The Writer’s Almanac from American Public Media, Aug 30, 2006: “It’s the birthday of political humorist Molly Ivins, born in Monterey, California (1944).” Have a great birthday Molly…And many more.
Rep. Katherine Harris claimed that church-state separation is a “lie,” arguing that electing non-Christians inevitably legislates sin. Yet her narrow rhetoric never explains where other believers stand in her vision of America, especially considering the contentious 2000 Florida election role and Supreme Court rulings that delivered this disastrous national administration.
Living in 1970s Germany taught me that terrorism could be dealt with without panic or politicization—life simply went on. Comparing that resilience to America’s fearful, post-9/11 ‘Chicken Little’ response is embarrassing. Bruce Schneier’s perspective hits the mark: it’s time to take a deep breath, stop cowering, and regain sanity.
There is no phrase more crucial than this: America has no hereditary kings. Yet, for an administration claiming to spread democracy worldwide, the relentless misuse of power suggests otherwise. It is high time someone in the Oval Office explains to the “decider-in-chief” that democracy begins with self-restraint, not entitlement.
The War Bush Isn’t Fighting: When unsmiling agents at the airport take away your contact lens solution, your toothpaste, and your cologne or after-shave, remember Osama bin Laden. Remember the
Critics complain the liberal blogosphere avoids serious debate on radical jihadism, accusing them of ignoring critical foreign policy. But it’s rich when opponents demand engagement after shutting everyone out. I won’t bother armchair-quarterbacking the Middle East; I’ll let our elected officials run that problem into the ground themselves.
Critics complain the liberal blogosphere avoids serious debate on radical jihadism, accusing them of ignoring critical foreign policy. But it’s rich when opponents demand engagement after shutting everyone out. I won’t bother armchair-quarterbacking the Middle East; I’ll let our elected officials run that problem into the ground themselves.
Whatever happened to the moral high road in America? Once, we simply did what was right—backed by Grandmother’s swift willow switch. Today, the morally dysfunctional seem to write the laws. I long for those principled days, with no need for the self-appointed morals police; Grandmother already handled that job.
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