Petrified TruthTransforming fact into rumor.Tony Snow, RIP- July 12, 2008 Our fears are now confirmed: journalist Tony Snow has died at age 53. Tony was a beloved figure on television and radio at our house. Among other qualities, he brought intelligence, wit, a positive, even exuberant spirit and integrity to...http://www.petrifiedtruth.com/archives/003275.html Where we live- July 6, 2008 Will higher energy prices mean the end of suburbs Urban planners and other utopians think so. More realistic Joel Kotkin says not so fast. Continuing high energy prices will likely change the nation's geography, but not in ways some urban...http://www.petrifiedtruth.com/archives/003274.html Independence Day 2008- July 4, 2008 Happy 4th of July! Historian Victor Davis Hanson notes the current anxieties and suggests, well, some perspective. On this troubled Fourth we still should remember this is not 1776 when New York was in British hands and Americans in...http://www.petrifiedtruth.com/archives/003273.html Clearing the deck- July 4, 2008 This has been the week when Barack Obama's inevitable move, at least rhetorically, to the political center has accelerated and become unavoidably obvious. As usual, Charles Krauthammer has a crisp and on-the-money take. Obama's strategy is obvious. The country is...http://www.petrifiedtruth.com/archives/003272.html Unbalanced- July 3, 2008 Here's another example of distorted federal thinking about border policy. Besieged Texas sheriffs vowed Wednesday to press the White House and Congress to deliver emergency assistance to law enforcement officers battling drug cartels along the Mexican border to match the...http://www.petrifiedtruth.com/archives/003271.html |