Word: disrespectfulnesses
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...Along? Since when does the military need a sanctuary city [Dec. 1]? The only ones who treat the U.S. military with disrespect are those in the Bush-Cheney Administration. Also, the modern military has become an insulated class of people who think they are of a higher order than other citizens. I realize that very few are pulling the load when it comes to the fighting, but don't dare think for one instant that there is any one group that is more American than another. Didn't we reject that notion by not electing Sarah Palin? Roger B. Wicks...
...Best Inventions of 2008 No disrespect to the Quebecois, but the Bixi bike system has been in place in Paris for more than a year [Nov. 10]. I'm sure Parisians would be miffed to find that a city - Montreal - that appropriated its language is now getting credit for a bike system, known in Paris as Vélib', that has already met with much acclaim across Europe. Jonah Peppiatt, Boston...
...much larger problem is the current drinking age, which has utterly failed to curb the most dangerous underage drinking. The United States is one of the few nations in the world with such a high drinking age, and we have little to show for it. When faced with widespread disrespect for the law, the government should consider that perhaps the problem is not the disrespect, but the law itself...
...disrespect to the Québécois, but the Bixi bike system has been in place in Paris for more than a year [Nov. 10]. I'm sure Parisians would be miffed to find that a city - Montreal - that appropriated its language is now getting credit for a bike system, known in Paris as Vélib', that has already met with much acclaim across Europe. Jonah Peppiatt, BOSTON...
...record was "anything but conservative until he changed the light bulbs in his chandelier in time to run for president." He notes that Romney declined to make a congratulatory phone call after Huckabee beat the odds to win the Iowa caucuses, "which we took as a sign of total disrespect." He mocks Romney for suggesting, during one debate, more investment in high-yield stocks as a solution to economic woes. "Let them eat stocks!" Huckabee jokes...