President Bush signed a free-trade agreement with Peru. Might this be a step towards my suggested policy? Is ol’ Georgie stealing my thunder? Probably not, but this was a great excuse to revive my “Americas the Beautiful” piece!
Three cheers for the resurgence of common sense. Bill found it in the Supreme Court’s desision and brought the Pope’s recent message to our attention. Here is a lovely article (HT: New Oxford Review online edition) from the Daily Mail. Note the trademark sensibility and insouciance: “Prudence does not mean failing to accept responsibilities and postponing decisions; it means being committed to making joint decisions after pondering responsibly the road to be taken.”
Kudos as well go to the Wonder from Down Under, Cardinal Pell: “In October, the Australian Cardinal George Pell, the Archbishop of Sydney, caused an outcry when he noted that the atmospheric temperature of Mars had risen by 0.5 degrees celsius. ‘The industrial-military complex up on Mars can’t be blamed for that,’ he said in a criticism of Australian scientists who had claimed that carbon emissions would force temperatures on earth to rise by almost five degrees by 2070 unless drastic solutions were enforced.”
It’s as I’ve said for a long time, folks: environmentalism (as with any “ism”) ought to be guardedly approached. It’s a cult, and it’s a business. The “broad concensus of scientists” emerging is the broad concensus of foundation-funded academics who want to stay on the gravy train and those who dare not rock the boat for fear of being ostracized into non-published oblivion. That’s a conspiracy, fellas.
Recent polls have Fred Thompson leading all candidates for the Republican nomination in Wisconsin and Maine, Second in South Carolina and third in Iowa. Fred’s recent ruckus at the Iowa debate coupled with new found ambition and flare seem to be resonating with voters.
Finally, the candidate upon which many conservatives placed their hopes has come to life. Now, go get ‘em Fred!
This past Tuesday the House passed House Resolution 847, recognizing the importance of Christmas and the Christian faith. That’s all well and good, right? The United States was founded on Judeo-Christian religious principles, Christmas is a national holiday and the vast majority of U.S. citizens are Christian and celebrate the holiday. So what’s the big deal? Well, nine Democrats saw fit to actually vote against the resolution. Among those that actually voted against the Christmas resolution was your friend and mine Congressman Alcee Hastings. That’s right, the same Alcee Hastings who was impeached by his own party in 1988 while a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Continue Reading »
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