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Monthly Archives December 2005
Taking Stock
It's pretty much inevitable that the end of the year inspires us to take stock of what we've done well, what we've done poorly, and what we've failed to do in the last year. I asked one of my readers to offer constructive criticism. Here's the […]
Executive Privilege
INTERVIEWER: So what in a sense, you're saying is that there are certain situations…where the president can decide that it's in the best interests of the nation or something, and do something illegal.
PRESIDENT: Well, when the president does it that means that it is not illegal.
INTERVIEWER By definition.
PRESIDENT: Exactly. Exactly. If the president, for […]
Merry Christmas
My wife and I wish a blessed Christmas to everyone, and especially to regular readers
of this blog. Don't forget there are still ten days left in the Christmas season.
In the midst of the so-called War on Christmas, it's easy to forget that receiving
gifts and being merry are […]
Eternal Mysteries Appearing Veiled Under Inauspicious Terms
"…[T]he Mass is very much like the events of the Gospel itself. That is, in those events we saw ternal mysteries veiled under the inauspicious terms, not only of our world, but of the most unlikely crannies of our world. Nazareth: the ultimate small town. A stable: dung and straw for the […]
Can You Hear Me? Then Get Off My Phone!
"The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probablecause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." - Fourth […]
