The Anchoress
Abbot and Costello’s classic: Read more
Abbot and Costello’s classic: Read more
:::Welcome, Hot Air readers, and thanks Ed. The piece Ed quoted from is here, at Pajamas Media!::: In my latest at Pajamas Media, I look at a recent Wall Street Journal piece exploring the means by which Catholics justify a vote for Barack Obama, whose NARAL rating (his recent musings on abortion notwithstanding) is 100%. The WSJ reports that the Obama Catholics justify voting for him in good conscience, despite his abortion record, because he is “so good on other... Read more
I’m late to the very sad news of Tony Snow’s passing. A good man gone too young, too soon. He had a wonderful way about him and a great deal of common sense. One of my favorite pieces by him was his Commencement Address to the Catholic University of America in May of 2007. He was in the middle of his battle with cancer when he gave it, and it holds some gems of insight: Think not only of what... Read more
I teased you about it last week, because I was just enjoying the book so much, but now my formal review is up at Inside Catholic. Excerpted: His baseball columns leave the idea running about one’s head that perhaps “the game” — inclusive, singular, and daily renewed by inches — is a perfect metaphor for America itself. Will does not use his pen like a Louisville Slugger, pounding those thoughts into the reader’s head; he merely guides the reader’s reason... Read more
Exxxxxxcellent! “This is a Judiciary Committee matter, and I believe we will see some attention being paid to it by the Judiciary Committee,” Pelosi told reporters. “Not necessarily taking up the articles of impeachment because that would have to be approved on the floor, but to have some hearings on the subject.” Pelosi added: “My expectation is that there will be some review of that in the committee.” […] One thing is clear, however — there will be no move... Read more
What kind of “liberals” are these? What sort of “transparency” is this? Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Lady Liberty herself, who has in the past made noises about regulating free speech on the internet, has decided that her colleagues in congress have too much free speech, and they should be reined in. And California’s Sen. Diane Feinstein seems to be cooking up a similar idea in the Senate. How do people, supposedly committed to the first amendment and to... Read more
Medal-Cross of St. Benedict Is it too much, really, to ask reporters to get it right? They always seem to write some variation of this: …he smuggled a Eucharist, a small bread wafer that to Catholics symbolic (sic) of the Body of Christ after a priest blesses it… No. We believe it is the Real Body and Blood of Christ, after consecration. Not a “symbol” after a “blessing.” Is that so hard to get straight? Don’t know how I missed... Read more
Over at PJM Jennifer Rubin looks at the question of John McCain’s running mate. McCain’s campaign is so woefully uncharismatic against the exotica of Obama, that he’d better pick someone with a little dazzle to her. Yes, her. Take a hint. As I’ve said before, two boring white guys will not do the trick – it is the Fade Into the Background Ticket From Hell. And I see a lot of people commenting that they want Fred Thompson on the... Read more
Thank reader Brendan for this one: Sister Edwin moves from room to room, singing show tunes. She laughs the laugh of a right jolly old elf. She jingles her rosary beads the way a maintenance man jingles a ring of keys. She perspires at the lip and brow, hustling from patient to patient. “Is your sister back from Florida?” she calls to one. “How are you feeling? Did you watch the Braves game last night?” she asks, rubbing the toes... Read more
I label Dick Meyer as an “omni-spective.” He is an educated, urbane “DC-NY-corridor” secularist who defies the stereotype of snobbish insularity. He is introspective and also outwardly mega-observant; he doesn’t just peer at a surface, but looks into and around everything – hence my label. Meyer recently left CBS News and headed to NPR and he has taken his Against the Grain column with him. Today’s piece is a good ‘un you will want to read. I have a few... Read more
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