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C'mon, people, can we be civil when talking about health care reform?
What happened to Change We Can Believe In? What happened to all the euphoria that erupted the night of Nov. 4, 2008, when our jaws were dropping (Obama won!) even as our hearts were rising in the incredible hope that the U.S was really turning a corner? Weren’t we serious about turning a major... »
The best Christian principles of democracy?
I received an email tirade from a person who disagreed with a statement I made, that the United States was founded as an aristocracy. He strongly differed, saying it was founded on “the best Christian principles of democracy.” Well I certainly can’t argue with that. However, when you take into account that at the time of... »
Of the corporations, by the corporations, for the corporations
We began as an aristocracy, and we remain one. Except now the aristocrats are the corporations – protected by the Constitution with the same rights as individual citizens, but with greater access to its protections. Don’t be fooled that this is a democracy. »
Obama's commencement address at Notre Dame, May 17, 2009
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Populist passions rising
No time to write my thoughts right now, but I just have to share this writer’s comment, posted on a New York Times blog, about Geithner’s bank rescue plan: Suzanne Garment’s column in the Wall Street Journal–in which she expresses her belief that populism is being stirred up by Obama–or any other politician–for political... »
Quote of the day- Feb. 20, 2009
“It’s good to be a recessionista these days,” said wardrobe consultant Jane Hamill. “You may have shopped at Goodwill, but unless you were an art student, you probably didn’t tell people that you did. Now if you do, it makes you seem smart and with the times.” Source: chicagotribune.com »
Either atheists or Catholics… What?
The Independant: Catholics ordered to keep quiet over Virgin visions “The Pope has instructed the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, formerly the Holy Office of the Inquisition, to draw up a new handbook to help bishops snuff out an explosion of bogus heavenly apparitions.” And here’s my favorite part: “Benedict XVI plans... »
Countdown to Extinction
National Geographic: Countdown to extinction: Last one “In the United States as elsewhere, stopping the countdown to extinction means preserving healthy habitats—the aim of the celebrated and scorned Endangered Species Act.” “We have no way of guessing how long our own kind will survive, but one thing is certain. The better the chances of... »
