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Yes, Santa, There Is Still A Virginia |
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Written by Bob Sordahl
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Sunday, 27 December 2009 |
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 Merry Christmas to all. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday with those you love. While researching today's post, I stumbled upon an editorial at Cincinnati.com originally published in The Enquirer in 2004. It is as relevant today as then, and more worthy of publication than anything topical I could write. Please enjoy, there's always time for politics tomorrow.
Yes, Santa, There Is Still A Virginia It was Christmastime, more than a century ago, when the New York Sun received an earnest and highly memorable letter from 8-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon. Her friends, the girl wrote, had told her there was no Santa Claus.
Virginia's doubts were so gracefully assuaged by editorial writer Francis P. Church that Santa Claus' existence has not, to our knowledge, come into question since he replied that, "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus."
But recently the doubts of another equally innocent party have come to our attention in the form of a letter whose postmark was smudged and handwriting shaky. Unfounded doubts must always be allayed, and faith, when it can, must be renewed.
And so on this Christmas Eve, with warm remembrances of Mr. Church and little Virginia, we at The Enquirer share this letter with you, along with our response:
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Waiting For The Fat Lady To Sing |
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Written by Bob Sordahl
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Wednesday, 23 December 2009 |
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It's not over 'til it's over. On Thursday at 7:00 am Washington time, the Senate will vote Harry Reid's healthcare train wreck one step closer to reality. The Republicans let the majority off the hook by agreeing to allow an early vote so everyone could go home for the Christmas holiday. I'm glad the Conservatives are being so accommodating. We wouldn't want to inconvenience anyone. After all it's just a matter of changing healthcare, jobs and taxes FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES!
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Merry Christmas! Go Buy Yourself Something Real Nice... |
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Written by Bob Sordahl
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Sunday, 20 December 2009 |
 'Tis the season of giving, and no one gets into the generosity better than our lawmakers in Washington. By the time you have your morning coffee on Monday, they will have laid the groundwork to spend over $2 trillion of your own dollars on you. As Nancy Pelosi said, just call it a Christmas gift for the American people. All I can say is: "Thanks, but you shouldn't have. No, really, you shouldn't have.
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What's Good For Republicans, Is Bad For America |
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Written by Bob Sordahl
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Monday, 14 December 2009 |
 If you think Senate Republicans are doing everything they can to stop Harry Reid's insane healthcare bill, think again. Erick Erickson at RedState.com, in his blog post "Fight" lays out many different procedural tactics they could use to delay and derail this legislation. Yet they are meekly presenting amendments and whining about being excluded from the process. Excluded? Hell, who wants to be a part of this?
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What Happens When The Well Runs Dry? |
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Written by Bob Sordahl
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Saturday, 12 December 2009 |
 The past few months have brought us unprecedented federal spending with commitments for much more to come. This Congress and Administration are hemorrhaging taxpayer money at a rate unsustainable for any country on earth. And yet, we are not bashful about borrowing money from other countries to fill our insatiable capital need. Our National Debt rolled over to 12 trillion, and there is no end in sight. No one can possibly look at this situation and foresee improvement. Regardless of partisanship, common sense should raise questions about the end game. What happens when taxpayers are uniformly broke? What happens when our international creditors say "no more"? What happens when the well runs dry?
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