I sometimes wish I had a TV. I have heard the audiotapes of Bill O'Reilly's insinuation that the recent terror arrests vindicated the actions of the NSA, and I would have been interested in seeing the smug satisfaction that this Bush shill had in this. But Bill O'Reilly's satisfaction wasn't as justified as he thought it was. Yes, the NSA DID obtain information about the terror plot through its surveillance techniques. But while the process of data mining was somewhat vindicated, the proc...
This is a continuation of thought from my last article. I believe that being absolutely surrendered to God should be the objective of a faithful Christian. If I am absolutely surrendered to God, then everything I have and am are God's. And my choices should bear witness to that surrender. As I'm dealing with daily frustrations, there's a family that needs help. They're down, they're out, and, frankly, they're making choices that, to me, seem inexplicable. I've always had a different approa...
A recent response on an article of mine got me to thinking. The response was centered around someone who came up to a woman and asked her if she knew the name of any local pastors. When pressed for what the man wanted, the man said he needed a place to stay for the night. The woman pointed him to a $10 a night flophouse and felt she had done her Christian duty. The man, according to the tale, walked away in a huff because she hadn't given the name of a pastor, as he had requested. After all,...
Yesterday morning as I drove, the sweet smell of antifreeze greeted me after our car got up to operating temp. I was a little frustrated, to say the least. This is our fourth car in two years, and we've spent more on vehicles in that time than we have on housing and utilities combined (about $9000 in vehicles and various repairs). So when I started my route yesterday, I was a little nervous about the car's ability to perform. When we were approaching the end part of the route (I drive about 8...
(Note: This is a RANT. I am in a ranting mood today, so I'm going to rant away). There is a couple in town, a pentecostal "preacher" and his wife, who travel in and out of town. In the several years they have been here, they have not once had to purchase a vehicle, they have acquired 7 properties, only three of which they have actually had to purchase, and they have filled many buildings with the various items that have been given them by people from the area and from where they come from bac...
As I'm working on analyzing the American left du jour, I'm starting to believe I have the answer for why they are being destroyed. And maybe I'll have to make it all into a sinister plot and write a book about it! I believe that it all started with Ronald Reagan. When people were released from mental hospitals onto the streets in his administration, they went out and began collecting government checks. Anyone collecting a government check is going to naturally vote for those who propose bigge...
As the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel continues on, I have found the liberal response compelling. They have been quick to judge Israel, to dictate Israeli foreign policy as if we had a right to do so, and yet, ironically, they have not seemed to have a problem with Hezbollah's daily barrage of rockets into Israel. The poor aim off Hezbollah doesn't negate the intent, which is clearly to kill as many Jews as possible. They certainly aren't trying to offer a free fireworks show to the resid...
Yesterday, I pointed out how the liberals had switched positions on the draft over the past 40 years. Today I have a much more disturbing hypocrisy to point out...just food for thought: Why is it that when Hezbollah rockets rain down on Israel daily and kill Israeli civilians (including babies), liberals demand that Hezbollah fighters are "freedom fighters", and that we should bend over backwards to negotiate with them, yet... When Mel Gibson launches into a nasty speech about Je...
Ok, this will be brief but I don't need much time to prove my point: The liberal in 1967 said "we need to end the draft. The draft is taking the poorest of the poor to fight and die overseas while the children of the wealthy don't have to sacrifice for their country equally". The liberal in 2006 says "we need to reinstate the draft. An all volunteer army is taking the poorest of the poor to fight and die overseas while the children of the wealthy don't have to sacrifice for their country e...
"Restorative justice", for those unaware of the trend, is a PC hogwash idea that centers around the concept of bringing the criminal face to face with their victims (or the families of their victims, as the case may be) so that each can understand the other. It's hogwash, because in certain crimes, there's nothing to understand. The job of the government in those cases is to ensure that that criminal never has the chance to reoffend, not to "heal" the criminal or the victims. Using the logic...
We've seen them for forty years, in communities such as Miami's "Little Havana". They have always placed their loyalty to Cuba foremost over their loyalty to the United States, and demanded they be called "exiles". They will not assimilate, as they do not consider this their home. I have my own feelings on this matter. I believe a patriot works to improve things in their country rather than fleeing their country. This, for the record, is why I didn't emigrate to another country long ago. But ...
The ACLU has been called many things, but in light of their recent fight, I think it's fair to note they are winning substantial legal victories for terrorists. Most notably in their recent federal court victory banning security pat downs in Tampa Bay. See, if this legal decision stood alone, it wouldn't constitute a problem. But, you see, the ACLU has coupled this with other fights that are giving terrorists all the legal victories they need to carry out a major terror attack on US soil. We ...
I remember the hurt well, though, thankfully, I don't remember what specifically brought it on. It was some years back, and we had been very seriously stung by the actions of some of the people in our small church. The thought came to me: "The problem with the church is, it's full of people". Over the years, it's gotten me to thinking about how we often expect too much from Christians. We're looking for them to light the world on fire and to deliver something that, ironically, they can't deli...
Link The English sport of "Conger cuddling" (which is one other reason I'll have to add to the ever improving blog in progress "why I LOVE the English) involved the attachment of a conger eel to a piece of string and two teams on boxes. The object was to slap the opposing team with the fish until you had eliminated all of the competitors. A pretty cool idea, if you ask me, and one that should certainly take consideration for addition to the Olympics before, say, bowling. Alas, the...
An article on Yahoo! news today ( Link ) reveals one of the biggest polluters in California. It's not our automobiles, not our industry, but China's! China's? That's right. up to 25% of airborne pollution in California is said to come from China. And see, as liberals begin quoting Al Gore and his movie "An Inconvenient Truth", they will do so at the expense of the REAL truth: that if global warming is, in fact, caused by our behaviour, then it is wrong to place the blame squarely on the ...