The fact that the Democratic Party, the party of slavery and civil war, has nominated an African-American is great news.
The fact that the American people will seriously consider electing this bright man with his awesome family is even better news. This is a great moment for America.
Sadly, the candidate and his speech did not rise to the moment, though he had the talent...
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An excerpt from a letter that the 17-year-old C. S. Lewis wrote to his best friend:
12 October 1915
You ask me how I spend my time, and though I am more interested in thoughts and feelings, we'll come down to facts. I am awakened up in the morning by Kirk splashing in his bath, about 20 minutes after which I get up myself and come down. After breakfast & a short w...
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Chatting about expectations is a political junky’s game. Looking for a fix of actual news at the Convention, you will hear many things about the Democratic National Convention (DNC) most of which will turn out to be false in retrospect. For sane voters—most of whom will watch the Biden and Obama speeches and little else—the substance and the abiding visuals of the Convent...
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VNQUIET thought, whom at the first I bred,
Of th' inward bale of my loue pined hart:
and sithens haue with sighes and sorrowes fed,
till greater then my wombe thou woxen art.
Breake forth at length out of the inner part,
in which thou lurkest lyke to vipers brood:
and seeke some succour both to ease my smart
and also to sustayne thy selfe with food.
But if...
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Today the normally clear-headed K-Lo on the Corner said:
A scary thought this Sunday morning: We're being distracted by Romney (who would be the choice if he wasn't the richest guy in the race many of his opponents -- including McCain -- had an inexplicable bitterness toward for being rich ... Romney is outside McCain's comfort zone), Pawlenty (who would be the choice if we ...
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Prediction: Mitt Romney is the guy.
My favorite for Vice-President was Bobby Jindal, but his time is not yet. Someday when he runs for president, assuming he finishes his term of office as governor of Louisiana as well as he has started it, I will happily support him.
If not Jindal, then Romney.
Why?
First, Romney is very smart. Biden is like the kid who thinks h...
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Beltway reaction to the pick of Slow Joe Biden proves that commentators who spend too much time near the center of power lose their grip on what the rest of the country is thinking. (Is there any senator who does not think picking another senator is a sign of wisdom?)
Most of the rest of us in both parties are gob smacked, "Is that the best he could do?"
Those of us who...
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As the nominee of your party you (Senator Obama) have the power to put a man or woman a heartbeat from the presidency. You look all over America able to choose the person (other than yourself) most fit to be President of the United States. It is a primary with one voter and you can choose your own Socrates, since he need not win over the masses.
You can choose anyone. You d...
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My son is at college. He is doing something, somewhere, and I don't know what.
I shouldn't know. I wish I did know. I am glad I don't know.
Losing your child while gaining an adult son is confusing and clarifying. It is confusing to any attempt to cling to old ways and clarifying to the better self that loves God's ways of organic growth and change.
L.D. is doing well...
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And lo it is a few days after the Saddleback Civil Forum and the republic is still safe. Extremists on both sides of religion and government issues are deeply disappointed.
The thin slice of religious people in America who are theocrats have long viewed Warren as an enemy. The Civil Forum confirmed their worst fears. Warren held a civil conversation with people whom he is no...
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According to the papers: "A combative Barack Obama said Tuesday that Republican John McCain "doesn't know what he's up against in this election . . ."
Senator Obama says he will refuse to take any more "guff."
Guff?
Obama is as distraught as can be and McCain is going to discover his little guff game is not worth the guffing candle!
Combative Obama! (Maybe with G...
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Rachel Motte reporting from Saddleback:
I've been amused by recent speculations that Barack Obama may be the antichrist. After Saturday's candidate forum at Saddleback Church, I think we can safely say that he isn't. That would be too far above his pay grade.
Rick Warren is also not the antichrist, though the numerous outcries against him online before the event may ha...
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