More things in heaven and on earth than are dreamt…

November 23, 2004 By

However…some odd things do get thought about, sometimes.Here is a question that sounds absurd on the face of it. What do a few obscure Catholic holy days and various feast days of the Blessed Virgin Mary have to do with a formerly hard-drinking-now-reformed Methodist? The answer is, perhaps nothing, or perhaps quite a lot. During [...]

Filed Under: Bush Good, Catholicism, Election 2004, Mary

A Round of Applause for Laura Bush

November 3, 2004 By

In the rush to explain all that went wrong and right, what “worked” and what “failed” in both the Bush and Kerry campaigns, I hope someone remembers to include Laura Bush into the “what worked” part of the equation, because I do believe she was a big contributor to the Bush victory. Aside from being [...]

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Stop hyperventilating! Save yer breath fer yer porridge!

October 4, 2004 By

I’ll admit, I have my moments where – having allowed myself to spend too many hours reading blogs and the mainstream press – I get rather feverish, and subject myself to the sort of gasping and hand-wringing that I’ve been reading in various “comments” sections over the past few days. “Oh my GAWD! The NEWSWEEK [...]

Filed Under: Bush Good, Election 2004, rants

I wouldn’t want to play chess with him, either.

October 2, 2004 By

I’ve taken a quick look at various blogs and the consensus seems to be that while President Bush did not do badly in the debates, he didn’t take John Kerry to task for one of any 10 or 70 things – that he did not take advantage of the opportunities to attack. President Bush is [...]

Filed Under: Bush Good