Interesting quote from a BBC article on the US recognizing the Armenian genocide that provides insight into both revisionist history and political flip-flopping.
During his campaign for the 2008 election, Mr Obama promised to brand the mass killings genocide.
Mrs Clinton has acknowledged his administration’s change of opinion on the issue, saying circumstances had “changed in very [...]
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It has been hotly contested by those not really familiar with how bizarre California politics is whether things could get more:
a. surreal
b. humorous
c. disconcerting
d. all of the above
Well, we have an answer. Things can get much, much worse. And they have. Jerry Brown, aka Governor Moonbeam,the person who shirked his job as Attorney General, wants to [...]
Jeff Mirus at Catholic Culture, whom I have the greatest respect, has recommended an article from First Things on immigration called Our Muddled Masses. Catholic Culture is an outstanding source for an authentically Catholic perspective on issues, but I think Jeff misses the mark on this article.
Jeff’’s take is that the original article provides a [...]
Here is and interesting fact. “New FBI statistics on hate crimes show a nine percent increase in crimes against religious groups in 2008 and an almost 25 percent increase in reported hate crimes against Catholics. Ref
With all the “yes we can” and bringing everyone together and all sorts of other platitudes fed to us by [...]
I have taken two political polls recently. One via phone where AP (Associated Press) was the sponsor and then a Zogby political poll for whom the sponsor was not specified. Both left a foul taste in my mouth.
The AP poll was a bit disgusting – they wanted to know if they ran more [...]
Nancy Pelosi and her deceptive ilk are at it again, trying to sneak one by the American people. Voice your opposition to this deception. Call your congressional rep TODAY!
Phone your U.S. House member AGAIN —
urge a NO vote on the pro-abortion “Rule” on H.R. 3962 before Friday! [...]
Here is what FactCheck.org found:
The president said “no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions.” But the House bill would permit a “public option” to cover all abortions, and would also permit federal subsidies to be used to purchase private insurance that covers all abortions, a point that raises objections from anti-abortion groups. That’s [...]
Communities Organize Against Health Care, While Professional Protestors Organize at White House Behest
“If you get hit, we will punch back twice as hard!” Jim Messina, the White House Deputy Chief of staff, told Senate Democrats in a meeting to prepare them to respond to constituent protests according to staffers. In a similar vein, labor union [...]
House approves $2 billion clunker extension | Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives approved on Friday a $2 billion extension of the “Cash-for-Clunkers” automobile sales incentive program.
This program is so unjust. We taxpayers are footing the bill so people can buy cars. Hello…. The money comes from somewhere folks. Someone [...]
First the data, then the analysis. Here is the data:
Catholic Senator Helps Defeat Amendment that Would Ensure Crisis Pregnancy Centers Are Eligible in National Volunteer Bill
Senator John Ensign proposed an amendment to the the National Service bill, the Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education (GIVE) Act, a bill meant to encourage volunteerism. Senator Ensign was worried [...]
Trade nominee is 4th Obama pick to owe back taxes
Another Obama administration nominee has tax troubles. This time, it’s Ron Kirk, the president’s choice to be U.S. trade representative. Kirk owes an estimated $10,000 in back taxes from earlier in the decade and has agreed to pay them, the Senate Finance Committee said Monday.
So the [...]
Obama campaigned big on bringing the troops home right away. Now we hear this. Officials: Obama to Leave Up to 50K Troops in Iraq Through 2011:
President Obama will announce plans today to withdraw the bulk of the current 142,000 U.S. troops in Iraq by Aug. 31 of 2010, leaving 35,000 to 50,000 in place until [...]
From Religion Clause, a blog about religion and the law, the following summarized a report about the Obama administration regarding his town hall meetings:
in an unprecedented move, the White House is not only asking clergy who are recommended by local politicians to deliver opening prayers, but is requiring vetting of the text with the White [...]
In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the queen who married her husband’s murderer is watching a play put on by Hamlet, her son. In this play, the player queen is going on and on about how much she loves the player king and would never remarry should he die. The real queen says “the lady doth protests too [...]
Amnesty Insanity International is at it again. They want to require doctors to kill unborn children – regardless of conscientious objections. They want to take away one persons right to life, another’s free will, all in order to create a license for mothers to murder their children. AI – you have come [...]
This is very funny segment from Jon Stuart. It is about how the rhetoric from President Obama’s speech and previous speeches by former President Bush are pretty similar. So the song remains the same.
The telling point comes when Jason Jones says “I guess when Obama says this stuff, I don’t think he really [...]
Sarah Palin provides a response to the media circus that surrounded the last election, especially the tremendous prejudice leveled at her as a conservative, a woman, and a mother.
“Deafening silence of our elected officials”
Amidst all this lawlessness, harassment, trampling of civil rights and now domestic terrorism, one thing stands out: the deafening silence of our elected officials. Not a single elected leader has spoken out against what is happening,” noted the campaign co-manager, Frank Schubert.
“Where is Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger while churches are being [...]
President-elect Obama Reveals his Position as ‘The abortion President’
On Sunday, transition advisors to the President-elect have revealed a potential list of executive orders that Mr. Obama would reverse once he became President.
They include reversing a provision barring international organizations that receive American aid from counseling about the availability of abortions and reversing President Bush’s ban [...]
I hope you read a article by Dr. Jeff Mirus, Discouragement and Faith at Catholic Culture. I found it fruitful reading about this post-election period. I have noticed a sense of peace in face of what has happened on several faithful blogs. I suspect it has to do with why we take the stand we [...]
