Your Own Political Jesus
Monday, August 25th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »The Democrats opened what the press has described as their "faith-filled" convention with politicized prayers to win over the so-called "values voters," and make a dent in the traditionally conservative evangelical voting bloc. From a political standpoint, this is bad ...
Joseph Biden: The Democrat Dick Cheney
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Nobody can question the shrewdness of the Obama campaign's decision to pick Joseph Biden as the #2 guy on this year's Democratic ticket. It harkens back to a similar choice made around this time in 2000 when the world learned ...
Georgia: The Lasting Impacts of Iraq
Sunday, August 10th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »We are witnessing the long-term consequences of America's pre-emptive strike in Iraq. By embracing a foreign policy that legitimized unprovoked invasions, we are morally castrated as we witness the devastation of the Russian invasion of Georgia. The United States can only ...
The Problem with “Windfall” Taxes
Friday, August 1st, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Barack Obama announced his answer to rising energy costs: transfer payments. It is a rather simple calculation: steal money from selected corporations and write a check to "families." (One must be at least slightly amused by Sen. Obama's frequent usage ...
Economic Scapegoating and Institutional Interests
Friday, July 25th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »When things go wrong, and people are looking for a place to put the blame, scapegoats always emerge. Perusing the latest news articles will provide one with more than enough possibilities, here are a few: President Bush Republicans The Banks & Mortgage Lenders China ...
A Lack of Leadership
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »House Minority Leader John Boehner told an audience in Washington this week that there would be no new "Contract for America" from congressional Republicans in the 2008 election. Specifically he said there would be "no attempt to nationalize the elections...at ...
Recognizing Fellow Travelers
Saturday, July 19th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »My friend Andy and I frequently discuss what it means to be on The Road Less Traveled (see the book by M. Scott Peck for the meaning of this), pursuing our Personal Legends (see The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo). We ...
Happy Barbecue & Fireworks Day
Friday, July 4th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Each summer on the 4th day of July, modern Americans gather in back yards everywhere to commemorate the day that each year that Americans everywhere gather to enjoy barbecue and fireworks. The tenacity of the giant Barbecue Conglomerates and the ...
More Thoughts on Discipline and Love
Friday, May 16th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Over the last several days we have engaged M. Scott Peck's The Road Less Traveled, focusing on some of his writings on love, as well as explored the topics of love and romance more generally. Continuing in that vein, and ...
The Discipline of Love
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Re-reading parts of M. Scott Peck's The Road Less Traveled has been greatly refreshing in the last few days, as well as greatly challenging. In his section on Love, Peck makes an observation that I think is quite lost on ...