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Re: Republicans Hand Democrats a Wedge Issue to Counter Abortion
02/09/12 9:35 pm
I can't remember if I tweeted you this link but it's to an article by a Professor of Moral Theology at the Jesuit Marquette University. I h...Re: Republicans Hand Democrats a Wedge Issue to Counter Abortion
02/09/12 8:26 pm
The six Republican Senators who sponsored the contraception mandate consist of two women who now have Stockholm Syndrome, a man who was driv...Re: The Tea Party is Only as ‘Dead’ as Conservatism
02/08/12 11:14 am
The essence of culture war is a marching-backwards. Glenn Beck made "Leave it to Beaver" noises because his target audience is cognitively s...Re: Morning Awful: Catholic Birth Control Contention
02/08/12 10:51 am
Notice how a lot of so-called liberal Catholic MEN, like E J Dionne and Chris Matthews, are making this all about religious freedom. Bullpuc...Re: The Tea Party is Only as ‘Dead’ as Conservatism
02/08/12 10:46 am
I was six years old and in parochial school when John Kennedy ran for President. I remember my parents and family being pleased when he won,...Re: Chris Hedges on the Black Bloc “Cancer” in Occupy (but not in Anonymous)
02/08/12 2:15 am
You've seen them before at the 2009 G-20 meeting and the Battle of Seattle in 1999.Re: Morning Awful: Regressive South Carolina
02/07/12 3:17 pm
It takes an advanced degree in cognitive dissonance to deny these laws have any object other than making it harder for minorities & the ...Re: Chris Hedges on the Black Bloc “Cancer” in Occupy (but not in Anonymous)
02/07/12 7:07 am
I checked out on OWS months ago so I never heard of Black Bloc. Wow. Good to know.Re: Most Precise Bombing Campaign Ever
02/06/12 8:43 am
Applause for a simply-stated version of my own mind.
Category Archives: Obama’s Speeches
Wake Up, September is Over
I don’t know why this isn’t the big news on last night’s SOTU. Was a milk-based cliché really so distracting? The president’s second ‘graff: We gather tonight knowing that this generation of heroes has made the United States safer and more respected … Continue reading
Obama and Police Brutality
I understand why Occupy protesters mic checked the president about police abuse: a presidential statement might carry great moral weight while confronting local power. Also, the movement has mic checked everyone else — Eric Cantor and Karl Rove being two … Continue reading
12 Things Obama May Or May Not Say Tonight
The president will propose spending about $300 billion on tax cuts and infrastructure. That won’t be enough, but it will cover what is “shovel ready.” The president won’t solve everything in one speech or bill, but here are some priorities … Continue reading
Will Greens Freak Out For Jobs?
I said yesterday: Friday’s progressive freakout over nixed EPA smog rules is not really about fighting smog, but the myopia of issue focus in the blogosphere and the inflated currency of online outrage. Transportation is a wonky subject that often … Continue reading
On Criticizing the President
by vdaze There is a myth being perpetuated by some that those who consistently and vocally support the President do not accept criticism of him in any form. Rubbish. The “beef” that I, and many I identify with most closely, … Continue reading
EPA Smog Rules Freakout is Ridiculous
First of all, let’s stop with the stupid sports metaphors. Really. If you need an analogy, smog regulations are a low card in a high stakes game, and Lisa Jackson is the queen of hearts when Obama needs spades. If … Continue reading
Obama’s Middle East Speech Guaranteed to Give Culture Warriors a Conniption Fit
The process that led to NATO intervention in Libya is unfolding again. News of a bloody weekend in Syria: WADI KHALED, Lebanon — Using horses and mules to carry their possessions, Syrians crossed a shallow river Monday to reach safety … Continue reading
Five Things Obama Can Talk About In His SOTU Speech
Deficit reduction. Obama should challenge Congress on its priorities and mention Republican intransigence on billionaire tax cuts as well as the CBO’s projected cost of overturning health care reform. The Beltway is ready to see Boehner and company as unserious … Continue reading
Money Quote
The president’s memorial speech included this ‘graff: (I)f, as has been discussed in recent days, their death helps usher in more civility in our public discourse, let us remember it is not because a simple lack of civility caused this … Continue reading
