Kathleen Antrim

368 days ago - On Sept. 6, Israel fired up warplanes that flew deep into Syria to a site near the city of Dayr az Zawr where they executed an airstrike. Then all went silent. And by silent, I mean no one in an official capacity mentioned it. Israel went mute. Syria fell quiet.

397 days ago - Political tensions are skyrocketing in anticipation of Gen. David Petraeus’ report on the progress in Iraq. The war on terror and the Iraq war should not be partisan issues. But there are those who are determined to make them so. If there were ever any doubts about how the Iraq war and the war on terror were being used as a wedge to grab political power, the recent actions of the Democratic leadership put them to rest.

432 days ago - In my last column I wrote about President Bush’s inability or unwillingness to communicate effectively with the American people on important issues such as the War on Terror, and specifically the war in Iraq. On July 24, Bush gave a speech that concisely laid out his reasoning and the peril we face in this cancer called terrorism.

460 days ago - President Bush’s average job approval rating is about 30.5 percent, with his disapproval rating averaging 64.2 percent, according to Real Clear Politics. In 2005, Bush’s approval rating began its descent below 50 percent and he has never really recovered.

488 days ago - During the 2006 election cycle, leading Democrat and Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi railed against the Republican “culture of corruption.” She claimed that as the next speaker of the House she would fight against just such a culture. But now this self-righteous strategy may be coming back to bite her.

522 days ago - ‘Americanizing Shelley” is a new romantic comedy that is truly an American story. So American, in fact, that it’s been called controversial and the movie’s lead actress, an immigrant from India, Namrata Singh Gujral, has been called “a right-wing nut job.” It appears that even a sweet romantic comedy starring an immigrant isn’t immune to Hollywood’s anti-American sentiment.

550 days ago - The concept of man-made global warming has generated a cultlike following, with Al Gore’s movie “An Inconvenient Truth” becoming the cult’s bible of sorts. Schools teach our children that man-made global warming is fact, and a dissenting voice at a cocktail party is met with intolerance and condescension. But before any of us sign up to worship at the altar of global destruction and human extinction, it would be wise to consider all aspects of this polemic.

585 days ago - Anti-Americanism is spreading across the globe. Using myths, disinformation and ignorance, America’s enemies are doing a fair job at defaming our country from both within our borders and abroad.

587 days ago - Anti-Americanism is spreading around the globe. Using myths, disinformation and ignorance, America’s enemies are doing a fair job at defaming our country from both within our borders and abroad.

642 days ago - Hollywood celebrities traveled the globe in 2006 for various humanitarian efforts, and — let’s be honest — to promote their own images and careers. Out of work or just between gigs, celebrities snatch camera time by lending their names to these issues. It seems that stumping for a cause is a prerequisite to being a celebrity.