Archive for May, 2008
Despite, or Perhaps Because
of all of the shit hurled at her following her RFK remarks to the Argus Leader board, the paper endorsed Hillary Clinton for the Democratic :
But Clinton is the strongest Democratic candidate for South Dakota.
Her mastery of complex policy detail is broad and deep, and her experience as a senator and former first lady matches […]
Prayer and the Sovereignty of God
Q. What role does prayer have in the Christian life if you believe in the sovereignty of God?
First, we need to answer the question, “Does Scripture tell us to pray?” The answer? YES! Jesus prayed and told us to pray (Luke 11:1; Mark 1:35; John 17:20-21; Matthew 26:39; Matthew 6:5-15). That’s important because at least […]
Lisbon: the nuclear option
Quentin Peel in the Financial Times has been doing a nice job with occasional look-ins at the referendum campaign and prospects. Today the options that none of the EU governments or the EU institutions want to talk about: what happens if the treaty is rejected? He sets out 4: an added Ireland-only protocol with a […]
Jimbo Eruptions III.
Old Jim is denying he is cheating on wife :
Absolutely not, absolutely not,” Gibbons said when asked whether he’s having an affair with a woman separated from her husband, a Reno doctor. While not mentioning the woman’s name, the governor said, “It’s been a friendly relationship over all these years.”
We all know it’s been a […]
From What I Could Tell,
the media have gone into defensive mode with Scott McClellan’s memoirs, a book that has caused shock waves.
OF COURSE many of us out here knew the Iraq War was begun because of lies and propaganda, with the PNAC being used as the blueprint, but it is quite something else when somebody who was on the […]
From a Right-Wing Site,
the top seven reasons why Obama doesn’t have a chance in hell of ever being elected president.
The “Reader’s Digest” version:
1. He’s gaffe-prone.
2. His associates including Wright, Rezko, Ayers, etc.
3. He’s unqualified.
4. He appeals only to a narrow base of voters.
5. His “post-racial” rhetoric is a ruse.
6. He brings nothing to a ticket being from a […]
