Current Affairs
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From Jonah Goldberg, writing in USA Today: The mere fact that presidential elections matter this much is not a sign of national health but of national dysfunction. The more the federal government gets involved in every aspect of our lives — for good or ill — the more people will feel that their livelihoods, lifestyles,…
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Election Eve Thoughts: Which Is To Be Master? "The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many different things." "The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master — that's all." I really didn't want to write about politics again, but with election hysteria at its height I'm having difficulty putting…
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An Opportunity Not Just Missed But Thwarted What was noticeable from the start was that no evidence was produced in support of this accusation; the thing was simply asserted with an air of authority. And the attack was made with a maximum of personal libel and with complete irresponsibility as to any effects it might…
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Patrick J. Deenan of Notre Dame, formerly of Georgetown, offers one of the better commentaries I've seen on what the Obama administration's moves against religious liberty really mean. His conclusion: During the bloody twentieth century, the Church stood against the totalitarian ambitions of Fascism and Communism. A third ideology is clearly flexing its muscles today—threatening…
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And if so, what did you think? I was travelling and didn't see or hear any of it. I observe today that the pro-Obama segment of the media seems to be in all-out spin mode, apparently thinking that they have an opening to push their guy back out front.
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As we were discussing a week or so ago, the Sunday September 30 edition of the Mobile Press-Register was the last daily edition of the paper, presumably forever. In it, Frances Coleman, who had been the editorial page editor for many years, and is one of the people who will not have a job in the…
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If you watched it…or far that matter if you didn't watch it…feel free to post your reaction. I thought Romney did quite well. I think this is the first time I've watched a Republican candidate in one of these circus acts who didn't make me cringe for him. I don't know whether this improved his…
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Where Are The Bumper Stickers? One day last week I saw a Romney/Ryan bumper sticker, and I realized it was the first one I'd seen. Since then I've seen, I think, one more, two at most. And then I realized that I haven't been seeing many Obama stickers, either. Most of the Obama stickers I've…
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But sometimes it's applicable. As of Monday, there will no longer be a daily newspaper in Mobile. I'll miss it, though it's been in very visible decline for several years, seeming to shrink in size and in depth of coverage almost from one day to the next. When I moved to Mobile in 1990, the…
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Yes, as I was saying, our racial problems are serious. But this scene is a nice reminder of how much things have improved. It could not have taken place fifty years ago. http://vp.mgnetwork.net/viewer.swf?u=98ca54682581102faba2001ec92a4a0d&z=KRG&embed_player=1 Alan Sealls is a local meteorologist whom I call the prince of weathermen–he's tremendously knowledgeable, and has this infectious enthusiasm for the subject.…
Light On Dark Water 