THE FOUNDATION: FEDERALISM
“I consider the foundation of the Constitution as laid on this ground that ‘all powers not delegated to the United States, by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states or to the people.’ To take a single step beyond the boundaries thus specially drawn around the powers of Congress, is to take possession of a boundless field of power, not longer susceptible of any definition.” —Thomas Jefferson

INSIGHT
“Realize that the doctor’s fight against socialized medicine is your fight. You can’t socialize the doctors without socializing the patients.” —Ronald Reagan

“The first law of the historian is that he shall never dare utter an untruth… There shall be no suspicion of partiality in his writing, or of malice.” —Cicero

“Government is not a necessary good but an unavoidable evil.” —Lyn Nofziger

“Maturity is achieved when a person postpones immediate pleasures for long-term values.” —Joshua Liebman

UPRIGHT
“[I]f [Democrats] can expand [SCHIP] coverage to families up to 400% of the poverty line and individuals up to the age of 25, Democrats can go to 800% of poverty ($160,000 per year) and individuals up to 65 (when Medicare kicks in). National. Health. Insurance.” —Rich Galen “The president and his party would be easier to pity, even to shower with a little compassionate conservatism, if they had not abandoned their promises and principles six years ago to give the Democrats lessons in how to blow through billions of dollars in search of a bridge to nowhere.” —Wesley Pruden

“A bilingual nation can’t and won’t cut it. Language enshrines and perpetuates cultural division, of which surely we have enough right now.” —William Murchison

“Unlike Republicans in most cases, the Democrats actually know they are lying. They just don’t care.” —Jonah Goldberg

“Above all, I believe this country needs change, and continuing the 20-year hold on the White House of the same two families is not my idea of change.” —Ted Sorensen “Is this good for our democracy, this air of inevitability? Is it good in terms of how the world sees us, and how we see ourselves? Or is it something we want to break out of, like a trance? It would be understandable if [the Bush and Clinton families] were families of a most extraordinary natural distinction and self-sacrifice. But these are not the Adamses of Massachusetts we’re talking about. You’ve noticed, right?” —Peggy Noonan

“What the 2008 campaign is really about is the next phase in what has become an almost century old argument on the role of government in American life.” —Jeffrey Lord

EDITORIAL EXEGESIS
“Americans may be distracted by the war in Iraq, by the political campaign at home, by a thousand other daily events. It would be easy to miss the disparate signals that a storm is gathering over Iran… Much of the talk in the U.S. has been about what the Bush administration may do. Will the U.S. bomb Iran and could that really destroy its nuclear program? What kind of retaliation could America and its allies expect? But American leaders may not determine the ultimate shape of events. The more critical question is: What will Israel do if Iran can’t be stopped diplomatically? The Syrian strike isn’t an answer, but it could be a clue.’ 2007 is the year you determine whether diplomatic efforts will stop Iran,’ one Israeli source told Newsweek. ‘If by the end of the year that’s not working, 2008 becomes the year you take action.’ None of this suggests that an attack against Iran is—or should be—imminent. But it is impossible to imagine Israel will turn a blind eye while Tehran builds nukes, one of which could obliterate much of the Jewish state. If diplomacy fails and Israel attacks pre-emptively, Iran is likely to retaliate, either directly or through its terrorist proxies in Hamas and Hezbollah. Tehran can and probably would make more trouble for U.S. forces in Iraq. If that happens, or if an Israeli attack draws retaliation from others in the region, the U.S. could easily get drawn into a wider war not of its own making…. Would those who advocate military action against Iran be able to get international backing for it? Or would nations that feel threatened even bother to try? The diplomats dealing with Iran seem to think time is on their side. That may turn out to be a grave mistake.” —Chicago Tribune

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