The new Gallup poll showing that Democrats are now dead-even among white, frequent church-goers is a bit astonishing given the decades-long advantage that Republicans have had on that group. What’s even more astonishing is that most of the movement seems to have taken place over the last month. One could advance a simple explanation for the change: the Foley fallout. Foley’s a creep, Hastert covered it up, case closed. But Josh Marshall is onto something when he says... Read more
Mr. Bush cannot continue to wear the mantle of Christianity, while blaming his predecessor peace-makers for North Korea's nuclear ambitions and arguing that what's needed are more threats and economic sanctions. (more…) Read more
A repository of ideas, resources, commentary and opinions concerning the issues facing low-income residents of the inner cities of the United States and how mainstream America largely forgets or, worse, ignores the day-to-day realities of urban life for the so-called "poor." Written and edited by the President & CEO of Central Dallas Ministries. Please visit CDM. (more…) Read more
How excited am I about David Kuo's tell-all book exposing the hypocrisy, manipulation, and possibly even corruption of the White House's faith-based initiative? This is worse than waiting for Christmas morning, worse than my impatience for the season premiere of "Veronica Mars" (and that's saying something). (more…) Read more
The White House held a conference yesterday on school shootings, but made sure that (almost) nobody uttered the word "guns" or brought up the taboo topic of gun control. Maybe they thought it was a conference on documentaries about high schools. (more…) Read more
Check out this ad from the Eliot Spizter campaign in New York. If you spent any time in Sunday school as a kid, you will recognize this tune. (more…) Read more
America woke several days ago to the surprise of North Korean nuclear tests. But don’t you wonder why the Administration didn’t see it coming? While Bush has been focusing on responding to Iran’s nuclear potential, North Korea has been steadily developing . . . . (more…) Read more
Recently, I had the odd fortune of meeting an extremely high ranking military officer. Under condition of anonymity he confessed, "I'm against the Iraq war." (more…) Read more
Today — October 11 — is the four-year anniversary of the Senate's vote to authorize the invasion of Iraq. Your thoughts? Read more
I can think of about 468 reasons to vote for Democratic congressional candidates in November (all 435 House seats are at stake in addition to 33 Senate seats). But if you need yet another reason to vote Democratic this fall, K. A. Paul, an evangelist from Houston, Texas, provides one: the return of Jesus. (more…) Read more
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