The vote counting in the Iowa Caucus was a big flop. We still don’t know the outcome. From PBS: Nearly 24 hours after the Iowa caucuses started, the state’s Democratic Party released its first wave of results. The delay came after what’s being described as a coding error with a phone app used by more than 1,700 caucus sites to report results. With 62 percent of precincts reporting, former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg — or, I should say,... Read more
It appears that the Democratic side of the Iowa Caucus belly-flopped yesterday. Instead of seeing the kick-off to the presidential race and learning how our boy or girl ran, We the People woke up this morning to learn that, once again, another America election (a caucus this time) went face-first into the dirt. The solution is obvious. We need to go back to paper ballots. Congress should have passed a federal law mandating paper ballots in all presidential elections, and... Read more
The first person to contract Wuhan virus so far has been discharged from the hospital. There are 11 confirmed cases in the US so far. From CNN: Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Washington, the hospital said Monday in a statement. “The patient remains in isolation at home and is being monitored by the Snohomish Health District, in coordination with his care team at Providence,” the statement said. “For the privacy of the patient, we will not be disclosing the... Read more
Sixteen Catholic bishops from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska met Francis Feb. 3. They came away encouraged by the Holy Father’s openness and what they termed his “openness” in his conversation with them. From National Catholic Reporter: Bishops from the northwestern United States spent more than two and half hours with Pope Francis and came away talking about his small gestures and, especially, his understanding and encouragement. Sixteen bishops — including auxiliaries and retired bishops — from Washington, Oregon,... Read more
Christian persecution in North Korea is harsh and severe. This video gives a view of what living in that totalitarian state is like, not just for Christians, for for everyone. Dictators are right to fear genuine Christianity. The Gospels lift people up and make them free. The Gospels say that every human being is made in the Image and Likeness of God. Totalitarian states cannot operate if that vision catches hold. That is why totalitarian states seek to either eradicate... Read more
A few days ago, Pope Francis delivered a bit of catechesis on the Bible. I think everyone, Catholics and Protestants, could benefit from it. Read more
Kristen Day holds one of the most thankless positions around. She’s the Executive Director of Democrats for Life of America. What that means in real life is that she gets to be treated like a pariah among the Democrats and then she’s shoved aside, regarded with suspicion and generally dissed by other pro life people. She’s also forced to do a lot of hand-holding and supporting of pro life Democrats around the country as they get whammed around, attacked... Read more
We are Americans. We are free to, as Wesley said, think and let think. We are also our government. Did you get that last? America is governed by the people. As Lincoln phrased it, we have a “government of the people, by the people and for the people.” He ended that phrase by saying “should not perish.” That government of the people, by the people and for the people should not perish. Lincoln first said that at the dedication... Read more
Never stop praying for anyone. Every person on this earth is made in the Image and Likeness of God, and every single one of them is welcome at His table. All they have to do is say “yes” to Jesus and then follow Him. The most unlikely people have found their way to Christ, St Paul persecuted Christians, participated in the murder of St Stephen, and was actually on his way to imprison and kill the Christians in Damascus when... Read more
My 94-year-old mother has developed a sore on the lower part of her back. I think it’s from a combination of sitting in a wheelchair for long hours and not eating. She simply isn’t getting enough protein to build tissue. Mama struggled with weight all her life. When she was my age, she weighed well over 200 pounds. Today, she weighs 92 pounds, and that’s with both her nurses and me doing all we can to get her to... Read more
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