tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33362852011-08-20T17:14:08.557-04:00Along the TracksNorthwest Ohio ...
<br>A small town editor's view of the big picture.Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.comBlogger5441100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1155651713856667602006-08-15T10:10:00.000-04:002006-08-15T10:26:30.136-04:00Tracks reach the stationAfter 4 1/2 years, Along the Tracks has reached a new destination.Readers have undoubtedly noted the increasing periods between posts here, and most probably also recognize the reason: NorthwestOhio.net and its blog, Newshound, take up most of my time and eat up most of my writing.I kept this blog active for the past year to hold my quick thoughts on national and world Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1152971811344205642006-07-15T09:47:00.000-04:002006-07-15T09:56:51.403-04:00Crank up the worry dialIsrael reportedly has identified the mode of attack on one of its ships in the Mediterranean off Lebanon. It was not a drone aircraft, as originally thought. It was an Iranian surface-to-ship missile which requires a certain amount of technical expertise. Israel is accusing Iran of direct involvement in this new war with Hezbollah.The pieces are all in place for a response Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1146836938170321302006-05-05T09:38:00.000-04:002006-05-05T10:02:59.150-04:00Allegations "absurd" - unfortunatelyA government official labeled claims "absurd" that the CIA was transporting large numbers of captured terrorists over European soil on secret flights.This was said in defense of the CIA. I'd call it an indictment.Of course, the idea that the CIA has the competence to capture enough al Qaeda jihadists to fill several jets is patently absurd. The idea that the Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1146542299501158402006-05-01T23:56:00.000-04:002006-05-02T00:04:25.306-04:00A Day without Illegal ImmigrantsWhile the mainstream media unsurprisingly focused on the “negative” aspects to the economy and the country of “A Day without (Illegal) Immigrants,” U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo of Colorado pointed out some of the positives for his home state and a few other spots around the country.I discovered his column, courtesy of National Review, while researching this post. Below, Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1146234723437168772006-04-28T10:27:00.000-04:002006-04-30T08:08:31.640-04:00Powerful testimonial for 'United 93'I really want to see 'United 93.' That story of heroism has moved me more than anything else in the years since 9/11. The timing, frankly, would only be better if it had been released sooner.I hope this urgent reminder of who our enemy is - and how true American patriots respond - has not come to late for our distracted, wavering nation.The Wall Street Journal Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1145886080101152832006-04-24T09:38:00.001-04:002006-04-26T17:03:48.566-04:00Osama declares war yet againIn his latest tape, Osama bin Laden declares war on United Nations peacekeepers who might be sent to intervene in the Darfur region of Sudan.Since this is only the 10,000th time the al Qaeda leader has “declared war” on this or that particular nation, ethnic group, religion, Islamic faction, political organization or business, I won’t hold my breath waiting for all Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1145886035032394202006-04-24T09:38:00.000-04:002006-04-24T09:40:36.626-04:00In his latest tape, Osama bin Laden declares war on United Nations peacekeepers who might be sent to intervene in the Darfur region of Sudan.Since this is only the 10,000th time the al Qaeda leader has “declared war” on this or that particular nation, ethnic group, religion, Islamic faction, political organization or business, I won’t hold my breath waiting for all those who want us to “live in Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1144429358589662962006-04-07T13:00:00.000-04:002006-04-07T13:02:38.606-04:0010 listings for jobs Americans (apparently) won’t doWith the president and politicians from both sides of the aisle telling us we need illegal immigrants to do the jobs Americans won’t do, I decided to put together some employment listings to help along the process. * Wanted: Congress person who refuses to hold special private meetings on policy or legislation with anyone who is not a constituentPaul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1144164564488822142006-04-04T10:49:00.000-04:002006-04-04T11:29:24.606-04:00Holocaust promoter in academiaSuppose a think-tank conservative presented a speech to an audience of a couple hundred fellow conservatives advocating the spread of deadly diseases to kill off most of the world's population, so "intelligent people" like him and those gathered could inherit the earth.How would the media respond?I know, I hardly have to ask the question. We'd have wall-to-wall Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1143560434553439892006-03-28T10:30:00.000-05:002006-03-28T10:40:34.616-05:00Islam and the West, Part MMMLXIX...The case of Abdul Rahman, the Afghani who only recently escaped a capital trial over his conversion from Islam to Christianity, demonstrates that, if we aren't in the middle of an unavoidable "clash of civilizations," we are at least in the midst of a severe "sideswipe of civilizations."I recommend Mark Steyn to everyone on all occasions, but this column, Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1142807748743710702006-03-19T16:46:00.000-05:002006-03-20T07:34:17.936-05:00Observations on three years of warI've just read through Gregory Djerejian's recent thoughts, and those of his commenters, on where we find ourselves with Iraq, and how we got here.I wouldn't call myself a "regular" reader of the Belgravia Dispatch, but when I stop in, Djerejian usually has some worthwhile insights.He does here, too, but I think he gets a bit swept up in melancholy.Iraq is a messPaul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1142626703954618632006-03-17T15:04:00.000-05:002006-03-17T15:18:23.993-05:00The Empire risesI laughed when they called the Bush administration an evil, empire-builder, but this choice has me worried they may have turned to the dark side.Compare:Secretary of the Interior nominee Dirk KempthornSith Lord and Evil Emporer PalpatineBut who's Yoda?Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1142442349349405332006-03-15T11:47:00.000-05:002006-03-15T12:05:49.423-05:00The new McCarthysAbout a month ago, I wrote a column on the Islamic World’s violent reaction to those cartoons of Mohammed published in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten.My focus in that piece was on the need for moderate Muslims to step forward and “wrest control of their religion from the wild-eyed radicals” who threaten it. I added the point that the West, and particularly Americans, must Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1141483016439259572006-03-04T09:35:00.000-05:002006-03-04T09:36:56.450-05:00Birth cannot be considered an 'injury'The Ohio Supreme Court has made an interesting ruling which concerns abortion and the value of human life. I've posted on it over at Newshound.Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1141044590352593252006-02-27T07:44:00.000-05:002006-02-27T07:49:52.086-05:00OSU profs fighting for a special perkYou can charge them for their health care. You can put limits on their pensions. You can hold their salary increases to inflation plus umpteen percent.But don't you dare try to take their right to have sex with their students!Yeesh. I'm a pretty big Buckeye fan, but I don't think I'll ever let my kids go to school there.Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1140536768308684102006-02-21T10:39:00.000-05:002006-02-21T10:59:18.426-05:00Not a debate if you only give one sideAnyone doubting the media has an "agenda" when it comes to liberal hot-button issues like global warming need only read this post from Porkopolis and the accompanying links to be convinced.As I've written in this space before, the evidence suggests global warming indeed is occurring, but the correlation with CO2 levels is uncertain at best, and the claims Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1140360724219862162006-02-19T08:41:00.000-05:002006-02-19T09:52:08.463-05:00Not in my nameOrganized religion has been a tough thing for me to accept for most of my life. I consider myself a Christian, even rather devout. But I'm not a very regular church-goer, and I'm not really "officially" a member of any particular congregation.Since moving to Bryan over eight years ago, I've bounced in and out of a couple churches, but have been most at home with our local country Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1139251446985968402006-02-06T13:42:00.000-05:002006-02-06T13:44:07.173-05:00Riots over cartoons a stark demonstration of differencesIslamic culture, though rooted in the same Middle Eastern soil as Judaism and Christianity, and a substantial contributor to present Western culture through Middle Ages and Renaissance connections, carries some fundamental differences which occasionally come to light.(A quick aside: Terrorism is not one of those differences. Attacks on Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1138823394224655832006-02-01T14:19:00.000-05:002006-02-01T15:56:02.510-05:00The media's tunnel visionGranted, with a headline like that, I could be talking about anything.In this case, I'm talking about the Bob Woodruff coverage.First, a few points in defense of the mainstream media, particularly the networks. Even though journalists are supposed to step back from the emotions of their personal relationships when reporting news, that's not easy. The television reporters,Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1138206045429644382006-01-25T10:13:00.000-05:002006-01-25T12:00:33.910-05:00Stein's honesty refreshingI've got to say, I was a little disappointed reading Hugh Hewitt's interview with Joel Stein, columnist for the LA Times.Stein, of course, wrote Tuesday, "I don't support our troops," then explained precisely why he believes being "anti-war" yet "supporting the troops" is evasive and hypocritical.Frankly, he's right. What's more, he's pretty brave to come right out and Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1137787746724836192006-01-20T15:04:00.000-05:002006-01-20T15:09:06.740-05:00So Osama wants a truce, eh?As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, Osama bin Laden wants a truce.That’s right, al Qaeda’s uncompromising, “Death to the Great Satan!”-repeating leader would like a break in the action. Well, at least the action in his own backyard.According to Osama, there are massive attacks planned on the American homeland which will kill thousands of us infidels, cripple our brutal Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1137190278152122912006-01-13T17:04:00.000-05:002006-01-13T17:11:18.163-05:00A blogospheric appeal for reformGlenn Reynolds is promoting an effort by N.Z. Bear to get Republicans to commit to reforms as they choose a new majority leader in the U.S. House. I've commented on the post at The Truth Laid Bear:The present system of Congressional appropriation is in dire need of reform. Limiting earmarks and set-asides, more than any other action, will reverse lobbying's drift Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1136759402719309702006-01-08T17:27:00.000-05:002006-01-08T17:30:23.283-05:00'Book of Daniel' not badOn Friday night, I watched the opening double-episode of “The Book of Daniel” on NBC – the controversial new comedy-drama in which an Episcopal clergy member in a dysfunctional district struggles with both career and family with the help of occasional conversations with Jesus.Frankly, I was pleasantly surprised.A few words of caution are appropriate. The program, like mostPaul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1135864070165131432005-12-29T08:19:00.000-05:002005-12-29T08:48:39.330-05:00Mainstream media doing its job(!)If I had a webcam - a frightening thought for Tracks visitors, I admit - the look on my face would have been stone-cold stunned as I read this story in the Chicago Tribune.The Tribune, a second-tier member of the mainstream media, actually sat down and studied the case for war against Iraq. In their words:We set out to assess the Bush administration's arguments Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1135796650792463722005-12-28T13:53:00.000-05:002005-12-28T14:04:10.806-05:00Medals of (dis)honor?NorthwestOhio.net contributing writer Lynn Thompson has a great column posted today on the effort of the "medals of (dis)honor" movement to rescind the Congressional Medals of Honor given to U.S. soldiers involved in the massacre at Wounded Knee in 1890.This is a tough call. As Lynn notes, the event was clearly a massacre. Yet, as it unfolded, soldiers took fire and, in the Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1135190399020914132005-12-21T13:38:00.000-05:002005-12-21T13:39:59.056-05:00Review: 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'With the northwest Ohio winter now stretching into its fifth week practically unabated, we can all identify with the beautiful but oppressive white landscape of frozen Narnia. In Narnia, the frozen tundra is the doing of the White Witch. Here, it’s apparently global warming. Which is the more magical explanation I leave to Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1134746639371247502005-12-16T10:22:00.000-05:002005-12-16T10:23:59.386-05:00Joy to the worldAnother blow to the pessimists.Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1134577599480811072005-12-14T11:18:00.000-05:002005-12-16T11:11:12.686-05:00Iran setting the stage for another HolocaustIt seems pretty obvious that deluding the uneducated into believing the Holocaust never occurred is a first step toward implementing a Holocaust yourself. UPDATE: Charles Krauthammer with a must-read for anyone who thinks the Iranian president will restrain himself from nuking Israel once he has the means.Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1134219514665981652005-12-10T07:37:00.000-05:002005-12-10T07:58:35.720-05:00Joe Lieberman in the hot seatWith former Democratic bogeyman Zell Miller no longer serving in the Senate, it appears the wackier side of the party's leadership has found a new enemy in their ranks to target: Joe Lieberman.Frankly, I wonder what took them so long.Long-time readers know my respect and admiration for the good senator from Connecticut, stretching back long before the war, before his Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1133994357785085612005-12-07T17:14:00.000-05:002005-12-07T17:30:02.720-05:00Iraqi insurgent 'lists'?I just read a post from Iraq the Model (presented at Pajamas Media) with some predictions for the upcoming Iraqi election.The stunner for me - insurgent groups in Anbar Province have candidates on their own "lists." The money quote:Anbar: If violence doesn’t disrupt the election, I expect the 9 seats of this province to be distributed between al-Mutlaq, National Accord Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1133563840485183322005-12-02T17:49:00.000-05:002005-12-06T12:25:20.680-05:00We are winning – and the cut-and-runners know itThe past few weeks, it has seemed as if someone turned up the volume on the Iraq war debate – not the war, the debate.Actually, the war appears to be going better than ever, with the number of deaths falling, the Iraq economy growing and a political campaign in full-swing with participation levels shaming most U.S. elections. The Iraqi army now Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1133371872612816472005-11-30T12:29:00.000-05:002005-11-30T12:31:12.623-05:00Ohio's Democratic statewide candidatesI attended the Williams County Democratic Dinner Tuesday night, and have posted my opinion and analysis over at the Newshound.Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1133101003790782842005-11-27T08:55:00.000-05:002005-11-27T09:16:43.886-05:00A response to 'cut-and-run'As I mentioned in a post below, I spent some time Saturday catching up on the reading I'd missed over a busy Thanksgiving week. Among the items I found (this one courtesy of Mickey Kaus) was a piece by retired Gen. William Odom, former head of the NSA under Reagan. Odom argues Iraq will fall apart whenever we leave, so why not leave now? Read it for yourself. Meanwhile,Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1133027844999423572005-11-26T12:02:00.000-05:002005-11-26T12:57:25.066-05:00Talking to the right military 'experts'As I surfed around this morning catching up on all the reading I've missed over a busy holiday week, I ran across this Mark Steyn column noting the "Arab Street" has finally awoken, not to denounce the "Great Satan" but rather to condemn the terrorists. Inside is a particular observational gem on the media and its deference to the opinions of Vietnam Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1133012665630787472005-11-26T07:54:00.000-05:002005-11-26T08:44:25.706-05:00Better facts on greenhouse gasesThe European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica has released information on a study of Antarctic ice cores going back two-thirds of a million years. The findings indicate present greenhouse gas levels are higher than at any time during the past 650,000 years.While this is the factoid the New York Times chooses to trumpet, it is not really the most important Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1132924768300135112005-11-25T08:03:00.000-05:002005-11-25T08:19:28.376-05:00Eating, drinking to deathThe "Camp Casey II" protesters are back out at President Bush's Crawford, Texas, ranch, this time to mock the Iraqi civilians dying every day.How?The protesters - clearly not "anti-war," just supporting the other side, to paraphrase Glenn Reynolds - decided to hold a "Thanksgiving" meal with traditional Iraqi foods. What precisely was this symbolism meant to entail? AfterPaul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1132675243960338232005-11-22T10:40:00.000-05:002005-11-22T11:00:44.033-05:00Check it outOpen Source Media is now up and running, with news and blogging from across the political spectrum, edited by a number of those on the cutting edge of of the New Media. It's sharp, easy to follow and gives a nice mix of viewpoints. As blogging becomes an enterprise of millions, it can be hard to keep track of who is writing what - and whether or not I (or you) need bother reading Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1131758664620501052005-11-11T20:23:00.000-05:002005-11-11T20:29:52.876-05:00An insult on Veterans DayI was quite disgusted by comments Mark Shields made tonight on "The News Hour with Jim Lehrer" during his segment with Rich Lowry debating politics (no audio or video link up as of 8:25 p.m.).Lowry had made a point that left-wing critics and politicians who level the false charge that Bush "lied" us into war hurt the morale of American troops serving in Iraq, who are Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1131386642504785062005-11-07T11:25:00.000-05:002005-11-07T16:09:23.240-05:00Even worse than it seemsI've only been following the Paris riots, which started a week and a half ago and have spread throughout France, as much as the mainstream media has found it necessary to report - which is to say, not much at all. Most of what I've learned came from bloggers (as usual), but even there I haven't really done any mouse-work to explore the issue in detail.Last night, as part Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1130763257617104762005-10-31T07:48:00.000-05:002005-10-31T07:54:17.903-05:00So now those are 'serious crimes,' eh?Have you noticed how many reporters and commentators are echoing Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald’s words that perjury and obstruction of justice are “very serious crimes” because they strike at the heart of the investigative “search for truth” upon which the criminal justice system is based?Have you remembered most of those same people were saying just Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1130194551560470432005-10-24T18:37:00.000-04:002005-10-24T18:55:51.636-04:00Kofi busted by Microsoft WordU.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan has built up a pretty shameful record during his career in the world body - oversaw "peacekeepers" during Rwandan genocide, was closely tied to the corrupt men (including his son) running the Iraq Oil for Food boondoggle, has done little or nothing to stop sex trade operations by "peacekeepers" in the Congo, has encouraged the squalidPaul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1129983177492199952005-10-22T08:09:00.000-04:002005-10-22T08:12:58.866-04:00Grilled holy warIt's got all the trademarks of a religious battle: regionalism, blind devotion, sacred texts at odds, differing historical interpretations, impassioned pleas for fundamentalist revival - even a contrary call for barbecue ecumenicalism.Go taste the treat at Instapundit.Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1129387256786476502005-10-15T10:28:00.000-04:002005-10-15T10:40:57.946-04:00Iraq polling (relatively) violence-freeEarly reports from Iraq sound positive as referendum day on the constitution ends. Violence was apparently sporadic and minor enough not to catch the attention of Western reporters, even in Sunni areas. Let's hope this storyline holds.It is harder to get a sense of the turnout, though. I would imagine those reports from outlying districts will start pouring Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1128861616384524022005-10-09T07:58:00.000-04:002005-10-09T08:40:16.486-04:00Misguided defense of MiersRobert Musil has a couple posts defending the Miers nomination from critics.The first is a "don't get on her bad side" defense which scolds conservatives for their harsh and sometimes personal criticism. He adds such attacks might ease the path for a Justice Miers to be influenced by personal relationships with liberals on the court and move to the left.I agree personal Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1128796673358777952005-10-08T14:27:00.000-04:002005-10-08T14:37:53.400-04:00The rope-a-dope continuesSen. "Dirty" Harry Reid impresses me more each day when it comes to the Harriet Miers nomination. Democrats are falling in line, even giving background interviews to bolster the president's choice with praise for her and some sharp criticism of conservative outrage. This will only serve to embolden the White House and throw fuel on the burning anger of Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1128779511576439912005-10-08T09:36:00.000-04:002005-10-08T09:51:51.666-04:00Very impressive, Mr. EarleI'm really not much of a Tom Delay fan, but the incompetence of Ronnie Earle, the county prosecutor from Texas who grand-jury-shopped his way to indictments of the (former) Republican House majority leader has even me rooting for "The Hammer."Now, with the background of those lame indictments becoming public, the Delay team has moved to throw them out. I wonder if AustinPaul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1128630869458951592005-10-06T16:17:00.000-04:002005-10-06T16:34:29.530-04:00"I was a stranger, and you didn't take me in ...."Over at the Newshound, there's an ongoing discussion about the decision by the Ridgeville Corners (Ohio, for you outatowners) zoning appeals board not to grant permits to a local church which wished to house Katrina victims looking to start a new life in a new place.As I mention in the comments at Newshound, I think the media's "emotional" style Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1128614759058901272005-10-06T12:00:00.000-04:002005-10-06T12:05:59.066-04:00DeWine 'praises' Harriet Miers"She is somebody who has gone out late at night to get someone out of jail."With friends like the senior Ohio senator, who needs enemies?Hat tip: The Minuteman, who says it all better than I (as usual).Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1128445736127982782005-10-04T13:08:00.000-04:002005-10-04T13:08:56.136-04:00In praise of Harry ReidSince the defeat of the former Democratic Senate Minority Leader, Tom Daschle, just under a year ago, I have been most unimpressed by his replacement, Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada.Until now, that is.This week, Reid has demonstrated a mastery of political rope-a-dope which should secure his leadership position for as long as he wants it. Forget the weak delivery, personal Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1127923762274137992005-09-28T12:08:00.000-04:002005-09-28T16:08:52.433-04:00Grill one, grill ‘em allYesterday, former FEMA Director Mike Brown was questioned at length by House Select “Bipartisan” Katrina Investigation Committee members – at least those who attended; most Democrats boycotted (in perhaps the most inane display of partisanship I’ve seen, but that’s another post). The general impression (from watching extended excerpts on “The Newshour with Jim Lehrer”) I Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1127836641588408912005-09-27T11:54:00.000-04:002005-09-27T11:57:21.596-04:00Those who live in Glass Cities ....Over at the NorthwestOhio.net blog, Newshound, I've posted on a most unimpressive performance by Toledo's emergency operations managager last night on Toledo 11 News.Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1127741040964577992005-09-26T09:20:00.000-04:002005-09-26T09:24:00.973-04:00An open letter to LouisianansLouisianans, my fellow Americans:I begin this letter by expressing the heartfelt sympathy I and all I have spoken with hold for you. The tragedy of Katrina, followed by the insult of Rita, pains us all, and opens our hearts to help you as we would our neighbors next door.I, and everyone I know, also recognize the crucial task ahead of rebuilding what the hurricanes Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1127595582119717992005-09-24T16:58:00.000-04:002005-09-24T16:59:42.126-04:00Joining in the protest-busting funI couldn’t help myself after Glenn Reynolds suggested bloggers Google the names of some of the “average Americans” the press is trumpeting as war protesters.In MSNBC’s version of the AP story, there was a photo of a young lady shedding a tear at one of the crosses set up before the Washington Monument. Her name is Cecily Letendre. She is listed as a native of Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1127258463752757942005-09-20T19:18:00.000-04:002005-09-20T19:21:03.763-04:00’Porkbusting’ begins at homeThe devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina should, and will, be met by action from the private sector and the federal government. However, where the private sector is willingly financed by the millions of people who drive America’s economic engine, government funds are acquired by coercion – also known as taxation.If we, as taxpayers, wish to see a noble and importantPaul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1126904165240074182005-09-16T16:45:00.000-04:002005-09-24T10:19:04.030-04:00Let freedom ringIt's good to see that Michelle Malkin's fine coverage of the Flight 93 memorial fiasco has paid off, and the architect will be adjusting the "Crescent of Embrace" to avoid creating a monument to the Islamic terrorists, rather than the heroes who stopped them. That's a start.The other central feature of this proposed memorial was to be 40 wind chimes, in honor of the passengers andPaul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1126801497642589352005-09-15T12:21:00.000-04:002005-09-16T17:08:56.280-04:00How about a ‘BRAC’-clone for construction projects?One of the lessons of the Great New Orleans Flood of 2005 is clearly the failure of Congress’s current system of project spending authorization.Every half-dozen years or so, we get a new “highway bill” which splits money from the federal government for construction projects into two rough categories: State grants and funding earmarked for Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1126707732842514712005-09-14T09:58:00.000-04:002005-09-14T10:22:12.906-04:00A good startAs I checked on my two little ones, 7 and 5, last night before I went to bed, I got a twinge of pain in my stomach. What if I had no idea where there were – or if they were alive or dead?There are still many families and loved ones separated due to Hurricane Katrina and the confusion in its wake. Please, can we all agree to do something about this?I have noticed "CBS Evening News" is Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1126615166445646792005-09-13T08:22:00.000-04:002005-09-13T08:39:26.476-04:00The relevance of the caliphate to terror ideologyPBS ran several specials reflecting on 9/11 during Sunday’s fourth anniversary of the attacks, one of which looked more specifically at the development of radical Islamist movements in the 20th century. It was a valuable documentary, and inspired a little research.Among Osama bin Laden’s stated goals is the “reestablishment of the caliphate,” yet Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1126375680547297022005-09-10T13:53:00.000-04:002005-09-10T14:08:00.553-04:00Make family reunions a priorityWith the continuing bureaucratic bungling we see in the response to Katrina, some crucial work is getting less than the attention it deserves.Hundreds of children rescued in the confusing aftermath of the disaster in New Orleans are frightened and separated from their parents.The National Center for Missing and Abused Children has a web page devoted to bringing Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1126108519782572932005-09-07T08:50:00.000-04:002005-09-07T11:57:54.783-04:00Time to enter recrimination phaseAndrew Sullivan links to this post at Constructive Interference, a liberal site, which aims to place the blame for local failures on FEMA interference. It's a good post, and I think offers a good opportunity for me to join in all the finger-pointing. It is my hope to do so based on the facts available, and not merely on the partisan grenade lobbing I've primarily Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1126023718034468162005-09-06T12:20:00.000-04:002005-09-06T15:16:23.596-04:0020 Questions the Media Refuses to Ask Concerning KatrinaThe disastrous emergency response to Katrina in New Orleans demands some explanations – from federal officials and the president, and from state and local officials.Yet the media has chosen to focus instead on accusations, recriminations and individual stories of pain which, though compelling, blur the larger picture.About two years ago, a Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1125577743460076102005-09-01T08:26:00.000-04:002005-09-01T08:29:03.466-04:00Hurricane Katrina/Flood AidThere are so many charities out there working to assist the survivors of Hurricane Katrina. My own choices and judgments are based on nothing more (or less) than personal experience.I grew up in a Lutheran household and went to a Lutheran school. Thus, I’ve seen the work done by Lutheran charities, and their efforts and results are among the best. Locally in northwest Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1125518748736317332005-08-31T15:59:00.000-04:002005-08-31T21:50:46.226-04:00Red Cross chapter addresses and phone numbersHere's what I've got so far - pardon the lack of unified formatting. I'll update with additions, including Texas and Florida Red Cross chapters, once I've tracked them down. Note: Some of these chapter offices are located in the heart of the devastated areas, and may well not be occupied at this time. If I learn anything on temporary locations/phone Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1125510942119671882005-08-31T13:07:00.000-04:002005-08-31T14:13:50.043-04:00Hurricane Katrina/Flood AidSeeing the pictures and reading the tragic stories, we all feel moved to help those who have lost so much in the Gulf Coast states. Yet it can be hard knowing exactly how and where to offer that help: Money? Materials? Service?Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit will be hosting a special blog event Thursday to guide readers to sites and information, allowing each of us to Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1124382312580187482005-08-18T12:21:00.000-04:002005-08-18T12:25:12.590-04:00Mediocrity rears its ugly headAs perhaps the harshest conservative critic of Ohio’s lackluster governor, Bob Taft (a crowded field, I grant you), I can look upon his plea deal today in Franklin County court as a mere addendum to a laundry list of Taft failures. My only question is what did Taft’s supporters expect?Perhaps the most liberal candidate I ever endorsed, Tim Hagan for governor in ’02, Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1124280018794497592005-08-17T07:21:00.000-04:002005-08-18T06:08:05.956-04:00'Able Danger' story grows upThe New York Times has a blockbuster overview of how the military data-mining program called 'Able Danger' attempted to alert the FBI to the presence of Mohammed Atta and other conspirators on U.S. soil. There are more details, yes, but the crucial piece missing from past stories - the piece that makes the story impossible to dismiss with lame "not historically Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1124205068028443912005-08-16T11:09:00.000-04:002005-08-16T11:11:08.036-04:00Blackwell plays 'Let's Make a Deal'Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell, coming off a very successful fundraiser here in Williams County, is known as the “conservative’s conservative” in the three-way race for the Republican nomination for governor. He’s no moderate, and he’s not “establishment.” He’s worked hard burnishing his image as a stick-to-your-guns, tax-cutting, budget-trimming, Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1124204957770815992005-08-16T11:06:00.000-04:002005-08-16T19:46:08.090-04:00Sympathy for Sheehan, disgust for those using herOn a week when Ohio witnessed funeral after funeral for fallen Marines, one can only offer sincere condolences and appreciation to Cindy Sheehan, as we do to all families mourning those who have been killed in the War on Terrorism.I have some other things to say to those who choose to capitalize on her pain.It takes an unusually callous attitude toPaul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1123359414799430462005-08-06T16:13:00.000-04:002005-08-06T16:19:19.393-04:00Total warI’ve been reading the biblical book of Joshua lately. It’s hard reading in our present context, as it describes a people convinced they are singled out for God’s blessing. They also find those sitting on their promised homeland utterly without value. They have no compunction about slaughtering them in the thousands, men, women and children. The narrative’s fervor for bloodshed is almost Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1123101375194409932005-08-03T16:35:00.000-04:002005-08-03T16:40:19.996-04:00Parrish resignation, armed bobbies and stem cellsFrom this week's column:It was good to see an embarrassing chapter close for the Williams County Fair Board. There are still some loose ends to tie up between former board President Howard Parrish and the Ohio Department of Agriculture, but with Parrish’s departure as a fair official, the board has the opportunity to move forward and demonstrate Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1122990235772295092005-08-02T09:36:00.000-04:002005-08-02T09:43:55.780-04:00Perspective from the front lineFor a superb overview of Iraq's gradual, painful progress, with particular emphasis on the city of Mosul, visit Michael Yon's site - NOW!Yon is publishing a four-part series which gives some historical perspective on the effort to tranquilize and rebuild Iraq. The first, originally posted in May, was republished yesterday. The final is set for the week of Aug. 8.If Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1122858306131266182005-07-31T20:55:00.000-04:002005-07-31T21:05:32.553-04:00Teen vandals accused of flag-burningIt appears the cops in Fairfield, Ohio, believe they've caught the flag-burning culprits - and they turn out to be a couple of kids with their heads up their xxxxxes. I certainly hope the typical procedure of withholding the names of juveniles is waived here, so they can get the public shaming they have earned.Instapundit has more.Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1122407584119691712005-07-26T15:48:00.000-04:002005-07-26T15:53:04.120-04:00From this week's column ...How hot was it Sunday and Monday?It was so hot … - my sunflowers turned toward the shade. - my cat found it more comfortable on a tin roof. - my jalapeños were sweating. - birds looked longingly inside at our air-conditioned living room.And humid? Well … - there was a cloud in the shade under my front-yard maple. - I put out the laundry on Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1122293732477592022005-07-25T07:42:00.000-04:002005-07-26T15:48:24.800-04:00More on the Pfc. Hines familyThere was a background story from the Associated Press today about the Cincinnati-area soldier who died of injuries sustained in Iraq, and whose family suffered torment at the hands of some repellant low-lifes.It seems the soldier's wife is just two weeks from her due date for their second child.The flag-burning incident took place at the wife's parents' home. Either Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1122233218535577732005-07-24T15:09:00.000-04:002005-07-25T10:22:18.243-04:00How low can they go?On the outskirts of Cincinnati, a family mourning over the loss of their son to injuries he sustained in Iraq awoke the day after the funeral to find a pile of American flags burning under their car.Have we reached the point where flag-burning, spitting on soldiers, vandalizing the homes of mourning mothers, wives and children - all these are acceptable forms of protest to thePaul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1121724453980170462005-07-18T18:05:00.000-04:002005-07-18T18:07:33.990-04:00Column for week of 7/17Well, we asked for rain ….As of this writing, the ol’ Miller homestead had a little over three inches of the wet stuff in six days – and its sprinkling right now.No complaints, now. We needed every drop, as evidenced by the lack of puddles.Still, add in the upper 80s to low 90s temperatures and you’ve got one humid week.The corn sure likes it, though.The Professor has a Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1121353922746853222005-07-14T11:05:00.000-04:002005-07-14T11:12:02.756-04:00From this week's columnAnother Bean Days in the kettle … congratulations to the village of Montpelier, the businesses and all the volunteers who kept up the string of successful events.The Professor is tired of the heat: “It has been noted that even I sweat at times like this – along with a few others.”The London terrorist attack is reminder: We are at war. Unfortunately, too many on our own sidePaul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1120924444114765932005-07-09T10:29:00.000-04:002005-07-10T08:20:56.530-04:00Some responsibilities go beyond rightsMuch of the discussion on the value and parameters of a potential confidentiality privilege for journalists assumes those (we) journalists should not face consequences for granting confidentiality to sources.This, I think, is where the discussion goes astray.Non-journalists grant confidentiality to sources all the time. It's called "keeping secrets." Some Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1120652568207342732005-07-06T08:15:00.000-04:002005-07-06T08:22:48.216-04:00Supreme predictions, problems with Parrish ... and some wisdomHey, Montpelier, getting’ hungry yet? Start warmin' up the beans.The Professor is lodging a complaint: “Today’s students are not entertained by my lectures no matter how long I make them stay.”Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Conner has announced her resignation, and now interest groups to the left and right are salivating at the Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1120245925297767802005-07-01T15:13:00.000-04:002005-07-01T15:25:25.303-04:00Road to victoryKen Pollack has a superb contribution to today's New York Times concerning strategy adjustments which could lead to victory in Iraq.His main point is the Bush administration is so focused on the terrorist elements in Iraq, it refuses to fight this battle as a traditional counterinsurgency.From all I read and hear, I must say the conditions in Iraq do not fit a "traditional" Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1119631718872361812005-06-24T12:05:00.000-04:002005-06-24T12:48:38.926-04:00The sinking standards of journalismA letter to the editor of the Northwest Signal recently challenged my right to be critical of journalism in Ohio (and by extension the wider journalism community). In my original column, I had stated my disappointment in the state's journalists for failing to uncover months ago the problems in Bureau of Workers Compensation investments which were all there in Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1119269171890328352005-06-20T07:32:00.000-04:002005-06-20T08:06:11.896-04:00Accusation going Down(ing)All the controversery surrounding those supposedly incriminating "Downing Street Memos" almost rates up there with a "Simpsons" episode for entertainment value.Thanks to Captain's Quarters for pulling the salient info together.So, let's see ... a group of congressmen appoint themselves to a fake committee to investigate impeachment based on faked evidence.Perhaps the Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1119266491795934152005-06-20T07:15:00.000-04:002005-06-20T07:21:31.803-04:00Defining down atrocitiesFor those who do not care so much for the “harsh” Paul, it might be good to just skip down to the proverb today.Still here? Okay, let’s look at last week’s eruption by Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois. In a Senate floor speech, Durbin described a leaked investigative memo from an FBI agent who looked into allegations of abuse in the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. The memo Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1117909632677137012005-06-04T14:24:00.000-04:002005-06-04T14:27:12.686-04:00A McCain third-party runI posted this in Tom Maguire's comment section:After reading a fair amount of the blogging and columns on a McCain-Lieberman ticket's chances, I've seen a) why many Republicans wouldn't vote for McCain; b) why the media wouldn't give him the "free ride" he gets now; c) why he couldn't mount an effective effort in the battleground states (cash poor) and d) why third party Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1116275585770201262005-05-16T16:23:00.000-04:002005-05-16T16:35:12.113-04:00Newswe(a)k apologyThe Washington Bureau chief of Newsweek seemed really broken up in an interview on ABC’s “Good Morning America” Monday (that’s sarcasm, for those keeping score at home; he was smug and, frankly, non-apologetic). After all, only a few handfuls of people have died from his news magazine’s sloppy reporting.If you missed it, a “Periscope” story (Note: this appears to be a cleaned-upPaul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1114109496932918712005-04-21T14:42:00.000-04:002005-04-21T14:51:36.933-04:00'Stingy' Americans pony upFellow blogger Chuck Simmons has been closely following America’s charitable response to the December 2004 tsunamis - particularly after several Eurocrats, United Nations’ pencil-pushers and, yes, even some left-wingers here criticized the United States’ response as something less than generous - “stingy,” was the word, as I recall.According to Simmons, private American Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1114088383700120822005-04-21T08:57:00.000-04:002005-04-21T08:59:43.703-04:00Belly up to the troughFrom the April 16 Northwest Signal:Among the traditions handed down in my German ancestry (supposedly; I’ve never confirmed this practice comes from old Deutschland and it may well be a practical joke passed on by my peculiar Miller forebears) is the Wedding Night Hog Trough Dance. Here is the custom, in a nutshell, for those who have never witnessed the spectacle:When a Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1113314686875791262005-04-12T10:01:00.000-04:002005-04-12T10:04:46.876-04:00A job interview at the UNFrom Saturday's Northwest Signal:The office was huge. An exquisite Tiffany lamp shone in amber on the deep red mahogany desk, as large as a Mercedes and worth twice as much.“Welcome, welcome, my boy,” said the man seated behind the desk as he looked up from a copy of Tea Connoisseur magazine.“Please, have a seat.”I strode to the beautifully spun wicker chair, and settled Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1112871070044287792005-04-07T06:48:00.000-04:002005-04-07T06:51:10.050-04:00Backwards and bizarreFrom the March 26 Northwest Signal:I realize the words “Terri Schiavo” could well eliminate half my readership in 13 keystrokes (space included), but please bear with me a moment longer before going out to scrape snow from your car or wash the mud from your dog’s paws on this fine spring day.Few stories have provided such fertile ground for commentators such as myself, who Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1112870885853880732005-04-07T06:44:00.000-04:002005-04-07T06:48:05.856-04:00The Rainbow Revolution well underwayFrom the April 2 Northwest Signal:As I looked online at the New York Times Friday, I felt certain the Old Gray Lady was pulling an April Fool’s joke.After all, the story on the Zimbabwean election claimed that country’s decrepit dictator, Robert Mugabe, appeared to be on his way to “victory.”“Victory”?It reminded me of those days when I was a kid and I would Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1112870660263843242005-04-07T06:40:00.000-04:002005-04-07T06:44:20.266-04:00The power of religionFrom the April 4 Northwest Signal:Just hours after Pope John Paul II passed away, I was watching a movie at home, “The Flight of the Phoenix.” One of the characters, a vaguely Middle Eastern gentleman, was delving into pop philosophy as his group of fellow airplane crash survivors prayed they would be rescued.“Religion only divides people. Spirituality unites them.”A Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1105038691784153692005-01-06T14:05:00.000-05:002005-01-06T14:11:31.783-05:00Back from hiatus
Has it really been a couple months since I posted? Yikes!
Nevertheless, here I am, back from vacationland - no, not my vacation ... filling in for everyone else's vacations. Now I need one, but it will have to wait.
Regular readers know my crazy schedule - irregular readers don't want to know.
Let's kick things off with some thoughts on the tsunami, and relief efforts, from Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1100007147717336122004-11-09T08:31:00.000-05:002004-11-09T08:32:27.716-05:0020/20 foresight: Politicians to watch
Over the past two weeks, I’ve published a pair of columns considering which 20 Republicans and Democrats most likely will impact the direction of their parties and their country in the next 20 years. The columns ran in the Northwest Signal and Bryan Times.
Part 1: The Democrats
Set aside, for a moment, the present election and join me in looking a little Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1099316291626096832004-11-01T08:28:00.000-05:002004-11-01T08:38:11.626-05:00Predictions
Okay, tight on time, but wanted to provide all with access to my prophetic capabilities - okay, they aren't all that great, but what the heck!
President:
George W. Bush - 51 percent, 294 electoral votes.
John F. Kerry - 48 percent, 244 electoal votes.
We will know the winner before midnight. Yes, there will be legal challenges, but they will not have any impact because of the Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1098299799953599392004-10-20T15:10:00.000-04:002004-10-20T15:16:39.953-04:00Latest on voter fraud
Here's what The Blade had today on the voter fraud case. Meanwhile, here is some info on the NAACP's National Voter Fund, tangentially linked to the case through one Thaddeus J. Jackson II, a coordinator who hired the Toledo woman who was working with Chad Staton of Defiance.Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1098194866226789432004-10-19T10:07:00.000-04:002004-10-19T11:03:45.423-04:00Democrats’ ‘crack’ registration teams at work
Most people have now heard about the novel way some of the Democratic registration team members are being paid. Somewhat surprisingly, this alleged case of drug dealing/voter registration fraud took place next door in Defiance, Ohio.
For those unfamiliar with where I work or Ohio in general, Defiance is in the northwest corner of the state - a Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1098101294357347832004-10-18T07:59:00.000-04:002004-10-18T08:08:14.356-04:00Signs of a Kerry presidency
From the Saturday, Oct. 16 Northwest Signal and Bryan Times:
Among the Dead Sea Scrolls is one document which has particularly interested scholars. Dubbed “Signs of the Messiah,” this scroll lists what people should expect to see in the Anointed One: the wounded healed, the dead raised and the poor preached the good news. According to the New Testament, Jesus Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1097497887335288212004-10-11T08:28:00.000-04:002004-10-11T08:31:27.336-04:00Confessions from the armchair
From the Saturday Northwest Signal:
As I kick back in my armchair and consider the present state of the war, I must admit to having my confidence shaken.
This is an unusual state of mind for chickenhawks such as yours truly. But as my Zionist masters have provided me no instructions of late and with the Bush administration’s hidden hand making Iraqi Prime MinisterPaul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1096555998637117422004-09-30T10:49:00.000-04:002004-09-30T10:53:18.636-04:00Election season has been 'colorful'
A sneak peak at this Saturday's column:
Several astute observers - most, but not all, on the political right - noticed Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry was flush with color entering the Thursday debate.
One might assume this means Kerry has a tan - but “tan” does not properly describe the Democrat’s hue. “Orange” has become the favorite among Paul A. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01592511824490377782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3336285.post-1094849736153710142004-09-10T16:50:00.000-04:002004-09-10T16:55:36.153-04:00Next 9/11?
Long absence ... much craziness ... writing in snippets ....
Anyway, I'm back, at least momentarily, and hope to be blogging on a regular basis again soon - especially since Ohio is do or die territory for both Bush and Kerry, as their almost daily visits prove.
In the meantime, here's my Times and Signal column for Saturday, Sept. 11:
The next 9/11 - and how the U.S. will respond
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