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     Is it immature to say, “We told you so?”

     The Business & Media Institute on Nov. 6 noted the media’s tendency to grant incoming White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel a…

     You can always count on Michael Moore to offer an outrageous left-wing point-of-view.

     Moore made two appearances on cable talk programs Dec. 3 – first on MSNBC’s “Countdown…

Editor, Baltimore Sun

Dear Editor:

You opine that Detroit automakers "need to explain in detail to Congress how they intend to eliminate thousands of uneconomical dealerships, swiftly bring their labor costs closer to what…

     Friedrich Hayek wrote of the importance of what he called the rule of law over the rule of man. His point was that in order to be free to act according to our own plans we must know what the rules of the game are, for what reason they are…

     As the debate over whether taxpayers should fund a bailout of the Big Three U.S. automakers remains front and center on Capitol Hill, foreign auto manufacturers are surviving in the United States, operating without the…

Editor, Toledo Blade

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Detroit auto executives advocate "government getting a stake in the auto companies that would allow taxpayers to share in future gains if they recover" ("GM exec: bankruptcy not an option for…

     Investment analyst John Rutledge on Nov. 22 offered “Forbes on Fox” the most succinct argument in favor of divided government I’ve heard: if a mugger is chasing you, you hope he’s slow. President Obama, the Pelosians and other Dems in full…

The network broadcast media have generally ignored or downplayed the role of unions in establishing bad business models for the Big Three U.S. automakers. But NBC’s “Today” show bucked the trend Dec. 3 with an honest report about how union…

     “A trillion here, a trillion there and soon you’re talking about real money.”

     That’s New York Times columnist and Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman’s philosophy about…

Editor, The Wall Street Journal

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New York, NY 10281

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Detroit auto executives persistently plead for Uncle Sam to bail them out – in part from the consequences of regulatory…

     When Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks, Wall Street listens – and investors should beware. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) has lost nearly 2,300 points on days he has spoken, including three of the worst point losses ever…

     As a group, broadcast network journalists are incredibly adaptable. When their grim prophecies refuse to fulfill themselves, they persevere and find the clouds in the silver linings.

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     It may have been nothing but a publicity stunt, but it didn’t come cheap for Ford Motor Company CEO Alan R. Mulally.

     After being embarrassed in front of a congressional…

Editor, USA Today

Dear Editor:

Your editorial headlined “Our view on Black Friday: Is your cashier cranky? Big Brother may be watching” (Nov. 28) caused me to think that government is using private retailers to snoop on…

     Give the auto companies billions of dollars or Americans will all be lining up for soup.

     At least that was the warning from the mayor of Lansing, Mich. “You know this is a sure…

Editor, The New York Times

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New York, NY 10036

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Bob Herbert wants President Obama to "begin addressing on day one the interests of those who are not rich and who have not had the…

     CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer said on NBC’s “Today” show Dec. 2 that comparisons between the current economy and the Great Depression are “scare tactics.” Maybe he forgot about his own reliance on the juxtaposition.…

     When Barack Obama touted his plan to “spread the wealth around,” conservatives worried about the creep of Socialism – or Socialist creeps – coming to Washington. But as millions of zealous Obama worshippers prepare to invade the nation’s…

Editor, The New York Times Book Review

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New York, NY 10036

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Reviewing Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers, David Leonhardt favorably quotes the author: "We look at the young Bill Gates and…