Bill Kristol points out that President Bush was courageous in daring to look beyond identity politics and PC racial/gender pandering in nominating John Roberts to the SCOTUS. I don’t know that I would call it “courageous.” I think I would call it “typical.” Bush routinely picks the person he considers best for the job and even his most vehement enemies admit (and not even begrudgingly) that he is genuinely color/gender blind in that regard. It’s actually, I think, a very... Read more
To some folks – even a few of my readers, from whom I would expect better – it all seems very mysterious – like the height of hypocrisy: Senator Rick Santorum speaks out (a little too forcefully for my taste, but he’s not my senator) about the homosexual lifestyle and agenda, and so – somehow – that makes him a hypocrite for defending his gay spokesman, whom some of the left have “outed.” “I think it squares very clearly with... Read more
August 15 – in the Catholic Church it is the Feastday of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary – in the Orthodox Church the Dormition of the Theotokos (the Falling Asleep of the God-bearer). I only mention it because Al Qaeda, taking advantage of all the helpful cues given to them by George Galloway and others, is setting August 15th as a deadline for either acquiescence or obliteration. And the only reason I mention that, is because it has... Read more
Or, in a sane world, it would be the last word. But there is little that is sane, or intellectually honest in 21st Century American political discourse. Nevertheless, Captain Ed – wearing his Daily Standard Cap – seems quite in his wits, with this piece, and one can only add please God, make someone – anyone – on the left stand up and say, “yes…this overblown story is absurd.” I’m not counting on it, though. Meanwhile, Greg Pierce notes –... Read more
Spent an hour and a half at Adoration today and realized that I have been reading too much news and blogging too much. Way, way too much! It’s taking its toll on me! While my hubby and son are away at scouting camp, I think it’s a good idea for me to book a room at the local retreat house (or at the local beach, if I can get one) and spend some time in quiet – without the computer.... Read more
Actually, I’m on retreat right now, and so I am posting this blind – writing it now and hoping it will post at the proper time. We’ll see if it works! I must start out by saying, though, that Beth at MVRWC posted very creatively this week – go check it out. Then come back, of course, so you can see the rest! This week’s Cotillion Ball is hosted by <a href="http://annika.mu.nu/"Annika's Journal, Dr. Sanity and Girl on the Right... Read more
A few weeks ago, I realized that while I enjoyed his blog very much – always – every time I went to visit it, I simply wasn’t linking very much to the adorable (and very smart) Jimmie Bise over at Sundries Shack, and so I made a point of running down a few of his latest posts and directing you over there. And I am quite sure you are still remembering to go visit Jimmie, right? Of course you are... Read more
Jim Manney of People of the Book directs us to this excellent and fun page If Flannery Had Blog. He found it via an Amy Welborn reader. He picks out a choice (and favorite) morsel from The Habit of Being; The Letters of Flannery O’ Connor: I was once, five or six years ago, taken by some friends to have dinner with Mary McCarthy and her husband, Mr. Broadwater. (She just wrote that book, “A Charmed Life.”) She departed the... Read more
It’s only by half a game, and we could fall apart tomorrow. But it feels like we have momentum, even with a deplorable batch of pitchers. I still don’t much like A-Rod – I still blame him for all of our woes last year. Slappy McBluelips will never be my favorite Yankee. He tried to cheat and then pretend about it. Yuck. I’m certain he is the punk who reversed the curse. But he has proven valuable…heh. And ummm…to all... Read more
Basically it comes down to: Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah an element of ‘Gotcha’ blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah White House misled blah blah blah like that’s news blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah Oh wait – There it is – Because Rove didn’t actually name the CIA agent it’s not likely that he will be charged with any crime blah blah blah blah... Read more
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