Christianity, Politics, Sports and Me

• Hardly a death knell

  With a straight party line vote (60-39, with Ohio Republican George Voinovich not voting), the U.S. Senate opted to begin debate on health care reform. There was chatter that two Democrat Senators (Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas) would vote "no", thus falling short of the sixty [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 8:53pm EST
  

• It's Chilly in Minnesota

  For a few weeks now, Vikings coach Brad Childress was rumored to be on the verge of signing a contract extension with the club. Now it has come to fruition.
  
  (Childress) was rewarded with an extension that will keep him with the franchise through the 2013 season. ESPN [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 12:29pm EST
  

• It's a matter of priorities

  With the pending release of Sarah Palin's book Going Rogue, the mainstream media decided to do some "fact checking". As such, the Associated Press dispatched several reporters to decipher the factual basis of a book written by a failed Vice Presidential candidate who no longer holds any official position' [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 1:51pm EST
  

• Tark the shark

  When Brett Favre was once again considering coming out of retirement earlier this year, Hall of Fame QB Fran Tarkenton sounded off. In short, Sir Francis was less than complimentary.
  
  “I think it’s despicable. What he put the Packers through last year was not good. Here’s an organization [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 8:10pm EST
  

• House passes healthcare bill

  As the House cheered passage of "Obamacare" (220-215), all I could think of was the line uttered by the character Padme in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith:
  
  So this is how liberty dies... with thunderous applause.
  
  
  
  Ah, but the fight will [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 11:37pm EST
  

• Sometimes "Conservative Republican" can be an oxymoron

  It was an off-year election on Tuesday, but oh how sweet it was! Republican candidates Bob McDonnell and Chris Christie emerged victorious in their respective gubernatorial races.
  
  But what I found curious was the e-mail I received Wednesday from Michael Steele, chairman of the Republican National Committee (emphasis mine).
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 9:51pm EST