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Anti books
I was just down at Sam’s Club where they had a couple of books; Obama Nation and The Case Against Barak Obama–attack books. The title leaves no doubt about what the book’s trying to do. What use is a book … Continue reading
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What happened?
I’ve just finished reading Scott McClellan’s kiss-and-tell book: “What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington’s Culture of Deception.” McClellan doesn’t come across as a very sympathetic character to me. “I did bad things, but I’m not a bad … Continue reading
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Weapons of Mass Destruction
I have been researching weapons of mass destruction (WMD), trying to understand the phenomenon and to learn why we observe the things we do. Where did they come from, and where have they gone? Here I chronicle my ongoing quest … Continue reading
Extremes
I consider myself a liberal. Conservatives throw a lot of criticism at liberals. Some of that criticism does reasonably apply to some things liberals do. It probably works the same turned around the other way. It seems to me that … Continue reading
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My Contribution to National Security
In order to make the air traveling public safer, I submitted to the confiscation of 3 ounces of toothpaste by the TSA. Apparently it’s not how much is in the container, but how big the container (in this case a … Continue reading
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Whither the youth?
My view is that the reason youth are largely disinterested in the evangelical church once they “grow up” is that the evangelical church has largely been co-opted from its mission by excursions into right-wing political action. Let me give a … Continue reading
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An Inconvenient Question
I went to see the Al Gore movie, An Inconvenient Truth. It’s a very interesting movie and I hope lots of folks will go to see it. I could do with a little less footage of Al Gore riding in … Continue reading
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