Friday, July 21. 2006
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19 Minutes - How Long Working Parents Give their Children
The study actually understates the problem because weekends are included in the above statistic. Parents average 2.6 hours of television per day, however. "Recent research showed that most mothers with young families would prefer to stay at home and look after their children," but they are prevented by financial pressures. The solution is drastic tax cuts, which would increase take-home pay immediately and catalyze the economy to provide higher salaries, which the media predictably terms a "surprise." Tax rate cuts, by the way, consistently result in higher tax revenues.
Washington Post: "
Assault on Lebanon"
The Israeli Left was beginning to spin this situation as an achievement because victimhood has united Israelis and won world sympathy. Too bad it isn't true.
When the Army Saves the Government, by Uri Dan
'The election slogans regarding a "social-welfare horizon," and "we don't need any more generals and admirals" and "cut back the defense budget," along with all that bravado about "drawing permanent borders" and "turning Israel - by 2010 - into a country that is fun to live in" are all still reverberating in our ears.'
Rocket Barrages Resume Thursday Afternoon
Israeli Arabs in Nazareth Blame Israel for Rocket Attack
Lebanese Army May Join Forces with Hezbollah
This is silly. Hezbollah has seats in the Lebanese cabinet and the Lebanese government fully supports the Hezbollah aggression. See this previous post for context
Israel Hints at a Full-Scale Invasion
Spain's Prime Minister Says Israel Using 'Abusive Force'; Wears Palestinian Kaffiyeh
3/10 thinking from an anti-Semite who "understands the Nazis"
EU Won't Recognize Hezbollah as a Terrorist Organization
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