SandBox Comments: Commentary Magazine/Contentions "Optimistic or Pessimistic About America: R.R. Reno"

"Mark me down as an American optimist. True, we face many challenges: the fiscal crisis of the modern welfare state, the end of American military super-hegemony, an elite culture bent on dismantling the Judeo-Christian moral consensus. Add our present economic woes, which seem intractable, and only a naif can but conclude that we face real problems posing real threats. Nonetheless, I remain convinced that America will remain a vital, attractive, and immensely powerful nation in the coming decades...."

(R.R. Reno)

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SandBox Comments: Scott Tipton "Tipton Statement on Failure of Balanced Budget Amendment "

"Tipton Statement on Failure of Balanced Budget Amendment

Washington, D.C. –Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) issued the following statement after the House failed to pass H.J. Res. 2: The Balanced Budget Amendment.

“We saw 261 Republicans and Democrats unite today to say ‘enough is enough’ to runaway spending, and I proudly joined in support of the Balanced Budget Amendment, which unfortunately fell short of the 2/3 majority needed to pass. Hearing cheers and applause on the floor at its failing says a lot—sadly.

“However, while this common sense solution failed today, there is still a significant opportunity to seriously address our country’s spending problem. We must meet our existing obligations, fulfilling the promise to our seniors and military, while fulfilling our obligation to ensure that our children and grandchildren have the opportunity to achieve the American dream....”
(Scott Tipton)

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"Truth goes through three stages. First it is ridiculed. Then it is violently opposed. Finally, it is accepted as self-evident."

SandBox Comments: Aspen Times "Marks to again view Pitkin County ballots"

"Marks, the Aspen resident embroiled in a legal battle with the city of Aspen and three other Colorado counties over the right to view election ballots, said her latest request to Pitkin County is intended to facilitate the establishment of policies and procedures for complying with such requests. Being able to view ballots cast in an election is a matter of election transparency, according to Marks...."
(Janet Urquhart)

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SandBox Comments: Aspen Times "Paul Nitze: Silence and stone-throwers"

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