Linda Chavez's blog

A modest proposal for the stimulus

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:04:04 -0500

House Democrats passed a nearly trillion-dollar so-called stimulus bill last week at the urging of President Obama, but the spending may do little or nothing to get this economy moving again.

A majority minority nation

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:13:27 -0400

A majority minority nation: that’s what the U.S. Census Bureau is projecting by the year 2042, according to new figures released last week.

The right to bear arms

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:01:49 -0400

Washington, D.C., will become a safer place to live and work thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling Thursday against the city’s absolute ban on handguns.

The real meaning of Mother’s Day

Fri, 09 May 2008 16:22:07 -0400

Remember when Mother’s Day was a simple affair? The kids woke Mom up with breakfast in bed — Froot Loops floating on a sea of slightly pink milk — and handmade cards.

A government engineered food crisis

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:33:37 -0400

As if a housing crisis, rising energy costs and a soft labor market weren’t enough to cause economic anxiety for the average American, now consumers are feeling the pinch of rapidly escalating food costs.

Iraq War could help GOP win in November

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:04:42 -0400

A funny thing happened on the way to the election: Many Americans had a change of heart about the war in Iraq.

No, I’m not talking about the large numbers of Americans who now think that the United States should never have gone to war in the first place, or those who want the troops brought home immediately.

Time to unite

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:39:44 -0500

The bitter squabbling on the right over the presidential nomination has now entered a dangerous phase. Politics is about winning elections, not winning prizes for ideological purity.

Our better angels: Martin Luther King’s legacy

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:30:34 -0500

The nasty bickering on the subject of race between Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama got me thinking about the true legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Dumbing down higher education

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:27:35 -0500

Come November, voters in several states will not only be picking the next president but deciding whether they want to end a system of racial preferences in public higher education and government hiring and contracting.

The stakes in Iowa and New Hampshire

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 10:08:07 -0500

The world became a more dangerous place this week with the assassination of Benazir Bhutto in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

The country, a linchpin in the war on terrorism, is wracked with violence, endangering not just Pakistanis but all of us. If Islamic fundamentalists are able to exploit the current chaos and gain control of the government — an unspeakable but not inconceivable possibility — we will be faced with a nuclear-armed enemy rather than one that relies on suicide belts and roadside bombs.

Destroying CIA tapes deserves a thank you

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 09:57:51 -0500

His name isn’t yet familiar to most Americans, but I expect it will be by the end of 2008: Jose A. Rodriguez Jr. He is the man, according to recent press reports, who ordered the destruction of interrogation tapes made by the CIA, which allegedly show the effects of waterboarding and other “enhanced interrogation techniques” used against terrorists Abu Zubaydah and Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri.

Hillary: Too clever by half

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:07:53 -0500

For the past year, Hillary Clinton’s Democratic presidential nomination has seemed inevitable. She raised more money than any presidential candidate in history. She performed well in an endless series of debates. She carved out careful positions on difficult issues, protecting her left flank while not alienating moderates. She used her husband to woo crowds and raise money, while never letting him overshadow her on the hustings.

Saving the girl of Qatif

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 09:56:03 -0500

President Bush seemed at a loss for words this week when he was asked during a press conference if he would use his influence to help a Saudi rape victim who has drawn international attention. The young woman was raped 14 times by seven men and now faces her own imprisonment and 200 lashes in a sentence imposed by a Saudi court.

Turning good news into bad

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:37:09 -0500

With housing prices falling, energy prices climbing and the stock market on a roller coaster, it’s no wonder many Americans are worried about their economic condition.

Terror in the skies

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:35:13 -0500

Just in time for the busiest travel week of the year, we have this news from the General Accountability Office, Congress’ investigative arm: It’s relatively easy to get bomb-making materials through security checkpoints and onto airplanes.