The Article I Never Wrote
Sunday, 31 October 2004On account of busyness, I never wrote the “Why Christians Should Consider Voting for John Kerry” article. Oh well. I’ve seen a few other pieces along these lines, but none has taken exactly the angle that I was planning to take… Let me sketch the outlines here, while noting that a real essay would have [...]
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Bull Moose for Kerry
Monday, 25 October 2004Marshall Wittmann, the former McCain aide who has endorsed Kerry, posts a very thoughtful response to Suskind’s NY Times Magazine article that I linked last week. He is right to point out that we should not attribute “Bush’s ideological intransigence, arrogance, hubris, triumphalism and lack of self-reflection” to his religion, which is the way that [...]
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What’s Wrong With Bush
Tuesday, 19 October 2004This article by Ron Suskind from Sunday’s New York Times Magazine sums up everything that’s wrong with the Bush presidency. All the kids were talking about it, but I was traveling so I’m late to the party. I don’t have much to add to what’s already been said. I will grab a couple of pull [...]
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Corporate Tax Bill
Wednesday, 13 October 2004I love BBQ as much as the next guy, and more than many. But the amount of pork in the corporate tax bill passed last week makes me truly ill. The Republican congress right now is completely owned by corporate lobbyists. Vote them out.
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The Headline Says It All
Tuesday, 12 October 2004So this is what the Republicans mean when they say we won’t be safe if Kerry is elected… Cheney Vows to Attack U.S. if Kerry Elected
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Pigs R Us
Saturday, 9 October 2004About three weeks ago, I read in the Roanoke Times about a restaurant owner in Martinsville that had won several national BBQ championships. Being a big fan of BBQ and given that there isn’t any decent BBQ in the immediate Blacksburg area, I had to check out his restaurant, Pigs R Us, in Martinsville, VA. [...]
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