Month: December 2009
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War and Peace in a Complicated World
Indonesians marked the occasion by unveiling a statue of the Obama Child, swaddled in T-shirt and shorts, embarking on his earthly ministry with the predestined Nobel medallion draped around his neck.
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Not All Deaths Are Created Equal
I could post about several entries from this week’s FDD Update, but I’ll confine myself to excerpting Cliff May’s takedown of a drivelous U.S./Muslim body count comparison.
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Witnessing a Step Toward Marriage Equality in NJ
The Web Goddess and I journeyed to Trenton yesterday in support of marriage equality for same-sex couples. (The picture makes me look fatter than I am.) Pictured in the background is our priest, Father Bernie Poppe. A Senate committee approved the bill, which is to be voted on by the full Senate on Thursday. My […]
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Lobbying for Marriage Equality in New Jersey
The Web Goddess and I are headed to Trenton Monday morning to lobby for pending legislation that would legalize same-sex marriage in New Jersey. We’ll be car-pooling with friends both gay and straight from St. George’s Episcopal Church. I’m covering the event for Maplewood Patch, a charter member of the Maplewood BlogolopolisTM. Patch already has […]
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I Still Prefer the Chicago Politician to the Obamessiah
As with any politician, Obama’s constituency is far from monolithic. But he had a large cadre of supporters who bought into the Obamessiah myth, and it was inevitable that they eventually would feel betrayed.
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A Signpost in Mr. Obama’s War
From the San Diego Union Tribune. Hat tip: Navy for Moms.
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Not Quite the Clarion Call I Had in Mind, But…
With Guantanamo, Obama has already proven his ability to abandon a silly deadline. Once the troops are deployed, the boots on the ground will be real. The withdrawal date will be a goal.
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Dumbest Headline of the Day, as the Afghanistan Speech Looms
The true risk, and the reason some of us favored John McCain for the role of Commander-in-Chief, is that Obama and many Democrats seem intent on convincing us that America is NOT at war. This is why the indefensible decision to treat Khalid Sheikh Mohammed as a criminal, rather than as an enemy, is so appalling.