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UKRAINE-WAS BARACK OBAMA ACCIDENTALLY RIGHT? By Tom Adkins Not again! World nasty boy Vladimir Putin waltzed into the Ukraine, waded through a war of words and snatched Crimea. But where is America? No anger? No troops on the ground? No saber rattling? The world is shocked! Where's the USA? When thugs attack, America always rides to the rescue. Doesn't President Obama know the script? Instead, Barack Obama has that impotent deer-in-the-headlights look, as another nasty dictator drives a stake into his tattered foreign policy. It’s Obama’s fault! Right???? No. Not this time. Sure, Obama’s ankle-grabbing geopolitical diplomacy has entered legendary...

WHITE GUILT IS DEAD Free at last, free at last! By Tom Adkins Look at my fellow conservatives! There they go, glumly shuffling along, depressed by the election aftermath. Not me. I'm virtually euphoric. Don't get me wrong. I'm not thrilled with America's flirtation with neo-socialism. But there's a massive silver lining in those magical clouds that lofted Barack Obama to the Presidency. For today, without a shred of intellectually legitimate opposition, I can loudly proclaim to America: The Era of White Guilt is over. This seemingly impossible event occurred because the vast majority of white Americans didn't give a...

Ode to Hypocrisy By the Comedy Central bigwigs (and Tom Adkins) Once, Comedy Central Was a network that stood tall South Park was unleashed, And man, did they have balls. South park lampooned big shots, and megastars who got fat They said a bunch of swear words Man, we LOVE when they do that! They attacked religion. And politicians, too Heck, they bitch-slapped everyone! In fact, we quite approved. But Suddenly, our braintrust Has our panties tied in knots They tweaked the Scientologists! Those dirty little snots! Sure, we let ‘em have fun. And even throw some slime! But don’t...

The Greatest Challenge In History- Free The world. Tom Adkins The sniping has started. The bickering has begun. And over the coming months, we will debate the agenda of President George W. Bush’s last two years, laid out in the State of the Union address last night. For the most part, the speech was rather pedestrian. He suggested America stay economically engaged, opening up free markets across the world. Good. He told us we were addicted to oil, and we should find alternative sources of energy. Easy one. He offered general platitudes about health care. Softball. He asked to make...

CommonConservative.com 11/16/03 --> "WE CALLED THEM TRAITORS"...and everyone laughed... by Tom Adkins. For years, conservatives claimed liberals were bent on destroying the United States. We suspected they were willing to ruin lives, even actively ruin America to gain political power and turn America into a socialist state. We called them traitors. And everyone laughed. We said liberals were anti-American. We said they were traitors. And we watched the evidence mount. The Rosenbergs. Whitaker Chambers. The Church Commission. The counter culture. So-called “peace protesters.” Jane Fonda. Jimmy Carter’s arrogant socialist smile. The pro-Sandinista Congress. We called them traitors. And everyone laughed....

DOES AMERICA HAVE THE GUTS? The coming struggles... by Tom Adkins 10/1/03 So far, our war on terrorism has featured American forces chasing the Taliban into the Afghan hills, a messy unification of domestic defenses, a quick defeat of Saddam Hussein’s paper army, and a low-level terrorist underwar in Iraq that is slowly ebbing as we rebuild that nation. But the popular conception that we are battling Arabs is quite mistaken. Today, there are 1.2 billion Muslims living in almost every country in the world, only 15% Arab. In almost every country, worldwide maniacal Muslim terrorism is, shall we say,...

WHAT GEORGE BUSH SHOULD TELL THE UNITED NATIONS By Tom Adkins USA Today’s liberal flack Al Neuarth wrote a column advising President Bush how to address the United Nations next week, suggesting “he'll have to change both his message and his demeanor drastically to win approval there.” Other suggestions: “Don't act or talk so tough.” “Eat a little crow.” Admit "We were wrong when we warned that Iraq posed an imminent threat to the world with weapons of mass destruction... We were wrong in failing to recognize that our occupation of Iraq would be a magnet to attract and activate...

CommonConservative.com 09/16/03 ENEMIES WITHIN Think of them every day by Tom Adkins I woke up to bright sunshine, made a nice breakfast, then went off to work. I made a few phone calls, shuffled some papers, and took a client to lunch. More phone calls, more papers shuffling, then drove home and had a nice dinner with my wife. Later, I got together with a bunch of friends and played basketball. Just another day. The date? Thursday, September 11, 2003. Have I forgotten what day it was? September 11th? The anniversary of the single greatest terrorist attack in world history,...

CALIFORNIA LIBERALISM; OUT OF FASHION? Arnold is just buttons on a bad suit by Tom Adkins 08/16/03 In California, everyone owns a black leather jacket. Everyone. Why? Because Californians think it's cool to wear a black leather jacket. And in California, cool means everything. If you aren't cool, nobody talks to you. Your friends stop calling. People sneer at you in line at the 7-11. So everyone wears a black leather jacket. In California, everyone is liberal. Why? Because Californians think it's cool to be liberal. And if you aren't cool in California, well…it's very, very bad. So everyone is...

WHAT WILL GEORGE BUSH DO ABOUT NORTH KOREA? by Tom Adkins ---CommonConservative.com--- 08/01/03 Now that Iraq has been somewhat tamed with a swift and decisive campaign against Saddam Hussein, the United States is in the middle of a complex nation-building process. During the past 18 months, however, the Bush administration handled another, possibly greater threat with amazing diplomatic maneuver. Yet few recognize the victory. Let's look at the Korean Crisis as it simmers on our back burner. Early in the Bush Presidency, the Korean peninsula was so quiet that South Korea asked us to consider removing our troops. But when...

SNATCHING DEFEAT FROM THE JAWS OF VICTORY......................................... Screwing Up The Uranium Thing by Tom Adkins - CommonConservative.com 07/16/03 ---------------------------------------------- Political gambles come in all sizes and shapes. When Walter Mondale questioned Ronald Reagan's age, Reagan promised not to use Mondale's youth and inexperience against him. America laughed. Mondale lost. When George H. W. Bush asked America to read his lips, then compromised on a tax increase, America revolted when the economy tanked. Bush went fishing in Kennebunkport. Today, we are in the middle of "the Uranium Thing." In his State of the Union Address, George W. Bush claimed, "The British...

The Coming Arab Rennaissance? In their own words… By Tom Adkins - CommonConservative.com If you listened to the chattering class, you might be tempted to think Arabs hate the United States of America. Watching Al-Jazeera, you might think Arabs are angry that Americans dared send our military troops to violate their sacred land. If you listen to the network talking heads and newspaper editors around the nation, you might be tempted to believe Arabs prefer their 14th century existence, and want nothing to do with democratic ideals that are not in synch with their religious dogma. You would be wrong....

WHY TAX CUTS WON'T WORK---Not so fast, folks! by Tom Adkins .......CommonConservative.com 6/1/03 Debates are raging over the 330 billion dollar tax cut passed last week. Democrats squealing about the "cost" of the tax cuts. Republicans crow about the doubtless "boom" that will result. It's time someone threw a bucket of water on the rhetoric. They're both wrong. Here's why… First, let's take on the Democrats claim that tax cuts "cost" revenue, with a little history. In 40 years, no tax cut (Kennedy, Reagan, Clinton 95, Bush II) has resulted in less treasury income. Never. With the exception of the...

CUTTING RATES TO THE BONE Why Interest Rate Cuts Don't Always Work by Tom Adkins CommonConservative.com 05/16/03 Once again, Alan Greenspan raised interest rates to combat a nonexistent inflation boogieman. And once again, he's cutting those rates to fix the economy he devastated. And once again, it's not working. But why? Aren't rate cuts supposed to spur the economy into the stratosphere? Isn't Alan Greenspan and his Federal Reserve capable of breathing life into any dead economy? No. There are two words that prove this theory wrong: wealth creation. Let's regress a bit. During the first Bush administration, Greenspan jacked...

DO WE NEED TO FIND WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION? Of Lessons Learned in Sweet Fall Evenings- by Tom Adkins It was a beautiful fall evening in 1975, my freshman year at West Chester University. Friday night's frat party blowout was complete with idiotic antics, lawn retching and drunken girls. Lots of drunken girls. Nevertheless, I was bored. I'd just stepped off the porch, when a girl from my history class ran up to me in tears. "Tom, you HAVE to help…Jane is upstairs, WAY too drunk…with four guys." My choice was stark: obey the unwritten rule that guys don't interfere...

Hollywood Learns Political Hardball ...A little chin music for Tim Robbins Tom Adkins 4/17/03 Little Timmy Robbins is crying foul. The forever-whining co-star of "Bull Durham" was un-invited to the movie reunion by Baseball Hall of Fame President Dale Petroskey, who noted, "this institution should never be used as a platform for public pro-war sentiments - nor public anti-war sentiments." Wary of the minor-league antics of Robbins, nag Susan Sarandon, and the rest of "Team Left", Petroskey did what every good coach does: he stole the signs. Robbins and Sarandon will turn breakfast into a noxious political tirade if there's...

NEW WORLD ORDER- Ante up or don't play by Tom Adkins 04/16/03 Europe is often a paradox. On one hand, you'll see art, history, and architecture. On the other hand, you face those slimy, smooth talking lechers creeping around the hotel pool, trying to pick up your wife. That attitude must be ingrained into European culture, as the Eurostrash who refused to help free Iraq from the iron grip of a vicious dictator are now sniffing around, trying to schmooze their way into the fat political and economic rewards of the rebuilding process. Draping themselves in the gold-chained leisure suit...

CommonConservative.com 3/1/03 "SNAPPY ANSWERS TO STUPID LIBERAL SOUNDBYTES" Defeating the Anti-War idiots... Tom Adkins 3/1/03 Tired of those Stupid Liberal Soundbytes about the impending war against Iraq? Here are some handy snappy answers! Use them often! =================== "The United States is taking unilateral action against Iraq!" -->So far, it's a 90-member worldwide "unilateral" coalition. "We are in a rush to war." -->An 11-year rush? "Tough inspections can disarm Saddam Hussein without invading Iraq." -->11 years of inspections have done wonders so far. "We should let the inspectors finish their job." --> We did. They didn't. We will. "Why fight? The...

HISPANICS AT THE CROSSROADS Tom Adkins Are you Hispanic, Latino, South American, Spanish, Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, or from the Bronx? Congratulations! You are now America's second largest racial minority. Now that you've achieved this wonderful distinction, a stark choice looms. Should you be a Republican or Democrat? I have some advice. Find the nearest black Democrat. A national bigwig like Cynthia McKinney would be great. Snag a high-profiler like NAACP's Julian Bond, filmmaker Spike Lee, or especially Jesse Jackson, and you'd be all set (although squeezing Brother Jesse's ego through your front door is a challenge). Sit them down...

Al Gore Is Funny, Bill Maher Isn't by Tom Adkins From beyond their involuntary retirement, Bill Maher and Al Gore resurfaced last week, dropping into various late night talk shows, apparently galloping down the comeback trail. Show after show, Gore was treated to guffaws and belly laughs. Maher's punchlines were met with cold silence. Why? Because Maher, the sultan of cynicism, is no longer funny. And Gore, once a heartbeat away from leading the free world, is hilarious. It was sorta sad. Once, Gore was VPOTUS. Maher had a big TV show. Now, they are hawking books, trying to resuscitate...