Today Digby wrote:
Perhaps the Church should just concentrate on doing good works for a while and not concern itself with others' moral failings until it gets itself institutionally straight.
But doing good works doesn't seem to be on the agenda for the Catholic Church these days. They seem to be [...]
I've been reading a remarkable book, An Unexpected Light, about Afghanistan which I plan to review here soon. Today I wanted to share one passage in which Jason Elliot recounts how a drunk Frenchman sees Afghans (pp 440-1 in the paperback edition).
[The young drunk Frenchman] asked how I would' [...]
... by Walter Brasch
It wasn't unusual that Rush Limbaugh went ballistic on his show, Nov. 13. He does that several times a day.
It wasn't unusual that he mixed a few facts with opinion and outright lies in his three-hour daily show. Fact checking for the man who calls himself "America's'" [...]
Dave Johnson makes a very smart case for taxing the rich. As he said, in the hey-day of steep taxes on the rich, America did a much better job of living up to its billing as a land of opportunity for all and everyone was better off then.
While [...]
China rising. Having China's economy grow should be good, yet, when it comes home, as Krugman says, there are some things to worry about.
So picture this: month after month of headlines juxtaposing soaring U.S. trade deficits and Chinese trade surpluses with the suffering of unemployed American workers. If [...]
... by Walter Brasch
NBC news correspondent Jenna Bush Hager had a news exclusive. And, like news exclusives in the Era of Infotainment TV, this one was broadcast by the entertainment division. Specifically, Jenna Bush interviewed her mother, Laura Bush, on 38th episode of "The Jay Leno Show."
It makes no difference [...]
In Portland Oregon, Habitat for Humanity homes are built to be Platium-LEED certified. So who says we can't make a difference on Global Warming because it will cost too much?
' [...]... by Walter Brasch
There's a cat fight going on in the Miss USA operation—and it isn't pretty.
It began when an openly gay judge asked Miss California, Carrie Prejean, what she thought about same sex marriage. Prejean, a student at San Diego Christian College, said that although she' [...]
