I find it a fascinating adventure each morning to read the Opinions and Editorials pages from newspapers around the state. I’m going to be posting each morning some of those Editorials and Opinions, I think you will find them just as fascinating as I do. So here we go! George

Ineptitude

If you want to believe America stands on high moral ground in Iraq, I strongly advise you not to read “ Fiasco” by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Thomas E. Ricks… Perhaps his entire, carefully documented, 490-page book can be summed up this way: We are losing the war in Iraq because we have failed to win the population. We have not only failed to win over the hearts of the people, we have created the insurgency itself. more here

Where Americans stand on God/politic mix

According to the survey, nearly half of Americans (49 percent) believe conservative Christians have gone too far in trying to impose their religious values on the country. At the same time, 69 percent think liberals have gone too far in trying to keep religion out of schools and government. Though most Americans are religious (and most think religious influence on our society is a good thing), few identify with religious political movements on the left or right. more here

No Crocodile Tears

No doubt, all of these things contributed to Irwin’s widespread appeal. But perhaps the most important part of “ The Crocodile Hunter” equation was the feeling regular viewers had that they knew this guy, that he was real. more here

Don’t outsource IRS work

It’s easy to hate the Internal Revenue Service, that massive, uncaring, ruthless bureaucracy that exists only to separate taxpayers from their money. But on the matter of outsourcing debt collection to private firms, the IRS doesn’t bear the blame. It’s Congress that should be blamed for the short-sighted and highly questionable program. more here< /blockquote>