Monique Chartier

McCain Suspends Campaign to Assist Bailout Negotiation

By Monique Chartier | September 24, 2008 |

From Drudge: MCCAIN SUSPENDS CAMPAIGN TO FOCUS ON ECONOMY; WANTS DEBATE DELAY Wed Sept 24 2008 14:58:02 ET McCain: America this week faces an historic crisis in our financial system. We must pass legislation to address this crisis. If we do not, credit will dry up, with devastating consequences for our economy. People will no…

Needlessly Amplifying the Price Tag of the Bailout

By Monique Chartier | September 22, 2008 |

In the last hour of his show today, WPRO’s Matt Allen discussed the shopping list [sorry, no link] of additional spending which Congressman Patrick Kennedy announced today that he wishes to attach to the seven hundred billion dollar bailout, a sentiment presumably shared by many other congresspersons. Is the congressman’s shopping list dwarfed by the…

Christopher Hitchens Identifies the Candidate Stronger on Pakistan

By Monique Chartier | September 21, 2008 |

That would be Senator Barack Obama. First, from the text of Senator Obama’s mid-July speech on Iraq and Afghanistan. The greatest threat to that security lies in the tribal regions of Pakistan, where terrorists train and insurgents strike into Afghanistan. We cannot tolerate a terrorist sanctuary, and as President, I won’t. We need a stronger…

NOW Morphs into NOD … and Maybe That’s a Good Sign

By Monique Chartier | September 21, 2008 |

Perhaps it was inevitable, in view of their advocacy of certain issues which they perceive benefits all women, issues primarily, though not exclusively, advanced by one political party. And they certainly telegraphed this action ten years ago with silence in the face of Bill Clinton’s serial harassment of vulnerable and subordinate women, a group whom…

Man-Made Black Holes Temporarily Postponed

By Monique Chartier | September 20, 2008 |

The Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland suffered some sort of electrical malfunction yesterday and is out of commission for two months as repairs are effected. The first beams had been successfully sent round the Collider ring about ten days ago but protons have yet to be smashed together.

… that is, except Sarah Palin

By Monique Chartier | September 19, 2008 |

and millions of other women. A bumper sticker snapped in the greater Providence area last evening: The surprising un-welcome from some quarters, described so well by Donald, to the arrival of Governor Sarah Palin on the national political scene made it quite clear, contrary to this seemingly guileless bumper sticker, that feminism extends considerably beyond…

“Two Faced”: Does a Constituency Even Exist for the Obama Campaign’s Latest Ad?

By Monique Chartier | September 18, 2008 |

One of the requirements for American citizenship is naturally: Language Applicants for naturalization must be able to read, write, speak, and understand words in ordinary usage in the English language. Applicants exempt from this requirement are those who on the date of filing: – have been residing in the United States subsequent to a lawful…

Meet West Warwick’s “David”: Michael Pinga, Baker and presumptive Senator-Elect

By Monique Chartier | September 14, 2008 |

This week, WPRO’s Dan Yorke interviewed Michael Pinga of West Warwick. Subject to the recount taking place tomorrow, Mr. Pinga won an upset victory over incumbent state Senator and Senate Finance Committee Chair Stephen Alves in Tuesday’s primary. Because Mr. Pinga will be the only candidate on the ballot for Senate District 9 come November,…

Lipstick-on-Pig Round-Up

By Monique Chartier | September 10, 2008 |

Barack Obama, September, 2007: I think that both General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker are capable people who have been given an impossible assignment,” Sen. Barack Obama said yesterday in a telephone interview. “George Bush has given a mission to General Petraeus, and he has done his best to try to figure out how to put…

Rhode Island’s Poorly Performing Education System: Sorting out Who is Responsible

By Monique Chartier | September 7, 2008 |

The Rhode Island chapter of the 2007 State Teacher Policy Yearbook, issued by the National Council on Teacher Quality, pinpoints one of the major culprits responsible for the unacceptable state of Rhode Island’s education system: Rhode Island’s state government. [In my view, the two other culprits are School Committees and City/Town Councils.] And with apologies…