'The most brilliant thoughts of all time,' Part V

Note: Republished from September 2, 2010

"We have it in our power to begin the world over again." — Thomas Paine, c. 1774

IT'S NO SECRET THAT OUR PRESIDENT WANTS TO "REMAKE" AMERICA (Barack Hussein Obama). This is the final column for now in a series based on a book review of "The Most Brilliant Thoughts of All Time" by John M. Shanahan — who also created the "Hooked on Phonics" program. I meant to mention that in the previous columns, because that alone would make Shanahan a hero in my book. If this country had taken the money it spent on Midnight Basketball and bought Hooked on Phonics tapes for public schools, we wouldn't have so much illiteracy (or illiterate athletes).

A friend of mine would like to see more of my thoughts (thanks) ,

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