It’s 2008. That’s almost seven years since 9/11, when President Bush declared a war on “terrah.” Our enemies are funded by oil. Yet it is miraculous that we are consuming more and more oil every year.

Of course, our auto industry is in the tubes, bleeding billions of dollars in losses over the past few years.
What’s so laughable is that two college-age brothers transformed their parents’ hybrid car into a “plug-in hybrid” that gets 100 miles per gallon because it can go 40 miles on a charge. Then the hybrid gas engine kicks in.

Why is it that a pair of 20-something guys can build a hybrid for $3,000 and “The Big Three” can’t get one to market?
Why do we spend $100 billion a year fighting a war in Iraq that is about oil and terror, but yet our government can’t seem get an American company to build a plug-in hybrid? The technology obviously isn’t that difficult.

Sadly, we’re fighting radical Islam the old-fashioned way—with weapons. If we had any kind of political leadership, our roads would be filled with plug-in hybrids.
The Jewish community should be demanding that these vehicles become as common as Hummers on American roads so we can protect the State of Israel against oil-funded terrorists.

The 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin were supposed to be the showcase for the Nazi concept of Aryan supremacy. That was dashed in about 10 seconds when black sprinter Jesse Owens took the gold medal.

We need that kind of moment for the upcoming Summer Games in Beijing. Just as Americans debated whether to attend the games 72 years ago, we are confronted with the same problem: are the Olympics purely an athletics event or is it an opportunity for the host country to show its wares?

This year, China’s support of Sudan and its human rights violations against the Tibetans give us pause as to how we approach the games. Hindsight has shown us that boycotts – such as the Moscow games in 1980 because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan—aren’t helpful and often create a backlash.

As Jews, this situation is crucial. There’s a genocide happening in Sudan that we swore would never happen again, but the Chinese are part of the problem, not the solution. And the Chinese are not allowing religious freedoms in Tibet. We can’t allow the Olympics to highlight what a wonderful society the Chinese have.

Some have floated the idea of just boycotting the opening ceremonies. Others insist that we force China to allow the Dalai Lama to return to Tibet.

I have a better idea: combine those solutions. Have the Dalai Lama carry the American flag during the opening ceremonies for the United States. Or even better yet, the Israeli flag.

This is the best Italian food in town. We have tried many others and nothing can top Fazzini’s. Everything is fresh, homemade and delicious.

The pizza here was undercooked and really doughy.
entrees on other tables looked good though.

we like fazzini italian kitchen because of good wait staff and consistently good italian food. everything there is homemade; pasta, sauce,bread,pizza dough,etc.  large portions and reasonable prices and no ambiance!