Substance and smirks
There are Catholics like Joe Biden who claim to follow what is too often called the “spirit” of Vatican II while rejecting the very foundations that important Council proclaimed. Then, there are others, like Paul Ryan, who grasp the implications of what it means to infuse the values informed by their Catholic faith into their political participation on fundamental moral issues such as the Right to life.
Read MoreBiden: babbling buffoon or a bully? Both.
I heard about seven minutes of the vice presidential debate on the radio. Both participants, Joe Biden and Paul Ryan, sounded pretty good in that brief snippet. I raced from my car to turn on the television and watch it live. Frankly, I don’t know what to say. Really, I don’t.
Read MoreWhy you were correct to be suspicious about the drop in the unemployment rate
Why did the unemployment drop far more than everyone expected? Because California data was not included in the report …
Read MoreA preview of tonight’s vice presidential debate
Romney critic challenges Obama
” … if politics is to retain any integrity, a line must be drawn at statements and innuendoes that are demonstrably false. That’s happened here. The Obama campaign has distorted the results of a study by the Tax Policy Center, a nonpartisan research group, and created a fictitious $5 trillion tax cut … “
Read MoreBeware the politicized polls
I’m in the marketing business. My company has done some marketing research studies over the years. One of the biggest challenges to garnering accurate feedback for clients is to sample the right audience. It’s easy to skew the results if the sample isn’t representative of the marketplace. The venerable Gallup Poll has just tainted their credibility by changing their polling methodology midstream …
Read MorePeople died, and Obama lied
The silly Big Bird crowd
“Marriage isn’t about love”
“The state should never have gotten involved with marriage.” I heard a Ron Paul supporter make that claim a few days ago on a call-in Catholic talk radio show. The guest on the show, Bill Donohue of the Catholic League, made an interesting response: “marriage isn’t about love.”
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