What They Are Saying: 08.11.09
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Fighting fake Ids: With good reason, the 9/11 Commission called for tightening driver licensing procedures after its finding that many of the terrorists used fake IDs to board and hijack airplanes in the attacks Health Reform Jitters: The rage at town hall debates stems in part from obscuring hard choices on costs. [Washington Post] Why are homeowners not being helped? A Treasury report finds lenders are not using a federal program to help struggling mortgage holders modify their loans. [LA Times] A new abuse on Wall Street: Big private equity companies are hungry to take over failed banks. [Boston Globe] Hearing Problem: Politicians say one thing about health reform, and people hear another. [Washington Post] Attack of the drones: Air Force drones make the world a safer place and send a warning to terrorists. [Chicago Tribune] More Than Missiles: Force alone will not be enough to defeat the extremists in Pakistan. When Congress returns, lawmakers and the White House must make passing an aid bill a priority. [New York Times] Maligning the Stimulus: President Obama’s economic recovery plan is working, despite what its critics say. [Washington Post] Washington is scaring our Latin American neighbors: The U.S. military buildup in Colombia has rattled nerves regionwide. The reasons and the intent should be clearly explained to the hemisphere’s leaders. [LA Times] That Sneaky August: Somnolent summer month? Here are four reasons why it might not be. [Washington Post] The Chino Prison Riot: The prison riot in California should serve as a warning to officials across the country not to try to balance state budgets by holding inmates in inhumane conditions. [New York Times] Must science declare a holy war on religion? The so-called New Atheists are attacking the mantra of science and faith being compatible. Others in the science community question the value of confrontation. [LA Times] A Century-Old Principle: Keep Corporate Money Out of Elections: There are worrying signs that there may well be five votes on the Supreme Court to rule that the ban on corporate contributions violates the First Amendment. [New York Times] A tightrope walk between whimsy and rage: In August 1974, an elfin tightrope-walker gently mocked the Twin Towers and incorporated them into his fun. [Boston Globe] |
