Tuesday Quick Fix 6 (Aug. 24)
Saw a bumpersnicker motoring thru the 'hood the other day: "No one died when Clinton lied." And thought: Oh? While Clinton was being serviced by an intern and distracted by the impeachment flap that followed, terrorists were bombing targets with impunity and plotting the 9/11 surprise. On the other hand, you gotta give the devil his due. Combined with a Republican Congress, he reformed welfare and brought the deficit under control. (I must be getting soft. In the past few days, I've been thinking warmly about the Big Lug.) I wished there was someone out there who could bring this country back together. Neither Bush or Kerry can fill that bill. Woe is us.
1. Paul Nowak and Wayne Stayskal provide your Political 'Toon Fix here and here. And you can find an inspirational "Your Angels Speak" from Guy Gilchrist here.
2. Letterman: "Do we have a lot of out-of-towners here tonight? You’re here at a great time. We have the protesters, closed streets, the high alerts, the bomb threats – where you going next week? Najaf?!" My Way Fix: This Day in History here, This Day in Music here, and Today's Birthdays here.
3. Top of the News Fix: Kerry reaches out to opposing Swift Boat vets here, Earthquake rattles Olympics here, '70s extremists plan GOP havoc here, Kerry to try to make Bush "goat" of 9/11 here, and "Elvis has left the building" announcer dies here.
4. A new national poll proves that wording can make a difference when questioners are asked about school vouchers. How much? 22 percent. Wirthlin Worldwide, a leading research firm, found 63 percent of America supports school vouchers. But a Phi Delta Kappa poll due out probably will come up with a percentage far less than that. Here's your Poll Fix.
5. Writing for Christianity Today, David P. Gushee details how marriage has been weakened by ongoing social revolutions over the last 40 years and tells how gay marriage advocates moved into position to launch a frontal assault. Here's your Our Institutions Are Crumbling Fix.
6. Opinion Fix: Frank J. Gaffney Jr. (Kerry's bait-and-switch), Phyllis Schlafly (Title IX holds us back), Jeff Jacoby (Kerry's media shills), Michael Novak (Swift Boat vets), and David Limbaugh (In defense of internment).
