I would have illustrated this with a photo of it, but I can’t find any. Apparently the Iraqi-American community is dancing in Dearborn. UPDATE: Clarity and Resolve has found a picture. CNN links to video here. Dave Alwatan wore an Iraqi flag around his shoulders and flashed a peace sign to everyone he passed at the Karbalaa Islamic Educational Center in this suburb of Detroit, a city that has one of the nation’s largest concentrations of people with roots in... Read more
I’ve never been able to rest easy on the question of the death penalty in the US – or the matter of state-sanctioned execution. As a pro-life Catholic, I have issues with it…but on the other hand, I know that there are times it can be considered the better choice. I basically subscribe to JPII’s idea, that one misses a chance for conversion when one’s life is taken unnaturally…but on the other hand, if you know you’re going to die,... Read more
“We are all going to have to rethink how we deal with this, because there are all these competing values … Without any kind of editing function or gatekeeping function, what does it mean to have the right to defend your reputation?” she said. Hillary Clinton, circa 1998 continued: “I don’t have any clue about what we’re going to do legally, regulatorily, technologically — I don’t have a clue. But I do think we always have to keep competing interests... Read more
Looking around the ‘sphere – The author of Sigmund, Carl and Alfred has written the sort of valentine to his daughter that describe the beauty of a healthy father/daughter relationship. It’s gorgeous – something for his daughter to treasure, and for daughters all over to read. If you were lucky enough to be part of such a relationship, this will warm you. If you were not so lucky…you may find it reassuring and hopeful. I know I did. It’s a... Read more
It always happens near Christmas. All that kissing and shaking hands…somebody brings in a stomach flu and it makes the rounds. Blogging light. Read more
So, I’m driving today with the windows half open. I’d gotten tired of Buster’s mixes and found the Under the Stars album – a collection of Broadway tunes done by Renee Fleming and Bryn Terfel. Track number 6 – Stars, from Les Miz. Freaking magnificent. At a long stoplight I’ve got it blasting pretty good, and the woman in the next car beeps me. I lower the music, assuming it’s rudely intruding on her, but she’s hollering something, so finally... Read more
Doug Ross imagines how the press would have reacted if Condi Rice had played the Sandy Berger role in these reprehensible shennanigans. I’d say he gets it about right. But as he notes, Sandy Berger and the Clinton Administration are an whole ‘nother kettle of fish to the press than are Condi Rice (or anyone) and the Bush Administration. Roger L. Simon has lost sleep over this. Perhaps more of us need to. This story will be lost come the... Read more
I’m up for this. How to act on Talk Like Jack Bauer Day -Make sure to yell very simple requests. -Take a helicopter to work. -Issue threats that involve family members and/or body parts. -Always mention that you’re running out of time. -Carry a manpurse. Wear aviators. Don’t do drugs. -Start each conversation with “I’m federal agent (your name), and today is the longest day of my life”. Read it all. Read more
I meant to link yesterday to an interesting piece by Dick Meyer over at CBS News, in which he muses on the emotional projections of the voters and wonders what it can mean for the Democrats. As ever, with Meyer, his stuff gets you thinking. I sense most voters who don’t have books by Herbert Marcuse, Michael Moore and Al Franken on their shelves feel profoundly conflicted about choosing either Hillary or Barack to be president. […] Sen. Clinton’s psychological... Read more
My apologies to those of you who have been leaving comments or trackbacks and have wondered why they have not appeared. While the site is moderated, I still have not seen fit to “disallow” any comment. Unfortunately, I seem to be getting spam-bombed and my filters for some reason are calling almost everything “spam” at this point – including your comments and trackbacks. I am trying to keep up with it and release comments and trackbacks as I find them,... Read more
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