The New Religious Right?
6 February 2007Opinion Journal today has a piece with the unappealing title Tithe and Spend Republicans. The ostensible subject of the piece is Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee who is a Baptist Pastor and self proclaimed conservative. Huckabee, however, seems to believe that the state should be the vehicle for carrying out Christian charity. From the article: So [...]
Co-Equal Branches of Government
6 February 2007Much is being said in the halls of Congress these days about the “fact” that Congress is a co-equal branch of government. As such, the argument goes, Congress has the authority to reign in the President’s plans with respect to the Iraq war. There have even been plans floated to limit the number of troops [...]
Is There Reason for Hope?
29 January 2007In my post, A Little Honesty, I said: In truth I’ve become somewhat disillusioned. I see our once great country heading inexorably down the tubes and there seems to be nothing I can do about it. I’ve always believed that superior ideas will, in the end, win out over inferior ideas. I’m not entirely certain [...]
Is the War in Iraq Worth Supporting?
22 January 2007Unless you live on a deserted island you are aware that 2/3 of American no longer support the war in Iraq. That coincided precisely with President Bush’s approval ratings which are the lowest of his presidency and one of the lowest of all time. For a multiplicity of reasons, Americans simply do not support the [...]
Thanksgiving, the Framers and Secularism
22 November 2006The debate has raged in America for years now concerning the place of religion, specifically Judeo-Christian religion, in the public sphere. Secularists today claim that religion has no place in the public square and that the founder never intended it to. To them, the establishment clause of the First Amendment takes ultimate precedence over the [...]
The Right Lessons
17 November 2006Liberals across the media seem determined to interpret the election for Republicans. There are a plethora of interesting quotes to choose from. For example: “The country is sending a signal to both parties: We want you guys to work together to solve problems. You’ve got Republicans running from the far right much more toward the [...]
What Lies Ahead
9 November 2006The elections are over. For politicians it’s time to start working on ’08. But what about the rest of us? What do we do now? ’08 is a long way off. I don’t know about you but I’m not prepared to spend two years in campaign mode. While the ’08 elections are important, there is [...]
Missouri’s Amendment 2
24 October 2006Missouri’s proposed Amendment 2 is, perhaps, the most misunderstood and the most lied about amendment in history. Supporters have spent $28 million dollars trying to convince the voters of Missouri that the amendment permanently outlaws human cloning. In fact, the amendment makes human cloning a right. The way the supports mislead on this is by [...]
A Failure of Diplomacy?
11 October 2006Any aggressive action by a foreign enemy is always characterized by Democrats as a failure of diplomacy in general and specifically, a failure of the Bush administration’s diplomatic policy. That leads to an obvious question. Do the Democrats believe that every problem around the world has a diplomatic solution? Conversely, do they believe that there [...]
It’s About Survival Stupid
11 October 2006On Townhall.com, Cal Thomas has a column that makes an astounding statement. “This election isn’t about House pages; it’s about survival” said Thomas. He’s exactly right. When Clinton defeated Bush 41, the Democrat tag line was “it’s the economy, stupid.” Today’s Republican tag line ought to be, “it’s about survival, stupid.” Thomas says that congressional [...]
