NY Post: Post OpinionLatest Post Opinion from the New York Post Online Edition, which delivers the Post's world-renowned gossip, best sports in town, and more.BOOK-BANNERS HOLLYWOOD IGNORES- September 17, 2008 EVER heard Hollywood liberals talk about suspected jihadists the way they talk of suspected GOP "book-banners" The 911 attacks didn't turn celebrity leftists into hawks. But the minute they started reading false rumors about Sarah Palin...http://www.nypost.com/seven/09172008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/book_banners_hollywood_ign... OBAMA OBJECTS- September 17, 2008 IN Monday's Post, I discussed how Barack Obama, during his July trip, had asked Iraqi leaders not to finalize an agreement vital to the future of US forces in Iraq - and how the effect of such a delay would be to postpone the departure of the US...http://www.nypost.com/seven/09172008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/obama_objects_129453.htm PETRAEUS VICTORIOUS- September 17, 2008 IN Baghdad yesterday, Dave Petraeus, the most successful American general in more than a half-century, passed the flag to his former deputy, Gen. Ray Odierno. It was a milestone not only in our great endeavor in Iraq, but in the 5,000-year history...http://www.nypost.com/seven/09172008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/petraeus_victorious_129452... THE NEW THREATS TO CHARTER SCHOOLS- September 17, 2008 THE State University board of trustees just approved seven more charter schools, including four in New York City. That makes 145 charters approved since passage of the charter law in December 1998, including several regular public ("district")...http://www.nypost.com/seven/09172008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/the_new_threats_to_charter... LET 'EM DRILL WHERE THE OIL ISN'T- September 17, 2008 "It's a hoax on the American people. This is intended for one reason . . . so the Democrats can say we voted on energy." - House GOP leader John Boehner of Ohio, speaking yesterday in opposition to a bill meant to allow offshore oil drilling - but...http://www.nypost.com/seven/09172008/postopinion/editorials/let_em_drill_where_the_oil_isn... STEP DOWN, CHARLIE- September 17, 2008 Charlie Rangel must be a centipede - given how many shoes have been dropping regarding his personal finances. Yet he's pugnaciously defying demands that he step aside as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee - which writes the nation's...http://www.nypost.com/seven/09172008/postopinion/editorials/step_down__charlie_129514.htm A CLEAR & SAFE CHOICE FOR NO MORE 911S- September 17, 2008 THE ISSUE: Which presidential candidate is better suited to handle US national-security issues. If anyone needs any more proof that John McCain should be our next president, all you have to do is read Amir Taheri's article, "The Lessons of 911"...http://www.nypost.com/seven/09172008/postopinion/letters/a_clear__safe_choice_for_no_more_... PUBLIC HOUSING - WITH A VIEW- September 17, 2008 Looks like Gotham's ever-vocal "housing advocates" have a new demand: subsidized waterfront vistas. Queens Councilman Eric Gioia this week headlined a rally protesting plans to build 5,000 new apartments, many with direct views of the Midtown...http://www.nypost.com/seven/09172008/postopinion/editorials/public_housing___with_a_view_1... WALL STREET'S PAIN- September 16, 2008 Wall Street took a tumble over the weekend - as Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy, Bank of America bought out Merrill Lynch and AIG gasped for life. And New York reeled in shock. There's substantial reason for pessimism about the long-term...http://www.nypost.com/seven/09162008/postopinion/editorials/wall_streets_pain_129366.htm IT'S RAINING LAWSUITS- September 16, 2008 Wisdom from the New York bench! Who would ever believe it Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Joan Madden didn't merely throw out a nuisance lawsuit last week: She made sure the attorney who brought the case would remember it in the most important...http://www.nypost.com/seven/09162008/postopinion/editorials/its_raining_lawsuits_129367.ht... |