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...Let's Get Practical Thank you, Ms. Ripley [Jan. 11]! I am grateful to law enforcement, but members of the public need to realize they also have working minds and bodies - something folks like those on Flight 253 have shown us. Courtney Schaefer, MAPLE GROVE, MINN...
...Let's Get Practical I wanted to stand on my rooftop and read out Amanda Ripley's "Please Remain Standing" with a bullhorn [Jan. 11]. Not only is our climate of victimization mocked by our enemies, it gives our government justification for spending more and gives us another reason to feel powerless. Terrorists perceive and want to exploit us as soft, arrogant, self-righteous targets. Ripley's article shows us how, despite heroism by the likes of Jasper Schuringa, our government is still happy to oblige them. When did being proactive become so politically incorrect? William Gilchrist Whittier, Calif...
...better and a safer place without Saddam Hussein. It was his view long before 9/11, but his words just three weeks after the 2001 attacks are worth recalling. "The kaleidoscope has been shaken," he said. "The pieces are in flux. Soon they will settle again. Before they do, let us reorder this world around us." Clearly, regime change was not a concept that Blair woke up to only in 2003. By the time President George W. Bush's determination to remove Saddam by force was fixed, I suspect Blair saw another stark choice. Either Bush succeeded or the Iraqi leader...
...sign of a leader to step in when something's not working, have the guts to reverse it and not let the mistake linger...
...Reilly fans gathered to watch a broadcast of the duo on their national Bold and Fresh tour. Beck opened solo, with a routine that within the first six minutes started in on the State of the Union address President Obama had delivered the Wednesday before. "It was fantastic, so let me start with something nice," Beck said, then paused, staring blankly at the audience. "O.K., give me a minute, I'll think of something." The crowd roared. Likening Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to "Ren and Stimpy, or Beavis and Butt-head" simply wasn't enough...