I read an interesting article online from someone who was arguing in favor of the de-emphasizing of Christmas in exchange for more generic holiday themes. The writer argued two things. One, in our increasingly pluralistic culture, it is insensitive to talk about “Merry Christmases” and whatnot. Two, the vocal efforts by a few Christians to […]
The Christmas War and a PS Read More »
President Barack Obama reached an agreement with Republicans on the Bush era tax cuts that represents a genuine compromise. Democrats wanted to extend the tax cuts for the middle class, and they wanted to extend unemployment benefits. Republicans supported these two things, but they also wanted the tax cuts to remain in place for wealthier
The Best and Worst Read More »
A couple of foreign policy issues have made lots of news recently. President Barack Obama really wants the Senate to ratify the new nuclear arms treaty (called “START”) between the USA and Russia. Meanwhile, North Korea shelled South Korean territory, prompting joint military exercises involving South Korea and the US, which makes North Korea mad.
START and North Korea–Not so Different Read More »
There is every reason to believe that despite its “shellacking,” as President Obama called it, the Democratic Party will recover from its 2010 Elections debacle. Historically, the pendulum has continued to swing back and forth between our major political parties and their control of the government. That being said, Democrats do not appear to be
For Dems the Recovery Curve isn’t Bending Yet Read More »
I’ve been listening to “Another Sentimental Christmas,” the new album by Christian recording artist Russ Taff. It reminds me a lot of his first Christmas album, released in the early 1990s. Both of these CDs have a Big Band, Bing Crosby kind of sound to them. I highly recommend these two albums, but the newest
Four Unrelated Things Read More »
