"Getting left-wingers to attend a protest rally is about as impressive as getting dogs to bark: They are merely doing what comes naturally... That's why the Tea Party movement is so significant. Obama has upset the creatures so much that the cats are barking."

- James Taranto

an excerpt of a comment from a post on Fr. Z's blog on a priest who slapped a young man who desecrated the Blessed Sacrament - on the nature of punishment (specifically in this case why corporal punishment was not inappropriate):

"Thirdly, there are other purposes for administering punishment than just changing the offender's heart. There is putting ( Read more... )

quick, somebody notify Consumer Reports. evidently if you question the quality of an American-made product, then you're un-American and have a hidden (read: sinister) agenda. they ought to know so they can automatically give American products the "very good" rating. on the plus side, they can save a whole bunch of time that they otherwise would ( Read more... )

ok. so one time I was talking to dave and he mentioned a video of tea partiers making fun of a guy with parkinson's disease. I had never heard of such a thing before and voiced my disbelief as to its veracity. after all, I read a lot of political blogs and someone would have mentioned it if it were true, but on the other hand, if it were creating ( Read more... )

"To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical."

--Thomas Jefferson

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there's the old saying that if a man is nice to his friends but mean to the waiter, then he is not a nice man.

I think in this case it might be, if a man is mean to his friends and kisses up to their (and his own) enemies, then not only is he not a nice man, but he's not their friend, either.

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so there's this health care bill, I'm sure you've heard of it by now. and it's stuck in Congress because evidently people aren't too keen on the whole abortion aspect of it, among other things. first we were told that it didn't even mention abortion, which was a heinous lie. then we were told that it didn't use tax dollars to fund abortion, which ( Read more... )

"Some propose overturning laws that made schools gun-free zones even for teachers who may be licensed to securely carry concealed firearms elsewhere. They argue that barring licensed-carry only ensures a defenseless, target-rich environment.

But as a progressive, I would sooner lay my child to rest than succumb to the belief that the use of a gun ( Read more... )

( NCR editorial )

if we're supposed to be all for reproductive rights and reproductive freedom, then when the drum starts seriously beating about governments or other entities requiring a maximum number of children, then I want to hear from ALLLLLLL the reproductive right and freedom people how EXACTLY that squares ( Read more... )