http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/other-columnists-and-commentary-23794.html en-us Copyright 2009 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:05:32 GMT 2009-11-22T04:05:32Z en-us Copyright 2009 http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/thomas-friedman-drill-baby-drill-a-belief-system-grounded-in-denial-412902.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_23794 If you follow the debate around the energy/climate bills working through Congress you will notice that the drill-baby-drill opponents of this legislation are now making two claims. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:00:19 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/thomas-friedman-drill-baby-drill-a-belief-system-grounded-in-denial-412902.html Thomas Friedman 2009-11-20T19:00:19Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/gail-collins-trying-to-shed-some-light-on-the-breast-brouhaha-412915.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_23794 Everyone has been trying to come up with a good nickname for the 10 years we’re concluding next month. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:55:57 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/gail-collins-trying-to-shed-some-light-on-the-breast-brouhaha-412915.html Gail Collins 2009-11-20T18:55:57Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/maureen-dowd-what-sarah-palin-and-i-have-in-common--411279.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_23794 Of course, the subtitle of Sarah Palin’s book is “An American Life.” Because she is the lovely avatar of real Americans - ordinary, hard-working, God-fearing, common-sense, good, ordinary, real Americans. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:14:14 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/maureen-dowd-what-sarah-palin-and-i-have-in-common--411279.html 2009-11-19T22:14:14Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/jonah-goldberg-military-tribunal-better-suited-to-detainees-411278.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_23794 I get where President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder are coming from. They think that if we change our way of life, the terrorists will have won. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:12:37 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/jonah-goldberg-military-tribunal-better-suited-to-detainees-411278.html Jonah Goldberg 2009-11-19T22:12:37Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/leonard-pitts-jr-sammy-sosa-now-a-whiter-shade-of-male-409064.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_23794 Dear Sammy Sosa: Are you happy with yourself now? Are you more confident and self-assured? When you look in the mirror, do you like yourself better, now that you are white? Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:20:06 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/leonard-pitts-jr-sammy-sosa-now-a-whiter-shade-of-male-409064.html Leonard Pitts Jr. 2009-11-18T21:20:06Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/kathleen-parker-breast-cancer-report-creates-a-storm-409069.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_23794 Calm. That’s not a word one hears much these days, but calm is what some are urging in the wake of a new federal report on breast cancer screening. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:11:28 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/kathleen-parker-breast-cancer-report-creates-a-storm-409069.html Kathleen Parker 2009-11-18T21:11:28Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/bob-herbert-with-sensible-choices-u-s-can-create-a-bright-future--407009.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_23794 What will the United States be like in 20 years when today’s toddlers are in college or trying to land that first job or thinking about starting a family? Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:22:49 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/bob-herbert-with-sensible-choices-u-s-can-create-a-bright-future--407009.html Bob Herbert 2009-11-17T21:22:49Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/nicholas-kristof-cattle-herder-with-ferocious-determination-earns-ph-d--407008.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_23794 Any time anyone tells you that a dream is impossible, any time you’re discouraged by impossible challenges, just mutter this mantra: Tererai Trent. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:21:18 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/nicholas-kristof-cattle-herder-with-ferocious-determination-earns-ph-d--407008.html Nicholas Kristof 2009-11-17T21:21:18Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/david-brooks-chinese-have-something-we-lack-confidence-406946.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_23794 When European settlers first came to North America, they saw flocks of geese so big that it took them 30 minutes to all take flight and forests that seemed to stretch to infinity. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:11:44 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/david-brooks-chinese-have-something-we-lack-confidence-406946.html David Brooks 2009-11-17T21:11:44Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/bob-herbert-jobs-summit-may-hint-at-prospects-for-real-recovery--404994.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_23794 President Barack Obama’s strongest supporters during the presidential campaign were the young, the black and the poor - and they are among those who are being hammered unmercifully in this long and cruel economic downturn that the financial elites are telling us is over. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:33:58 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/bob-herbert-jobs-summit-may-hint-at-prospects-for-real-recovery--404994.html Bob Herbert 2009-11-16T21:33:58Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/paul-krugman-world-out-of-balance-and-soon-to-be-worse-405011.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_23794 International travel by world leaders is mainly about making symbolic gestures. Nobody expects President Barack Obama to come back from China with major new agreements, on economic policy or anything else. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:33:08 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/paul-krugman-world-out-of-balance-and-soon-to-be-worse-405011.html 2009-11-16T21:33:08Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/gail-collins-beware-of-apocalypse-but-finish-your-homework-405010.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_23794 A lot of people are worrying about the world coming to an end in 2012. Bummer. I thought we’d gotten over all that in 2000. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:32:23 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/gail-collins-beware-of-apocalypse-but-finish-your-homework-405010.html Gail Collins 2009-11-16T21:32:23Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/clarence-page-truth-vs-political-correctness-at-fort-hood-404899.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_23794 I admit it. As the early horrifying news of the Fort Hood massacre unfolded and I was jerked alert by the word that the suspect was a Muslim, a thought-prayer suddenly flashed across my mind: Oh, please don’t let him be black. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:20:49 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/clarence-page-truth-vs-political-correctness-at-fort-hood-404899.html Clarence Page 2009-11-16T20:20:49Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/leonard-pitts-jr-snipers-execution-a-reminder-of-the-gray-areas-of-life-401115.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_23794 They killed a killer last week. I kept waiting to feel something when news came that John Allen Muhammad had been executed in Virginia. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:05:42 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/leonard-pitts-jr-snipers-execution-a-reminder-of-the-gray-areas-of-life-401115.html Leonard Pitts Jr. 2009-11-13T22:05:42Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/david-brooks-john-thune-could-be-gops-next-new-face-401092.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_23794 Some days the Republican Party seems to be going crazy. Its public image is often shaped by people who appear to have gone into government because they saw it as a steppingstone to talk radio. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:47:40 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/david-brooks-john-thune-could-be-gops-next-new-face-401092.html David Brooks 2009-11-13T21:47:40Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/kathleen-parker-weve-never-been-civil-but-new-media-make-it-worse-401077.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_23794 Growing concern about incivility is one of America’s more appealing trends. Increasingly, individuals and institutions are seeking ways to burnish the Golden Rule. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:46:12 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/kathleen-parker-weve-never-been-civil-but-new-media-make-it-worse-401077.html Kathleen Parker 2009-11-13T21:46:12Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/ohio-senators-get-their-chance-to-act-like-grown-ups-401042.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_23794 Statehouse antics this week could determine if Ohioans can keep looking to the state Senate for leadership - or should expect cheap-shot politicking until the 2010 election. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:34:43 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/ohio-senators-get-their-chance-to-act-like-grown-ups-401042.html Thomas Suddes 2009-11-13T21:34:43Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/paul-krugman-u-s-needs-a-new-strategy-to-encourage-job-creation-401056.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_23794 Consider, for a moment, a tale of two countries. Both have suffered a severe recession and lost jobs as a result - but not on the same scale. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:33:23 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/paul-krugman-u-s-needs-a-new-strategy-to-encourage-job-creation-401056.html Paul Krugman 2009-11-13T21:33:23Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/george-will-a-photograph-can-lie-401041.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_23794 NEW YORK - The 20th century was 100 years of amplitude. It overflowed with barbarous fighting faiths, wars enveloping continents, and graphic journalism assaulting global audiences with scenes of shocking immediacy. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:32:31 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/george-will-a-photograph-can-lie-401041.html George Will 2009-11-13T21:32:31Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/jonah-goldberg-why-so-slow-to-see-extremists-standing-right-in-front-of-us--400922.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_23794 Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan demonstrated many things when he allegedly committed treason in the war on terror. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:33:32 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/jonah-goldberg-why-so-slow-to-see-extremists-standing-right-in-front-of-us--400922.html Jonah Goldberg 2009-11-13T20:33:32Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/ellen-goodman-abortion-rights-backers-forced-into-a-false-choice-400920.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_23794 It was one of those small shocks that come unexpectedly in the wake of a death. Just days after the country had buried Ted Kennedy, Cardinal Sean O’Malley took to his blog to defend himself from critics attacking him for presiding over the funeral of a pro-choice senator. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:31:39 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/ellen-goodman-abortion-rights-backers-forced-into-a-false-choice-400920.html 2009-11-13T20:31:39Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/nicholas-kristof-where-should-we-spend-our-100-billion-each-year--400918.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_23794 President Barack Obama and Congress will soon make defining choices about health care and troops for Afghanistan. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:30:42 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/nicholas-kristof-where-should-we-spend-our-100-billion-each-year--400918.html Nicholas Kristof 2009-11-13T20:30:42Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/gail-collins-health-care-plan-facing-new-challenges-in-senate-398975.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_23794 In troubled times, it is important to try to maintain a certain level of serenity. Right now we citizens have a lot on our plate and there is no reason to go completely crazy about the least little thing. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:00:19 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/gail-collins-health-care-plan-facing-new-challenges-in-senate-398975.html Gail Collins 2009-11-12T22:00:19Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/thomas-friedman-preserving-rainforests-is-everyones-business-business-398968.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_23794 TAPAJOS NATIONAL FOREST, Brazil - No matter how many times you hear them, there are some statistics that just bowl you over. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:51:52 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/thomas-friedman-preserving-rainforests-is-everyones-business-business-398968.html Thomas Friedman 2009-11-12T21:51:52Z http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/bob-herbert-mr-president-its-time-for-nation-building-at-home-395127.html?cxtype=rss_opinion_23794 If I were a close adviser of President Barack Obama’s, I would say to him, “Mr. President, you have two urgent and overwhelming tasks in front of you: to put Americans trapped in this terrible employment crisis back to work and to put the brakes on your potentially disastrous plan to escalate the war in Afghanistan.” Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:36:34 GMT http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/opinion/columnists/bob-herbert-mr-president-its-time-for-nation-building-at-home-395127.html Bob Herbert 2009-11-10T22:36:34Z