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As the sectarian violence spreads in Iraq and thousands of Iraqis continue to die, at some point America can no longer take all the blame. If we think what our initial mission in Iraq was, its purpose was to liberate the country from the hands of Saddam Hussein. The world knew he was a threat who lost the benefit of the doubt a long time ago. It’s safe to say based on his history that at some point the world was going to have to deal with either him or his sons and it was better to do it on our... Read More→

With the teachers union crying how they’re only going to get an extra $2 billion instead of $5 billion, I’ve been thinking of a way to get the city to start respecting the private school system. As far as I’m concerned the private school system is taken for granted in this city. What I would like to see is for every parent who has a kid in private school to turn and register his or her child in public school. Now they should also register them for private school at the same time and actually... Read More→

While everyone is shaking their heads over the “excessive” force used by the police in the shooting death of Sean Bell, today a trial begins in New York that reminds us why. By now most have forgotten that back in 2003 two undercover police officers were executed in Staten Island while participating in an operation to catch a reputed gang leader. The defendant, Ronell Wilson, shot both officers in the back of the head after he became uneasy with the transaction that was taking place. It’s... Read More→

Ok not him exactly but his strong dollar policy. Over the last couple of years the U.S. dollar has continued to get weaker against its European competitors. Over the last couple of days the Euro has crossed the $1.30 mark to the dollar and the British Pound is near $2.00. For some crazy reason the Bush administration has failed to support the dollar during its continuous decline. During the Clinton administration, Bill and his Treasury Secretaries constantly supported the dollar because they understood... Read More→

Tension is high in the city after the shooting of three unarmed men in Jamaica over the weekend. Now hearts should go out to the individuals shot, especially for Sean Bell who was set to be married the next day and died in the incident. Unfortunately this whole event could have been avoided not only by the scared police officers that cracked under the tension but also Bell and his friends. First rule, when someone is standing in front of your car, whether you think they’re a cop or not, don’t... Read More→

Soon as Congressman Rangel proposed reinstituting the draft, Democrats from Chuck Schumer to Nancy Pelosi, came out and squashed his idea. Schumer said it would die before it could get to the Senate and Pelosi gave a nice response how Rangel didn’t really mean it. I think the whole thing is an embarrassing situation for Rangel. The way the responses took place it appeared to say, nobody takes him serious. It was like Democrats were treating Rangel like the little kid who wants to have a conversation... Read More→

Originally I wasn’t going to comment about the extra $2 billion that a New York State court order to be paid to New York City schools. However after hearing some of the complaints from the plaintiffs I just had to chime in. After the decision one of the lawyers on behalf of the plaintiffs claimed that because they didn’t get $5 billion, children would now not be able to read and do math. Now correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t see how an extra $5 billon or even $2 billion is going to make... Read More→

This morning a top Christian leader was assassinated in Lebanon. Pierre Gemayel, the leader of the anti-Syrian Phalange Party, was shot while in his car. It was only two months ago that Muslim extremists took to the streets to protest Pope Benedict XVI comments during a speech at the University of Regensburh where he commented that Mohammed brought nothing but violence to the world, spreading the faith by the sword. The protests led the Pope to cave and apologize for his comments. As a Christian... Read More→

Charles Rangel is once again proposing that the U.S. reinstitute the draft. Rangel’s argument is that if there were a draft, leaders in Washington would be hesitant to engage militarily when there is limited evidence. Though I agree that having a draft would be a good idea, mine is for different reasons. Instituting a draft would be the best thing this government could do for inner-city kids. Many of these kids will never leave the crime filled neighborhoods they come from. Many either drop... Read More→

The City Council has gotten into a nice little habit of putting out press releases and updates on their website whenever a bill is passed. The Council has used the site to toot their own horn and even take shots at Governor Pataki. One press release that seems to be missing for all the taxpayers to see is the one where they announce that they gave themselves a fat double-digit pay raise. I’m sure it was just an oversight and they really are getting around to it.  Read More →