Category Archives: politics
A New Solution to Illegal Immigrants: Bag ‘em and Tag ‘em
The following is from an article in The Iowa Independent (see link below): Instead of building a border fence to help stem illegal immigration, the U.S. government should implant microchips into immigrants before deportation, much like what is done with pets, Pat Bertroche, an Urbandale physician and one of seven Republicans running in the 3rd [...]
A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
See below for source of photo. My only words about this photo are as follows: “What parent would allow his or her kid to wear a t-shirt like this? We need a new era of McCarthysm? Seriously? Seriously???” The Kid With That Poster Andrew Sullivan Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:06:34 GMT Technorati Tags: Obama,Communism,McCarthyism
Today in History – August 8th
Image via Wikipedia 1471 – Thomas Kempis, a Dutch mystic and devotional author, died at the age of 91. His book "The Imitation of Christ," a classic in Christian literature, remains in print today. A few quotes of his follow. “Always endeavor to be patient of the faults and imperfections of others for you have [...]
Supporting What Is Just
“The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just. “ – Abraham Lincoln Technorati Tags: Abraham Lincoln quotes,just
“Pastor” Drake Prays for the President’s Death
The “Rev.” (and I use that term sarcastically) Wiley Drake, pastor of First Southern Baptist Church in Buena Park, California, has asked his church’s members to pray for President Obama’s death. When discussing this with Alan Colmes, here is what he said (click on video below): A transcript of the above, as well as a [...]
Religion and Politics
“Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is.” – Mohandas K. Ghandi Technorati Tags: Mohandas K. Ghandi quote,religion,politics
One Thing to Know about Today in History – December 21st
Image via Wikipedia Okay, this will tell you exactly how big of a nerd I was in High School. In 1978 “Masterpiece Theatre” ran a four-part series on Benjamin Disraeli (played by a very young Ian McShane). I not only watched all four episodes, but when it was over, I checked out as many books [...]
Prayer And Partisanship
Image via Wikipedia Patrick Appel on the blog The Dish (see link below) had an interesting post (at least to me) which shows a correlation between how strongly a person identifies with a political party and how much they pray. What’s interesting about it is that both strong Republicans AND Democrats tend to pray more [...]
President-Elect Barack Obama
Well, I am glad that the election is over, and naturally, given my political inclinations, I am very happy that Barack Obama has won. As any regular reader of this blog knows by now, I love politics. I always have. I vividly remember having intense debates back in 1976 with a couple of my six [...]
Must Reading for Election Day
If you have the time, you might want to check out this blog post: I Didn’t Vote For Obama Today I have a confession to make. I did not vote for Barack Obama today. I’ve openly supported Obama since March. But I didn’t vote for him today. . . . A moving post. ———- Technorati [...]
