From the Sisters of Providence:
Pope John Paul II [the Great] pronounced the life of Mother Theodore Guerin, foundress of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, as “a perfect blend of humanness and holiness” when he introduced her to the world as blessed during her beatification ceremony in Rome in 1998.
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Here is how Technorati describes us: “Conservative Donnybrook is a group of conservative bloggers who have banded together to give each other loads of crap. The Neocons hate the Paleocons and vice versa. A heated debate - a donnybrook, even - ensues.” (emphasis added). That was exactly as we drew it up. Nice execution boys.
Although, to be truthful, so far it seems like it has been more like “A team of paleocons and paleocon sympathizers (that’s me) ganging up on Bill (who should really go by the screen name of Saint Stephen, since he’s taking all the arrows). “
Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr. died today of natural causes at his Ohio home. In 1945, Col. Tibbets piloted the B-52 that delivered the first atomic bomb to Hiroshima. Tibbets remained an active serviceman until his retirement in 1966 as a brigadier general in the United States Air force. Mr. Tibbets is a war hero and a true patriot. His actions over Hiroshima saved the lives of countless servicemen and ended the war in the Pacific. Mr. Tibbets is a shining example of the U.S. military’s honor and courage in battle.
I just ran across this excellent post at Just Warriors - Just Wars. He compares the Bush Doctrine of preventative war against Iraq (and the proposed war against Iran - listen up, Bill!) to the Philip Dick short story, “The Minority Report.” You may remember that story as it was adapted to the big screen by Steven Spielberg and which starred Tom Cruise.
The comparison is striking.
This wouldn’t be a donnybrook, if we didn’t take each other to task, would it? Before I stick my oar in the water I ought to come clean with full disclosure. I initially was a strong supporter of the invasion of Iraq. To me, it seemed like a job that had been half-done in 1991 and which needed finishing. In retrospect, (if I knew then what I know now…) I think the Iraqi adventure was ill-advised and will almost certainly cause us problems going forward. I have posed the question elsewhere if Saddam might not have been effective in dealing with Iranian nuclear ambitions. That said, I still have not jumped on the cut-and-run bandwagon. Continue Reading »
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