted, claimed the commissioners, and if massive adjustments were [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Government Waste, Limiting Government at 5:18 PM UTC
President-elect Barack Obama yesterday placed his cards face up on the nation’s table. Speaking at George Mason University, Obama declared that “…only government can provide the short-term boost necessary to lift us from a recession this deep and severe. Only government can break the cycle that is crippling our economy….” The Los Angeles Times noted the contrast [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Economics, Government Blunders, Government Waste, Obama Presidency at 4:36 PM UTC
It’s a safe bet that no candidate for Vice President was ever subjected to the media abuse directed toward Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. We addressed some of the outragious attacks in Get Back In the Kitchen! But now Sarah is finally speaking out about her campaign experiences. The following video is well worth watching:
10 Things You [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Campaign 2008, Media, Video at 11:40 AM UTC
The circus known as Illinois politics reached new heights of absurdity today. Senate leaders who just yesterday refused to seat Roland Burris now are singing a different tune. Gone also are vows from Illinois state leaders to block any appointment made by disgraced but still sitting Governor Blagojevich. Could it be everyone involved read Erwin [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Budgets, Limiting Government, Obama Presidency at 3:42 PM UTC
Listen carefully to the Associated Press reporter, then read Charles Krauthammer’s column below to get the real story.
OK, war is hell, but sometimes necessary nonetheless. Israel’s incursion into the Gaza Strip is just such a case. Hamas terrorists have launched thousands of missiles into Israel over the past few years, with no end in sight. Finally, after [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Best Of the Web, Media, Middle-East Mess, Video, War on Terror at 2:53 PM UTC
The nation’s best college football team will not be playing in the vaunted BCS championship game on January 8th. Too bad. America’s football fans deserve to see USC in the big dance. However, because of the BCS’s peculiar ranking criteria, we’ll have to settle for Oklahoma/Florida. Yawn. A team the likes of this year’s Trojans comes along — I’m [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Sports at 4:44 PM UTC