Another Thing About The "Christian Nation" Theory
“America was founded as a Christian nation,” the theory goes. If that’s true, then was America founded as a Caucasian nation, too?
Month: August 2009
Better Rule in Washington
Last year, I wrote about the nativity scene in the state capitol building in Washington state. My opinion then, which remains the same now, is that Christian groups can put up and display as many nativity scenes, and as lavish… Continue Reading
Exploiting Death For Political Gain
Yes, it’s crass, but given that Ted Kennedy (or any other particular recent decedent at any given time) was a politician who spent his entire life trading on his name politically and the bulk of his energy and effort fighting… Continue Reading
Astonishing Prediction From This Dodger Fan
I’ve been frustrated with the Dodgers’ slumping trend for a long time. My annual heartbreak seems to have arrived early, starting with a powerful slump that began a month ago. Thanks to lackluster batting in the clutch, the trends put… Continue Reading
The Worst Idea To Advance A Political Agenda Ever
In part of my continuing theme of “dial the rhetoric down from eleven,” let me turn your attention to a phenomenon of truly astonishing disrepute: the fabricated hate crime. Here’s how I suspect the thinking behind such an activity goes,… Continue Reading
Reforming Constitutions
Apparently, talk of reforming Constitutions is much in vogue these days. Britain is considering a proposal to reform the House of Lords to be like the United States Senate. California is all abuzz with whispers of a constitutional convention. While… Continue Reading
Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy Dead At 77
Whatever else you might say about Ted Kennedy, there’s no doubt he was a titan of American politics. A pillar and in many ways a personification of liberal politics, his early support for Barack Obama broke the “inevitability” surrounding Hillary… Continue Reading
Glossolalia Deserves Detention
So this guy is just teaching his high school class, when one of the students goes into a fit, speaking in tongues and issuing prophecies. Some of which are rather, shall we say, foreboding and concern fellow students. If it… Continue Reading
Cash For Clunkers: What Happens Next
I’d like for us to upgrade my wife’s car, which we just finished paying off. But we’re not going to do that — we’re going to hold on to the car that we don’t need to make any payments on,… Continue Reading
Deflate The Rhetoric Already
John McCain is, for the most part, a class act and he proves it again: Senator McCain does not deserve boos and President Obama does not deserve derisive laughter from this crowd. It is one thing to think a policy… Continue Reading