The current political season has intensified my love for a country that is revered by some and reviled by others. I can not be convinced, even amid the drumbeat of “change”, that America no longer is a shining city on a hill.
Our nation certainly is not invulnerable to internal conflict, as we learned so painfully […]
Is Tuesday America’s ‘11/4′?
November 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments
Tags: McCain 2008 · Punditry
If There is a Morning After
October 27th, 2008 · No Comments
What are we going to do if Obama wins?
Now there’s an excellent question, direct from the uncluttered mind of my 11-year-old.
She has processed all of the clear arguments against presumptions that the unqualified, inexperienced junior Senator from Illinois, Barack H. Obama, could or would be President of the United States.
I have reiterated these points during […]
Tags: McCain 2008 · Punditry
Snake on a Plane
October 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
I am not comfortable with feeble human attempts at scriptural interpretation. There is, for example, a Biblical passage that directs mankind to “be anxious for nothing.” Interpretation: It’s never as bad as you think.
With all due respect to the letter writers whose work became the all-time bestseller, these guys could not have imagined anxiety as […]
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