Why We Miss Bush – UPDATED

August 21, 2010 By

Ed Morrissey notes that many who spent 8+ years detesting Bush as the worst moron-nazi-terrorist ever born of woman are now looking for him to break his post-presidential silence in the cause of aiding President Obama and the unpopular dont-call-it-a-Ground-Zero-mosque construction planned in New York City. It’s certainly a delicious irony to savor. Of course [...]

Filed Under: 'Remaking' America, America, Bush Good, Crooks and Liars, Obama Bad?

The Ground Zero of Our Madness

August 18, 2010 By

In just a few weeks we will be observing the 9th anniversary of the deadliest attack ever to take place on American shores. We will stare solemnly at the gaping hole of Ground Zero, and the hole will stare back at us, until it becomes clear that we are the hole, and the hole is [...]

Filed Under: 'Remaking' America, America, Crisis & Opportunity, Crooks and Liars, Crucible of Faith, Faith Perspective, Timothy Dolan

The Best & Brightest Need to Vacate

August 9, 2010 By

Well, for sure, Mrs. Obama will never go back to her life, as usual. Apparently there are two more vacations scheduled before September, next weekend’s overnight “somewhere” at Florida’s Gulf coast, and then 10 days at Martha’s Vineyard. I don’t begrudge anyone a vacation, especially not to Martha’s Vineyard, which I hear is great. But [...]

Filed Under: "Remaking" Ourselves, 'Remaking' America, America, American Genius, Barack Obama, Critical Thinking, Don't try me too high, Michelle Obama, Socialism doesn't work

"Gender no longer…essential (to) marriage"

August 4, 2010 By

In an utterly unsurprising ruling, and one that is inarguable if one is peering through the narrowed prism of stringently secular law, and reducing marriage to a sort of contractual partnering, Judge Vaughn Walker has ruled restrictions against same-sex marriage to be unconstitutional. You can read the whole Prop 8 decision here. I was intrigued [...]

Filed Under: "Remaking" Ourselves, 'Remaking' America, America, Bloodless Coup, Catholicism, Christians in Exile, Faith Perspective, Here and Queer

Rosary for Job-Seekers – UPDATED

August 2, 2010 By

UPDATE: I have written an expanded version of these rosary meditations for OSV; you can order pamphlets of it for your church or group, here Reading about these especially horrific numbers and the endless squeezing of the Middle Class, and watching my son–still trying to find a real, full-time job now that the temporary one [...]

Filed Under: America, Catholicism, Crisis & Opportunity, Crucible of Faith, Faith Perspective, Prayer, Social Security, The Rosary

A Gathering of Eagles – UPDATED

July 29, 2010 By

This is wonderful and true: When it is 95 degrees, the two guys you don’t envy are Santa Claus and the man in the bomb disposal helmet and gear. There were a couple hundred of us, mostly old guys, hiding from the heat by standing under the trees on the Capitol Mall. What distinguished us [...]

Filed Under: 'Remaking' America, America, Parenting

Adrift and trembling…

July 15, 2010 By

Do yourself a favor and go read this short piece by Joseph Bottum. It is so us.

Filed Under: 'Remaking' America, America