The New York Times has an article by Diana Kraft and Laurie Goodstein that discusses a “wider split” between conservatives and the rest of the Episcopal Church. I wonder how long it will be before everyone finally acknowledges that the real purpose of this group is not to “widen a rift” but to split off [...]
Hat tip: JK ROWLING’S COMMENCEMENT SPEECH AT HARVARD President Faust, members of the Harvard Corporation and the Board of Overseers, members of the faculty, proud parents, and, above all, graduates. The first thing I would like to say is ‘thank you.’ Not only has Harvard given me an extraordinary honour, but the weeks of fear [...]
I’m a day or two late on this, but I couldn’t figure out what I should say. I should have known that the Maestro would have already said it: There was an illustration on the panel that showed a triptych. On the left panel, there were these names of artistic pursuits. There were poets, painter, [...]
I’ve finally figured out what it is about John McCain‘s “100 year” statement concerning Iraq. Here’s the video of the comment, in case you’re just lost about what I mean. As McCain’s defenders rightly point out, he isn’t calling for a hundred years of war in Iraq. No, he only wants to stay in Iraq [...]
So Don Imus is at it again – maybe. The man with the face tailor-made for radio is in trouble for wondering if a football player in the NFL is black. That, of course, is racist because we all know that only black men play in the NFL. I really don’t care. I think it’s [...]
Reverend Mother is questioning the simplicity of simple living. Her question is worth pondering – what can communities of faith do to make it easier for members to consider all of creation in their actions? The first thing I have to do is say that I think a lot of the sound and the fury [...]
Having grown up in a part of the country that sees a lot of violent thunderstorms and tornados, I’ve always pondered this: If threatened by lightning, you are advised not to stand under a tree. You are also advised not to be in an open area. What do you do if you are in a [...]
During the last two Presidential elections, we heard a lot about “swing states”. Florida and Ohio were the two big ones, but Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania made it in the consideration, along with a few others. But I think the winner may actually be decided in the states along the Mississippi-Ohio River. Those states include [...]
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From Maurine Dowd: Asked by The Observer reporter about W.M.D. in Iraq, W. replied: “Still looking for them,” sparking a strange moment of levity. Mr. Bush continued: “We didn’t realize, nor did anybody else, that Saddam Hussein felt like he needed to play like he had weapons of mass destruction. It may have been, however, [...]
