Don’t let the president sucker you

May 24, 2012

The president and his party insist that tax increases on America’s most productive workers (aka “the rich”) are the only way to right our self-inflicted debt mess. Evidence suggests that is the worst thing we could do …

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Welcome, Liam

May 23, 2012

On Monday, I officially became a grandparent for the first time at Mercy Hospital, the Catholic hospital in town. The confluence of seeing my beautiful grandson on the same day that 43 Catholic dioceses sued the Obama administration left me reeling …

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May 22, 2012

This post makes me think about self-esteem. Conservatives believe that self-esteem flows from self-respect, and that self-respect forms when we do good things.

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Cardinal George: Our Church will be “despoiled of its institutions”

May 17, 2012

The clash between Barack Obama and the Catholic Church has been ignited by their respective and conflicting views of what “principle” means. Mr. Obama views principle as a fluid concept that can evolve over time in the name of political expediency. The Catholic Church views principle as a fixed Truth because it flows from Christ, not man. Obama: man determines principle. Catholic Church: God determines principle. You can see the flashpoint …

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The evolving presidency of Barack Obama

May 17, 2012

We’ve followed Barack Obama’s evolving views on marriage over his career. He was for it in the 90s before evolving to be against it as a Senator and candidate for president; then evolving back to his previous position just last week. While we wait to see if he evolves again on this issue, let’s review a very partial list of other issues on which he has evolved…

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“Moral and economic injustice”

May 16, 2012

Today I learned that the students of the Franciscan University have become the latest victims of Obamacare. The university has been forced to drop the health plan for their students because of moral and economic reasons …

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