RINO — Republican in Name Only
Mitt Romney, when he was governor of
the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts Massachusetts
Anti- Gay Marriage
Anti-Abortion or Pro-Life
Anti-Global Warming
Anti-Gun Control
Anti-Evolution theory
Anti-immigrant
That list of “antis” may suggest
a negative cant to one’s political stance, and I’m sure others can put the
position of a right-wing Republican in a far more positive way.
However, as
we roll toward November and the General Election, we have all been exposed to
months of back-and-forth chatter amongst the Republican candidates about the
above issues and several more. And
perhaps most of us, regardless of whether we are Democrat, Republican or
something else, are fairly fed up with it all.
I know I am.
First, I reject someone else
deciding I am not Republican enough, or not Catholic enough; not man enough, American
enough….. We each have our likes and
dislikes, and our values.
For my
part, I think President Obama is
doing a pretty good job, and I think he is a good man, who has his heart in his
job. There are things about Democrats,
or Progressives, as they like to call
themselves, which bother me, a lot.
However, many Republicans seem to be hung up on things with which I
don’t identify.
I could
never identify with Rick Santorum. To me, he seems like the most grotesque
caricature of the Republican who embodies all those “antis” I listed
above. He has plumbed the depths of our
differences with his words. While it may
get headlines, and make grown men and women want to claw each others’ eyes out,
our election should not turn on the question of who is getting contraceptives
for free.
Likewise, I
cannot take Newt Gingrich
seriously. He is bright, and in another
day, could have been a convincing candidate.
But when I think of him standing there in the House of Representatives,
castigating President Clinton for his sexual athletics… while Newt himself was
apparently having an illicit affair with a young assistant—that is hard to
take. And then, as if to stick it in the
eye of every American, to traipse across the country with that same woman, Calista---
that’s a show stopper. For me.
So then we
come to Mitt Romney, and it bothers
me that the man has to do all manner of contortions, stretching to be this, to
be against that, to try to act like one of the plain working stiffs, to protest
that he is really the sternest kind of arch Conservative…. when we believe that
he is really a moderate. And, from his
performance as Governor of Massachusetts, I believe he is a sober, sensible,
intelligent man, who can actually work with Democrats as well as Republicans.
However,
the Republican Party these days seems to be ruled by a noisy minority of
loud-mouthed people who are heavy on the “anti”. I fail to see in them the
suggestion that the most important attribute is simply being an American.
So, I guess that when I vote, I
want to pick the candidate who is most likely to lead a country of Americans,
to help us all to be the best sort of Americans we can be.
What
does that mean?
It means protecting American
values, and they are nicely catalogued in our Constitution.
It means having laws that are fair,
a tax policy that is fair, encouraging development, economic prosperity not
just for the top tier, but for all those who want to work, and prosper.
It means getting our economic house
in order, which will call for sacrifice, but not one scintilla of suggestion that we are going to coddle the very
rich at the expense of the rest of us.
It means a foreign policy based upon
knowing the world, being aware of the world, and wanting to work with the rest
of the world. It means NOT adopting a
foreign policy based upon xenophobia, or ignorance of other nations and their
history, or eagerness to procure and use up expensive weapons.
We should maintain a strong military
force, but be sensible about using our smartest diplomatic skills before
sending men and women to fight.
It means adopting a policy toward illegal immigrants that
accepts the fact that our processes and policies have encouraged and protected
illegal immigration. We must find a way
to ensure that people come to America
But most of all it
means encouraging each American to work toward making our country the
brilliant, shining jewel that has so often stood as an example to the world.
World War II poster
The Personal Navigator offers these books
and papers:
Der
Grosse Deutsche Feldzug Gegen Polen, [The Great German Campaign in Poland] Eine
Chronik Des Krieges in Wort und Bild; Herausgegeben im Einvernehmen mit dem
Reichsbildberichterstatter der NSDDAP, Prof. Heinrich Hoffman, Geleitwort
Generaloberst Von Reichenau [Text in German] ca. 1940 Vienna, Austria:
Verlag Für Militär Und Fächliteratur A. Franz Göth & Sohn. Triumphant book of pictures and German text
extolling German march into Poland Poland Danzig Czechoslovakia ,
Germany and East Prussia ; Drives on Lodz ,
Warsaw and Krakow .
Maps show attacks as of 2, 6, 11, 14, 18 and 19 September. Last two maps show
attacks from East by Soviet troops. Full-page portrait photos of Göring, Von
Brauchitsch, Halder, von Rundstedt, von Bock, List, von Reichenau, von Kluge,
von Küchler, Keitel, Guderian, Hoepner, Strauss, Hoth, Schmidt, von Briefen,
Reinhardt, Kübler, Olbricht, Admirals Albrecht, and Schniewind. 344 pp. 22 x 32
cm.Green cloth on board, front and back hinges cracked, inside front hinge
mended with black plastic tape, but front board loose; frontispiece of Hitler
loose, top 6 cm of each page warped from moisture. On front free endpaper is inscription: "Sgt.
H. White, Salzburg
Heckling
Hitler: Caricatures of the Third Reich
by Zeman, Zbynek 1987 Hanover , NH :
University Press of New England . Marvelous,
tremendously perceptive collection of cartoons which ridicule Adolf Hitler and
the Nazis, from Hitler’s early years until his death. 128 pp. 21 x 28 cm. Paper booklet, light
wear, very good. (5916) $23.00. World War II/History
History
WWII: Photos of Japanese children, U.S.
airmen, and minor official documents, and Army Air Corps Records Jacket, with
copy of Stars and Stripes, Aug. 10, 1946 1945-47 Tokyo , Japan
Houses
of Parliament package: A short guide to
the Palace of Westminster, a pass to the Dominions' Gallery (front row), and 12
pages of oral questions for the House of Commons, January 23, 1945 by Fell, Sir Bryan H., K.C.M.G., C.B. 1945 London,
England: The Lord Great Chamberlain and the Speaker of the House of Commons.
Booklet is guide to the Houses of Parliament, with excellent photos, including
several showing bomb damage from Nazi attack on London London
Ich
Kämpfe (I Fight); Die Pflichten des Partei-Genossen. Original 1943 Edition of
famed Nazi Propaganda Booklet, In German by Hitler, Adolf; Rosenberg, Alfred; Goebbels, Dr. 1943 München,
Deutschland: Zentralverlag der NSDAP Franz Eher Nachf. Treuegelöbnis; Ich Gelobe meinem Führer Adolf
Hitler Treue. Ich Verspreche, Ihm und Den Führern, Die er Mir Bestimmt,
Jederzeit Achtung Und Gehorsam Entgegenzubringen. Nationalsozialistische
Deutsche Arbeiterpartei. This
booklet was issued to new members of the Nazi Party in 1943; Subjects
covered include the SS, the SA, NSFK, NSF, NSKK, Promise of Loyalty to the
Führer, Program of the NSDAP, the German Concept of Freedom, the National
Socialist Revolution, Honor List of the Martyrs of the Movement, Our Will, the
Responsibilities of Political Leaders, the National Socialist Way of Life, the
Responsibility of Party Members, Dates in the History of the NSDAP, etc., etc.
Sections written by various Nazi leaders, including Rosenberg and
Goebbels. Excellent photos of Nazi
Youth, children, soldiers; Color Portrait of Hitler, other color photos. 97 pp.
21 x 24 cm Paper booklet, cover in tan color with embossed Nazi eagle and
swastika and leaf border design. Lightly soiled. Last page has several chips in
page edge. Very
good. (7387) $90.00. World War II/Germany.
Le Livre des Otages, la politique
des otages menée par les Autorités allemandes d'Occupation en France de 1941 à
1943;
Préface de Marie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier
[Story of French Hostages during Occupation of France by Germans in
World War II.] [In French.] by Klarsfeld, Serge 1979 Paris, France: Les Éditeurs Français
Réunis. Preface by Auschwitz survivor. Author has collected files which
detail arrests of French citizens by Nazis during World War II, for various
crimes, including "communists", "Recrutement de membres our
le PCF clandestin", "Activité terroriste", more. Photos
include those of key S.S. officers Lischka, Hagen, Heinrichsohn. Files
reproduced in book include reports from Romainville camp, detailing Raisons de
la désignation comme otage, passé et activités politiques. Un des ouvrages les
plus émouvants et les plus révélateurs de l'histoire de l'occupation et de la
résistance. 295 pp. 13 x 21.5 cm. Trade paperback, text block
loose from cover, good. (1682) $42.00. World War II
Mementos
of a World War II Army Air Corps officer in Post-war Japan by Kraut, Robert C., FltOfficer ,
U.S. Army Air Corps 1945-47 Tokyo ,
Japan Japan just after the war ended, at or near Showa
Air Base, Japan U.S.
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