Miscellaneous Musings

By Jan A. Larson


Some columnists resort to writing lists of random thoughts when
they run out of material. In this case there is so much material
this week that I thought I would compile a compendium of
comments to try to cover it all.

Liberals, the epitome of tolerance and acceptance that they are,
shouted down both Ann Coulter and Hillary Clinton. So much
for tolerance and acceptance. The abuse of Hillary was
especially demonstrative - liberals eating their own.

A lot of "enlightened" evolutionists dismiss the notion of a
Creator as nothing more than the primitive resolution of the
reality of Earth and mankind by those incapable of
understanding the universe around them. I wonder if such
enlightened people just may not be as enlightened as they think?
The truly open-minded cannot dismiss the possibility of
intelligent design for the simple reason that no one knows, nor
ever will know, just how all of this came to be.

If you run down the aisle of an airplane shouting that you have a
bomb, expect to get shot. Had the air marshals in Miami
hesitated and a bomb been detonated by Rigoberto Alpizar,
killing dozens of people, those that are now claiming that the
marshals used excessive force would be claiming that the air
marshals failed to do their job.

No matter how many children's books he writes, Tookie
Williams will never bring back the four people whose lives he
cowardly chose to terminate with a shotgun. Unless Governor
Schwarzeneggar gets weak in the knees, justice will be served at
12:01 a.m. Tuesday.

The confirmation of Judge Samuel Alito looks to become
contentious over a single issue - abortion. All judicial
appointments are contentious over this one issue only. No one
ever argues that a nominee may or may not try to overturn the
Dred Scott decision.

What is it with Democratic presidential election losers? John
Kerry, much like Al Gore before him, continues to jump in front
of the microphones and act like he's campaigning. That is, he
says the same dumb things now as he did before the election,
accusing American soldiers of atrocities. This time in Iraq, not
Vietnam.

Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman has rankled fellow
Democrats by not only failing to vigorously denounce
everything that the President does, but to actually come out in
support of the administration's Iraq policy. Some Dems are
crying heresy and the radical left-wing group MoveOn.org is
collecting signatures for a letter criticizing the Senator. Again,
liberals eating one of their own.

It is amazing how countering opposition misinformation, a
booming economy and falling gasoline prices can do for a
president's job approval ratings.

General Motors announced 30,000 layoffs a few weeks ago.
Ford announced that they would also lay off approximately
30,000 workers, nearly one-third of the company's workforce.
As sales slump for the two American manufacturing giants,
Japanese manufacturer Toyota continues to gain market share.
The lesson is that the free market cannot be defeated in the long
run. People will buy where they get the most for their money.
Labor unions will never change that no matter their demands.

The last time I heard, no one in the entire history of the company
has ever been forced to work at Wal-Mart. How is it then that
Wal-Mart can get away with treating their employees so badly?
Of course that isn't the case, but several labor unions that are
currently shut out of Wal-Mart would have you believe
otherwise. Why does Wal-Mart oppose these unions? See GM
and Ford. In a world economy, labor unions are a cancer on
American businesses.

The Republicans could not have chosen a better person to be the
Chairman of the Democratic National Committee than Howard
Dean.


Copyright (c)2005 Jan A. Larson All rights reserved.
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Jan A. Larson publishes a weekly commentary, "What is the
Deal?" at the Pie of Knowledge
(http://www.pieofknowledge.com). His work also appears on
OpinionEditorials, American Daily, ChronWatch, The
Conservative Voice, Capitol Hill Coffee House and NewsBull.