Category Archives: Politics
Armed Forces Day 2012: The Disconnection of the Military and Society and the Terrible Result
Armed Forces Day was celebrated in some locales Saturday but I would dare say that the vast majority of Americans didn’t notice it. Meanwhile under 50 “Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans” from Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Against the War got lots … Continue reading
Filed under Foreign Policy, iraq,afghanistan, News and current events, Politics
National Teacher’s Day: Let’s Actually Start Valuing Our Teachers Again
What nobler employment, or more valuable to the state, than that of the man who instructs the rising generation. Marcus Tullius Cicero Today is National Teacher’s Day and not a moment too soon. However most people probably don’t know or … Continue reading
Europe on the Edge: France and Greece Point to Dangerous Times Ahead
New French President Francois Hollande The people of France and Greece have repudiated the European Union’s austerity mandate and Europe stands on the edge of chaos. Maybe not immediate chaos but chaos that will engulf the continent as country after … Continue reading
Filed under History, News and current events, Politics
The Hijacking of the National Day of Prayer
The modern National Day of Prayer was enacted by President Truman and Congress in 1952 in the 36 U.S.C. § 119 : US Code – Section 119: National Day of Prayer and various Presidents at different times have called for … Continue reading
Filed under christian life, faith, Politics, Religion
Bishop Jenky’s Obama and Hitler, Stalin, Bismarck and Clemenceau Comparison: Bad History, Bad Theology and Bad Politics
Bishop Daniel Jenky “History, I believe, furnishes no example of a priest-ridden people maintaining a free civil government. This marks the lowest grade of ignorance of which their civil as well as religious leaders will always avail themselves for their … Continue reading
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A Home Opener and thoughts on Rick, Ozzie and George
“Baseball is a harbor, a seclusion from failure that really matters, a playful utopia in which virtuosity can be savored to the third decimal place of a batting average.” ~Mark Kramer Last night I went to see the home opener … Continue reading
Filed under Baseball, News and current events, Politics
Bad Blood: Romney Wins Illinois, Missouri in Chaos and GOP Rift Widens
The “Wall Street financier” beat the “economic lightweight” tonight in the Land of Lincoln but the Republican race is still going to continue. Santorum lost by double digits but in any normal year he should have lost by far more. … Continue reading
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True Grits: Santorum Sweeps South
Mitt Romney may have adopted a Southern drawl, learned the word y’all and tasted grits for the first time but Rick Santorum has won the south defeating Romney and Newt Gingrich in Alabama and Mississippi. This was despite the advantage … Continue reading
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Super Tuesday Agony: Indecisive, Inconclusive and a Portent of Things to Come
The Super Tuesday primaries are supposed to provide the boost to ensure that each party has a nominee locked in a ready to go into the November general election refreshed and with party united behind them. Even in hotly contested … Continue reading
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