10 December 2002 >> “Regardless of whether Lott actually supports segregation—and I’m pretty sure he doesn’t—it is very difficult for excuse-makers to interpret his statement as being anything other than an endorsement of segregation. Instead of standing on feeble ground to defend the indefensible, they should stand aside, and let Lott receive the rebuke he deserves. For the good of the Republican Party, but more importantly, for the good of the country, Trent Lott should step down as the Republican leader in the Senate.” More >>

4 December 2002 >> “If you don’t share Tom Daschle’s view of the media, you’re a right-wing nut. If you characterize his blocking of legislation as obstructionist, Daschle will compare you to a mullah stirring the passions of terrorists. And Gore believes it is so unthinkable for the media to present conservative viewpoints that it must really be part of some grand conspiracy secretly funded by evil fascist billionaire capitalist pigs whose wallets are made out of people who died because they couldn’t find affordable prescription drugs.” More >>

21 November 2002 >> It doesn’t matter whether Pelosi actually pushes the Democrats in the House to the left, or whether the public merely perceives that she has; either way, the Democrats will suffer the damage in the voting booth. More >>

21 November 2002 >> A reader responds to “A Dream Come True for Republicans?” More >>

17 November 2002 >> “Now, I know some people are going to say that calling the Democrats to task for their recent criticisms of the terror war is just a way of stifling debate. Not true. Debate is an exchange of ideas. But Senators Daschle and Graham offered no ideas for how to win the war. They just offered complaints. Until they propose actual alternatives that can be discussed and implemented, they’re going to continue sounding like stereotypical mothers-in-law who hover over any activity, whining, ‘No! You’re doing it wrong!’” More >>

11 November 2002 >> “Nancy Pelosi fits right in with the liberal orthodoxy: she was the only Democratic leader in the House or Senate to vote against the Iraqi war authorization, she routinely casts reflexive votes against tax cuts, and she even opposed the Welfare Reform package backed by President Clinton that passed with substantial bi-partisan support. If Pelosi becomes the Democratic leader in the House, it’s a sign that liberal Democrats have prevailed over the centrists. That shift in power could spell doom for Democratic hopes in 2004.” More >>

9 September 2002 >> “Whether to accumulate power and prestige or to avoid losing it, there usually comes a time when a tyrant resorts to war. You don’t have to study world affairs very long to realize that repressive regimes are the cause of nearly all the world’s conflict. Only when full freedom penetrates every part of the globe will there be any real possibility of peaceful planet. And if the United States were to lead the way in lifting the veil of repression that still darkens a frighteningly large portion of the globe, then perhaps more people around the world would have a reason to love—or at least respect—our great nation.” More >>

20 August 2002 >> As the Democrats spend the days leading up to the election trying to convince you that they are the party of the people, here are a few things to remember. More >>

27 June 2002 >> “Although the conflict in the Middle East may have originated as a dispute over land, it has grown into something much larger. Hate’s appetite is never fulfilled, and radical Islam, which was bred out of the Arab-Israeli conflicts, has found a more tantalizing target: Westernism. Make no mistake about it: the Middle East conflict and the war that al Qaeda brought to us are one and the same. That’s the reason why—despite the brilliance of the Bush plan—I am pessimistic about the chances for peace.” More >>

3 June 2002 >> “How would you feel if you went to your local music store, bought a tape of your favorite band’s latest release, and discovered that playing it in your car damaged the stereo so severely that your entire car needed to be brought in for servicing? Or what if the tape you just bought were incompatible with your walkman, so you couldn’t listen to it at the gym or while jogging? What would you think if you found out that the music industry intentionally manufactured tapes so that their customers would suffer this damage and inconvenience?” More >>

21 May 2002 >> “We must try to understand how we mishandled intelligence prior to September 11th, but let’s do it in a calm, rational way, far away from professional politicians. Our goal should be fixing the problem, not affixing the blame. Forgive my skepticism, but judging from the hotheaded handwringing that has taken place already, holding hearings in some Congressional kangaroo court will do little more than provide a podium for people whose primary concern is their next election.” More >>

7 May 2002 >> “Arafat has always claimed publicly that he has no control over the Palestinian bombers who routinely attack Israel. But if Arafat can’t control the bombers now, how can he promise Israel that they’ll stop bombing once a peace deal is signed? Either Arafat can’t control the bombers, in which case it is not possible for him to uphold a promise of peace, or he can control the bombers and is allowing them to attack, in which case he’s a liar and a terrorist. Whichever it is, Israel would be crazy to sign a peace deal with him.” More >>

15 April 2002 >> “After suffering the attacks of September 11th, I could have understood an American wanting to participate in a rowdy demonstration where enemy leaders were burned in effigy. Instead, it is the people supporting our attackers who routinely hold violent demonstrations, demonstrations where the participants burn our flag while they pray for, plan for, and attempt to execute our country’s complete annihilation. And yet, for some reason, despite only a handful of revenge crimes nationwide, we still must endure lecturing from the Left about tolerance.” More >>

9 April 2002 >> Anti-war protesters, who probably can’t identify any war in history worth fighting, declare this war to be “racist” and say that they won’t help us fight. Don’t worry, guys; we weren’t planning on your support in the first place. More >>

4 April 2002 >> “We’re in a fight for survival, we must destroy our enemy before we ourselves are destroyed. Some of us understand this; people can call us ’simple’ if that makes them feel superior. But we simpletons apparently see something that smarter people can’t: we must defeat al Qaeda before they get the bomb, or we’re toast. Not recognizing that simple fact is a sign of someone who’s a little too smart for their own good.” More >>

27 March 2002 >> “Bill Clinton is a low-life thief, a petty swindler, and a smooth-talking scam artist more suited for Tammany Hall than the White House. He’s shallow because he was given remarkable gifts and the opportunity to do great things with them, yet he achieved nothing substantial. In the end, his presidency amounted to little more than talk and corruption. The man who spent the final days of his presidency fretting about his legacy will find it to be recorded quite accurately by history: Bill Clinton is a shallow, failed man.” More >>

19 March 2002 >> A reader responds to “Six Months Later: Have We Forgotten Already?” More >>

11 March 2002 >> “It is our duty to see as much as we can of the catastrophe that was inflicted upon us. We need to face up to the depths of the evil in the hearts of the enemy we’re fighting. If we don’t, from what source will we draw the strength to maintain our resolve when the war gets long or the news gets boring?” More >>

4 March 2002 >> When al Qaeda members were living in New Jersey, trying to blend in, they didn’t wear turbans. They didn’t wear turbans when they went to flight school in Florida. And we’ve all seen the tapes of the September 11th hijackers going through airport security; they weren’t wearing turbans then. As they took our planes and slammed them into our buildings, they didn’t seem to mind dying without their turbans. So why are turbans so important to the terrorists at Guantanamo Bay? More >>

8 February 2002 >> Religion is banned from public schools...unless the religion is Islam. More >>

1 February 2002 >> “Democrats believe they have politics on their side, and they may be right. After all, there are many more non-rich than rich. Pandering to the non-rich by attacking the rich is as old as Karl Marx, and it certainly may get the Democrats some votes. But it won’t get the economy moving any faster. Injecting more capital into the markets will. And if it just so happens to make the rich a little richer, is that so bad if we all benefit?” More >>

18 January 2002 >> “To disfigure a moment in history to satisfy ephemeral political concerns is not only an insult to the firefighters who raised the flag, it cheapens our nation’s historical record by turning it into a mere simulation.” More >>

17 January 2002 >> Attorney General John Ashcroft on John Walker Lindh (also known as Abdul Hamid to his fellow Taliban): “Youth is not absolution for treachery, and personal self-discovery is not an excuse to take up arms against one’s country. Misdirected Americans cannot seek direction in murderous ideologies and expect to avoid the consequences.” More >>

11 January 2002 >> “Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle seems bent on becoming the Senate Minority Leader and destroying the chances his fellow Democrats have of retaking the House of Representatives this fall. While layoffs accumulate, while the unemployment rate climbs, and with the country mired in recession, Tom Daschle is selfishly playing with people’s lives so that he can provide his party with an ‘issue’ for the 2002 elections.” More >>