Congress is an even bigger threat than Iran
Re: “Iran has become our most dangerous enemy,” From Readers, Sept. 24 At least for the present, Iran does not begin to have military power comparable to that of the United States. However, every day America remains dependent on hostile Middle East countries for petroleum, we send $2 billion to them directly from our gasoline pumps. They use this money to improve their weapons capabilities. At some time in the future, the OPEC countries will indeed pose a very credible military threat, both to Israel and to the U.S. Therefore, I would say that America’s most dangerous enemies are those members of Congress who, in the name of environmentalism, prohibit exploration and development of our own domestic energy resources and technologies, preventing our nation from breaking free of the foreign OPEC bullies.
Lawrence K. Marsh
Gaithersburg
Media ignores Democrat corruption case
The media’s memory is highly selective. While it engages in a “feeding frenzy” over Bob McDonnell’s 1989 thesis, the press has ignored the fact that the prosecution just asked for a long sentence for convicted swindler Norman Hsu. It is well worth recalling that Hillary Rodham Clinton had to return $850,000 that Hsu raised for her presidential bid. A fawning telephone message from Clinton to Hsu was played at his trial. Is this what you meant by the “culture of corruption,” Nancy Pelosi?
Nathan Dodell
Rockville
Federal agencies are not being FAIR
Last week there was much angst over the Smithsonian Institution allowing the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), a non-partisan, 501(c)3 non-profit, to use the Postal Museum for an annual members’ event. Under pressure from illegal alien support groups, the Smithsonian stated that never again would groups like FAIR – which supports legal immigration and the enforcement of U.S. laws – use their facilities. How ironic, then, that today (Tuesday, Sept. 29) the U.S. Agency for International Development, Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Postal Service, and the U.S. Department of Commerce are jointly hosting a National Hispanic Heritage Month program: “Embracing the Fierce Urgency of NOW!” (It probably sounds better in Spanish). These federal agencies invited Raul Yzaguirre, past president of the National Council of La Raza (“the Race”) to be the featured speaker. Talk about inappropriate! La Raza is a nation-wide, partisan Hispanic group which aggressively supports open borders, illegal immigration, healthcare and drivers’ licenses for those without legal presence in the U.S., amnesty and a slew of other lawless, anti-U.S. citizen positions. Government workers are being pressured to attend the event to hear the propaganda dished out by Yzaguirre. Doesn’t sound like a good use of federal facilities, government workers’ time, or my tax dollars.
Paul Mendez
Silver Spring
Correction: Monday’s Examiner editorial should have identified Sen. Max Baucus, D-MT, as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. The Examiner regrets the error.
