Once again the old neocon stuff about the Trilateral Commission, new world order, etc., has come up. It proves that the John Birch Society mentality and other fear-mongering organizations and authors are sadly still alive out there. Some myths simply refuse to die. Visit the source, www.trilateral.org for up-to-date information on this organization, its authors, reports and practices. We have much more to fear from Cheney/Limbaugh/Rove and the likes than we do from this 390-member club.
What is important is the majority of Americans understand that we are not energy independent and entirely too reliant on the rest of the world for our standard of living. We should be concerned about leading the world away from fossil fuels, new transportation that is at least five times faster than what we have today, clean water and a sustainable future. All of this is achievable. If we allow ourselves to be distracted by promises of some easy way, or allow ourselves to succumb to the fear mongering then we are truly at risk of losing our nation.
We should not return our incumbents from Indiana to Congress. Not because they are part of some great conspiracy, but because they are individual entities that have proven they cannot function as a group in the best interest of the nation. Their closeness to the lobbying industry and remoteness from their home states can only be corrected with termination.
Mike Courtney
Pendleton
Letters
Letter: Trilateral Commission is not a threat
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Letter: Lutz not representing the working class
I feel bad that Rep. Lutz (R) is sad, because Democrats at the Statehouse are representing the working class people of Indiana. While he is representing big business.
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Viewpoint:: Washington must wake up to missile threat
Three years after President Obama opened an outstretched hand to Iran and attempted to reset relations with Russia, the former has restarted its drive to build nuclear weapons including recent missile testing and saber rattling while the latter has dropped its diplomatic relations to Cold War temperatures.
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Letter: Consumer-driven economy will pay off debt
To save America some money — by acclimation of course — let’s not have a presidential election in 2012. We already have a good president who will do his best to kill all Republican bills (DOA) and, consequently, create more good-paying jobs in the $30 per hour range.
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Letter: Gingrich cashes in on political amnesia
Rasmussen says that Romney has flattened nationally. Why?
Two reasons seem to tell the tale. Gingrich has shown that he will fight, and Romney is a Mormon, believed to be a “cult” by a majority of evangelicals. -
Letter: Hiring Winkler not wise spending
As a taxpayer I want to know that my taxes are being spent wisely. Hiring Greg Winkler at a salary of $126,000 is not wise spending.
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Letter: Bill of Rights being nullified by new law
President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act on New Year’s Eve. I doubt many Americans noticed its implications because they do not yet comprehend the big picture. This law, coupled with the Patriot Act, is paving the way for America’s direction toward tyranny.
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Letter: $14 trillion debt started by previous president
I’m a proud atheist who’s lucky enough to know the difference between fact and fantasy.
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Letter: Economy putting people in the gutters
We are now getting the results of putting people in the gutters. We need to take a second look at our government and its policies. It’s not working.
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Viewpoint: Look at Creation Museum from an educational, scientific perspective
I encourage any and all who have interest in this vitally important topic to “go to the source,” to invest the time and energy into exploring The Creation Museum for themselves.
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