Charlie reeces final column
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Orlando Sentinel
Like Frankenstein, Charley Reese&#;s &#;final&#; column lives again
July 31,
By Mike Lafferty
Charley Reese wrote his last column for the Orlando Sentinel on July 29,
You wouldn&#;t know it from surfing the Internet. In fact, you wouldn&#;t even get his last column. You&#;d most likely find a version that the popular columnist wrote for the Sentinel back on Feb. 3, It still resonates with the public -- maybe more today than 27 years ago -- as Congress and the president wrestle with spending and debt.
The column&#;s central theme is that all of the nation&#;s domestic problems rest with people who are granted power through the U.S. Constitution -- representatives, senators, nine Supreme Court justices and one president.
&#;Have you ever wondered why, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, we have deficits?&#; Reese asked back in &#; &#;Don&#;t you see now the con game that is played on the people by the politicians
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Charley Reese's sista Column
Charley Reese penned an editorial about people being "responsible for the domestic problems that plague" the U.S.
Journalist Charley Reese (now retired) was part of the Orlando Sentinel's staff for three decades between , during which time he (among other duties) penned a thrice-weekly column which was distributed to other newspapers nationwide by King Features Syndicate. During the s Reese wrote the first utgåva of an editorial opining that people (i.e., the President of the United States, plus all the members of Congress and the Supreme Court) "are directly, legally, morally and individually responsible for the domestic problems that plague this country," and he has amended, updated, and republished that piece several times since then.
The following version fryst vatten taken from the 7 March edition of the Orlando Sentinel, where it ran beneath the title "Looking for Someone to Blame? församling Is a Good Place to Start":
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The following is Charley Reese&#;s final column for the Orlando Sentinel in &#; He was a journalist for 49 years, but passed away May He was retiring and this was his last column.
This is about as clear and easy to understand as it can be. The article below is completely neutral, neither anti-Republican nor Democrat. Charlie Reese, a retired reporter for the Orlando Sentinel, has hit the nail directly on the head, defining clearly who it is that in the final analysis must assume responsibility for the judgments made that impact each one of us every day. It&#;s a short but good read. Worth the time. Worth remembering!
Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them.
Have you ever wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, WHY do we have deficits?
Have you ever wondered, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, WHY do we have inflation and high taxes?
You and I don