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Comrades, it\u2019s difficult to keep up<\/strong>, but the mandatory service requirement<\/a> requires that you try. The oxymoronic thing<\/a> passed in the Senate. It passed by a healthy margin<\/a>.<\/p>\n Yesterday a thoughtful young 24 year old whom I have known<\/strong> since he was about 10 or 11 sent along this piece about California regulating car colors<\/a>, and I wrote back \u2013 feeling a little bit like King Arthur in the last scene of Camelot, \u201csomeday you will tell your children about the mythical land of America, where people were basically free to do whatever they liked, express themselves freely, dare to dream\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n What worried me is that he didn\u2019t argue. He\u2019s all of 24, and no conservative by any means, and he rather agreed, and he wondered if a third party is the way to go.<\/p>\n If something isn\u2019t done soon<\/a>, America as we know it will be so over<\/em>. Our \u201cleaders\u201d are jokers and weaklings<\/a>, and liars<\/a> and scallywags<\/a>, too. The UK is thinking \u2013 again \u2013 about<\/strong> changing the Royal Rules of Succession<\/a>:<\/p>\n Gordon Brown, the British Prime Minister, has opened talks with Buckingham Palace on removing the 308-year-old law that bars members of the royal family from marrying Roman Catholics. He also plans to allow women to inherit the throne according to birth order, under the proposals expected to be introduced next year.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n If it happens, the ultimate result of this ruling will mean a return to Roman Catholics on the English Throne; any prince-ling who married a Catholic would \u2013 under Church law \u2013 have to agree to raise the children Catholic, so eventually a Catholic would sit on the throne.<\/p>\n Since the Church of England<\/strong> is imploding<\/a>, and Charles has already said he doesn\u2019t wish to be called the \u201cDefender of the<\/em> Faith,\u201d but a \u201cDefender of Faith,\u201d<\/a> in a general sort of \u201cmulti-culti\u201d way, there seems to be no serious reason to maintain the King or Queen as head of church that is dying, instead of vibrant. Some may feel the connection diminishes the throne. Then again, whether the monarchy itself is going to die or live is a question of the age.<\/p>\n But since I\u2019ve been tracking rather weird, mystical and supernatural<\/a> for the last few days, I am just thinking about what it would mean<\/em> for a Roman Catholic to sit on the English throne again, in terms of the tribes of Israel<\/a>. What would a Catholic on the English throne mean to a continent legislating how one may speak<\/a> about one<\/em> religion<\/a>, even as the smug pundit\/chattering classes are becoming (worldwide)<\/a> more comfortable in proclaiming their Jew-hate<\/a> (it cannot rightly be called Anti-Semitism, since Arabs are Semites, as well). Will it be a positive or a negative in this tussle between \u201clight and dark\u201d that Chesterton warned of?<\/p>\n The fat man said:<\/strong> \u201cThe issue is now clear. It is between light and darkness, and everyone must choose his side.\u201d take these words to your heart teach them to your children\u2026<\/p>\n He also said this<\/a>.<\/p>\n Obama at Notre Dame<\/a>:<\/strong> the outcry<\/a> is growing<\/a>. It is charitable but vigorous<\/a>.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not going to change anything. Notre Dame is not going to rescind the invite and Obama is the last person who is ever going to allow a little public outcry from those knuckle-dragging Catholics [those who didn\u2019t vote for him; as opposed to the useful idiots, who did<\/a>] to dissuade him. My advice: look for something unexpected to come of it down the road. The Holy Spirit has a habit of confounding us with by means and methods most curious.<\/p>\n When we remember that Christ is the King over all<\/strong>, we cannot forget that the King always honors<\/em> his mother. Christ, the God-man, the Icon of the Word (which includes \u201cHonor thy father and thy mother\u201d) could do nothing less. That\u2019s why I am more amused than annoyed that President Obama, of the Culture of Death<\/a>, will be speaking at the university named for and dedicated to Our Lady. This is a ballsy and knowing affront to the Mother of the King. The King will not like that! I\u2019ve often and often warned folks about messing with the Mother of the King. They never listen.<\/p>\n I know I seem to be writing a lot about the state of the world as it relates to Catholicism, but Catholicism is under attack<\/a> as surely as Judaism and all the branches of Christianity. But the Church of Rome is under particular attack, in terms of conscience<\/a>, and the sacred and the secular<\/a>. It is, of the churches in the Body of Christ, the pillar and centering pole. Take her down<\/a>, you take down all of it. So, these things matter.<\/p>\n We should always, though, when engaging in matters of import and passion, remember to do it with love<\/a>.<\/p>\n Speaking of Mary:<\/strong> Ekklesia<\/a> reports that the EU is arguing about whether its 12-starred symbol<\/a> honors Mary. Again, the Holy Spirit has a way of using things\u2026 What is Evil?:<\/strong> Bookworm wonders about it<\/a>. I\u2019d say the word evil \u2013 like the word Nazi \u2013 is one of those words that should be used very sparingly but over the past 8 years was flung around with abandon. So now\u2026it\u2019s a difficult word to use seriously or thoughtfully. Sort of like the words \u201cincurious\u201d and \u201ctransparant\u201d<\/a>. If I were a professional journalist, I\u2019d be ashamed that such sites are needed.<\/p>\n The Mythbusters Guys:<\/strong> Made a big boom<\/a><\/p>\n No Myths:<\/strong> Michael Yon<\/a> and Michael Totten<\/a> bring you the real stuff, not the mythical stuff. Michelle Malkin predicts<\/strong> violence and riots at the G20<\/a>. I suspect it\u2019s just going to be a dress rehearsal for the summer.<\/p>\n This is a very good question<\/a>, Comrades.<\/strong> I would argue that they can\u2019t handle the DMV, much less AIG.<\/p>\n Now,<\/strong> if they release the Gitmo 250 into the United States<\/a>, and give them job-training and benefits<\/a>\u2026that\u2019s all it takes? No more war on terror? That stupid Bush!<\/p>\n Yes, Comrades<\/strong>, you are being watched<\/a>.<\/p>\n Moving, Uplifting<\/strong>, Tragic, and Real.<\/a><\/p>\n Some thoughts<\/strong> on abstract art and baby boomers from Kansas Catholic<\/a><\/p>\n St. John Vianney:<\/strong> It\u2019s a private joke between the two of us, but whenever Buster and I hear his name chanted in the Litany of Saints, we turn to each other and smile. Now, this great saint has a play<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nI was wondering today if we should not form a \u201cRecovery Party\u201d<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 one dedicated to recovering the United States of America as the Republic our founders intended.
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\nIt may come down to it;<\/strong> The Recovery Party<\/em> or\u2026\u201cObey<\/a>, Comrades\u201d.<\/p>\n
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\nA bit of history:<\/strong> from our pal Patrick at McNamara\u2019s Blog: Teddy Roosevelt was the first president to visit a Catholic College<\/a>. Bully! Bully!<\/em>
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\nThis was always a lie:<\/strong> there are no such jobs<\/a> because there is no such sustainable energy technology. But people like that lie.<\/p>\n
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\nNational Review creates a site<\/strong> dedicated to Media Malpractice<\/a>, which is very nice. Their logo looks a lot like the one designed by Chris Muir<\/a> for Media Mythbusters<\/a>. Well, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and we can certainly use all the help we can get in keeping track of or debunking media biases, media \u201cmistakes,\u201d their outright lies and agenda-driven omissions.<\/p>\n
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\nStaggering:<\/strong> a billion dollars an hour<\/a>.<\/p>\n