In fairness to Trump, I haven’t sat down and watched an entire speech. I don’t like that. I remember when David Letterman had Bill O’Reilly on his show. Letterman went on a tirade about how awful The Factor was and the terrible way Bill acted. Bill fired back and asked if Letterman actually watched The Factor. After a little himming and hawing, Letterman admitted he didn’t. The audience chuckled, but it was more than embarrassing. There is something to be... Read more
Please don’t insult my intelligence with this idea that Trump has somehow ended the “Party of Lincoln.” If we set aside the leftist puritanism that seeks to drape racism over anyone and everyone who lived more than ten years ago, the idea that the Democrats had some abiding respect for the GOP up until now has got to be one of the biggest stretches of word-drool I’ve ever heard. What got me interested in politics in the first place was... Read more
The movement in California to teach LGBT history from a decidedly pro-LGBT point of view. Which is not a problem. As I’ve said, I’m glad the Left has come out of the closet and finally fessed up about the desire to compel us to accept modern, liberal values. I prefer playing games with people who are up front about the rules. As usual, Mr. McClarey has some good points to make. Read more
Our little Catholic gift we call him. Born a few years after we became Catholic, he keeps us feeling young. What a day we had. By his request, we went to a local Chuck E Cheese and then home for presents, cake, fun and games. I don’t think I’ve seen a less enthusiastic person in a mouse outfit since Lester on Beakman’s World. A great time with my Mom and our boys being his ever watchful guardian playmates. Our prayers for... Read more
The answer, according to this piece, is a big ‘No!’. Or ‘Nein!’ if we want to go all Barthian. And that’s probably more realistic than thinking we’ve put that ‘not living together in peace’ behind us. In fact, while our lips say ‘Diversity’, or actions increasingly suggest ‘Conformity!’ It wouldn’t be the first time people said they wanted one thing when, in hindsight, they clearly wanted something else. And like the author of the piece, I believe the issue of Gay... Read more
Sometimes I adore people. Someone built a small, six inch wall around Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. I love it! Read more
I was never a Ted Cruz fan. Truth be told, I would have voted for his wife before him. There just is something about him. Something that comes off as abrasive. It reminded me of Ron Reagan, son of President Reagan, reflecting on his dad’s easy personality. Had Nixon, for instance, said to Gorbachev at Geneva what Reagan said, we’d probably have had WWIII. But Reagan could say it. Nixon couldn’t. And I don’t think Cruz could either. There is something about... Read more
The anniversary of our first moon landing. I never remembered the day until seven years ago. It was then that our fourth son was born. In fact, that happened to be the 40th anniversary of the moon landings, and my wife began getting prepped for the birth at the minute of the actual touchdown. I remember the anesthesiologist getting the epidural ready while the TV in the delivery room was carrying the anniversary coverage. As the minutes got closer, he kept... Read more
My wife is Orthodox Christian. She started attending Orthodox services a couple years ago. It didn’t surprise me. She became Catholic along with me and the boys in 2006, but she never lost the glint in her eye from when we looked at Orthodoxy on our way to Rome. It was a necessary stop along the way, since her evangelical roots made going straight toward Catholicism a tough sell. Orthodoxy, something I was less than knowledgeable about, is outside the experience of most... Read more
This story won’t interest you. If history is just a chance to cherry-pick evidence that supports a story that portrays human history as group A vs. group B, then finds like this don’t help. If you are interested in the variety, nuances and complexities that make up the fascinating story of the human experience, then this is worth the read. Read more
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