< bend GI es (YD Vv WwW WV (vr WY): THY. IY: Yds A The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, February 1, 1995 5 @hostwriter Pt _ ——— ny ¥ an Ell by Paul Rismiller oi bod © fo { _ I'vewaited for President Clinton's _.,much touted State-of-the-Union _ address before weighing in with “my comments on the November 7" Republican Wipeout and the Amaz- 2"ing Shrinking Presidency, on the 3'theory that Bubba might just pull 3a rabbit out of his hat. {& © Nosuch luck for Clinton and his 10 leftist cronies. 57 In his over-long, disjointed @ speech, he said alot of good things, -battempting to co-opt the Republi- .icans and their Contract with ~-America. . . but the fact that those «| good things came from his mouth virtually rules out the possibility that he actually believes any of them. Like a reed in the wind, Bill floated all over the political spec- trum, trying to please everybody, and effectively alienating everyone. 2. If we insist on electing men who -Iswill be the butt of national ridicule Wnito the office of the presidency, why i don't we just cut to the chase and .yappoint Rodney Dangerfield Presi- «,dent-for-Life? s1; 1 mean, when he gets dissed by .-aninnocent 10-year old, my daugh- der Kristen, who referred to the * Cracker-in-Chief as a "Meatball", jou know the man is in serious “trouble. It's almost enough to make “"me feel bad for the guy. ‘I’ Butlsaid almost. The fact is, no “one but Bill and Hillary Clinton are “responsible for the low ebb of the "highest office in the land, with _ their transparent attempts to con- !iceal their beliefs and true agenda. i Despite the unsavory whining and .tsniveling of congressional Demo- derats, who point to Newt and the freshman Republicans, and of . course, the American voters, who ® were obviously too stupid to allow them carte blanche to continue to fleece the country, the Clintons Bubba blows the big one; voters about to ice arena cut their own throats, and did a hachet job on the Democratic party as a bonus. Clinton has, in two short years, effectively turned his administra- tion into a historical footnote. ® 00 The fact that the GOP has gained control over both houses of con- gress for the first time in 40 years cannot simply be laid at the feet of the Clintonistas...they announced to the world at large what they wanted to accomplish, and actu- ally succeeded in turning congres- sional politics into a national race. The Democrats are in a state of utterly hilarious denial. In fact, they're so distraught over the loss of their stranglehold on the House, they still haven't got the message that voters have been trying to send to Washington since 1988 - You must, finally, show some fis- cal discipline. That's what the Balanced Bud- get Amendment (and the all-im- portant Super-Majority) are all about.The freshmen have foolishly accepted a promise that this will . be brought to the floor next year. If the Democrats and "moderate" Re- publicans manage to defeat the Amendment, or effectively gut it by dropping Super-Majority , they will discover in 1996 that voters will be taking names and kicking butts. It seems, moreover, that the Democrats are, as usual, going to breeze by the vital issues, and con- centrate on what's really impor- tant (to them) - assassinating the character of that arch-demon - Newt Gingrich. Thus we are treated to the spec- tacle of House Minority Whip David Bonior, latching onto a perfectly legal book deal like a pit-bull on a T-bone. Dave thinks taking money from Rupert Murdoch's media empire is ano-no. Does it surprise anyone that Bonior, not Newt, re- ceived a contribution from Murdoch's FOXPAC? And on the rare occasions when the Demos aren't maligning the new Speaker, we get to see Dick Gephardt jockeying for position to challenge the corpse of Clinton in the '96 Primaries, by stealing the ideas, if not the substance, of the GOP's Contract. This is okey-dokey with me. I think Dick Gephardt has all the trustworthiness and character of the current occupant of 1600 Penn- sylvania Avenue. Really. ® 00 The daily press in Luzerne county are ready to begin the death dirge for the arena if it comes to a vote. Apparently everyone agrees the voters, if given the chance, will spike the project. Boy, they're saying, are these pesky tax- payers stupid! So anti-progress! Commissioner Frank Crossin has only postponed the inevitable by announcing he will vote for the referendum, thus putting a stake through the heart of this white elephant, only if it means higher taxes. My only question is, if everyone is convinced the arena will be D.O.A. if left to the tender mercies of the voters, why have the local pols, and both papers, been so gung-ho for it? I mean, don't we elect these guys to represent us? Don't newspaper fancy themselves our defenders? If the arena is such a hot idea, why isn't it a private venture? Oh, you mean put ourown money where our mouths are? Nah, too risky! I think the voters will do the right thing...they'll slap the fingers dipping into their wallets, and let the powers that be know, in no uncertain terms, that this turkey, and its subsequent, inevitable, pay- roll of half-wits and dumb cousins, will not be done on their dime. ® oO And speaking of turkeys, the plan to bail out Mexico's economy is little more than backing up Wall Street investors who are supposed to know better. If you hand a Gold Card to a known check-bouncer, you are going to get burned. But rather than lose their bil- lions, they're lining up Uncle Sucker to back their bad loans, thus using our money to pay for their mistakes. In the meantime, the Mexican government arrogantly informs us how we are to accom- plish this. Tell them, fat chance! | Library news A ~~ Library displays special handmade quilt "By NANCY KOZEMCHAK [5 The Back Mountain Memorial Library has on display in the of- fice area a hand made quilt made ‘by all 14 members of Junior Girl Scout Troop 645. The project is called Warm Up America. Each - girl hand sewed a row of 10 blocks .together and then machine sewed each row together. The completed ® {op was placed over a layer of Jbatting and a backing of muslin. Finally, it was hand tied to keep it all together. This quilt will be ‘given to the Penns Woods Girl Scout Council, and be donated to Jocal homeless shelters that serve families. By completing this proj- ect, the scouts have satisfied one of the requirements necessary to earn the Helping Hands patch. LJ Troop member of 645 are: Erin ~ Sweptston, Jennifer Polachek, Jonelle Dickson, Helene Jayne, Michele Manke, Jamie Sulewski, Heidi Ellsworth, Rachel Kukoski, Diane Wertz, Lynn Kirkwood, « Lindsey Kelly, Shannon Rother, Danielle Zarambo and Cassie Mishanski. This quilt will be on display at the library until Febru- ary 23. The library will be will be selll- ing valentines, to be hung in the library, from February 1 through the 14th. The valentines will carry messages from the individual donating $1.00. Some sugges- tions for messages are: ‘Reading a good book makes your heart skip a beat’; ‘Love your library’; ‘Open a book with your heart’; ‘Happy Valentine's Day’ or a special per- sonal message from you to some- one special. A dollar donation gets your message in print. New books at the library: “The Rocket and the Reich” by Michael J. 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