‘Tis the season for giving but somehow the actions of this Administration are even prompting disagreements over the meaning of compassion and charity.  A few days ago, a lady boldly told a group of us at church that we should be happy to pay more in taxes for the less well off.  She singled out Republicans as being selfish for wanting to keep more of their money for themselves when others are in need.  The key word,…

Numbers are not everybody’s strong suit but surely even politicians have to work within some limits of stretchable honesty when bandying them around.  Alas, no. As President Obama prepares to speak at the climate meeting in Copenhagen, his pledge to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 83 per cent by 2050 achieves new levels of meaninglessness. Set aside the merits or otherwise of the policy itself.  The point, as columnist George…

Search through any book on warfare, in any language and from any time period and nowhere will you find the strategy of preemptive military withdrawal.  This brand new approach was unveiled to the world last night by President Barack Obama.  President George W. Bush was criticized for his policy of preemptive war when he asserted the right to take physical measures against any regime judged to pose a threat to the United…