Immanentize the Eschaton

A couple of weeks ago Commissioner Kuehler published an op-ed in the Union County Weekly (http://www.unioncountyweekly.com/opinion/2011/06/union-county-pulse-for-june-24/ ) where she explains her vote against the County budget.  I must take issue with her claim that “the schools are well past the point of cutting nonessentials”.  UCPS took actions that increased the “baseline” for their spending. A [...]

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I listen to Howard Stern on my drive to and from work. I usually enjoy the show, but I generally change the station when he starts talking about government, politics, and policy. Today’s show reminded me why this is a wise practice. Howard and the gang have been discussing the recent Citizens United decision. Stern [...]

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I attended Sue Myrick’s town hall meeting Tuesday night (8/25/09), which was at Weddington High School. I wasn’t sure what to expect, since Myrick is an opponent of HR 3200, and to my knowledge the event hadn’t been publicized very much (I received no mailings nor phone calls). The scheduled start time was 6:30, so [...]

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I don’t intend to discuss theology, but I was listening to the Orthodox Word podcast for 8/5/09 this morning. The Gospel reading was the parable of the vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16). I have heard this parable all my life, but what really caught my ear this time was when the householder said “Am I not allowed [...]

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I couldn’t believe this when I read it. Barack Obama wants to force wounded veterans’ private insurance companies to reimburse the government for treatment provided by the VA! These heroes suffered and bled for us, and this piece of shit we have for a President want to force them to use their private medical insurance [...]

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I didn’t watch President Obama’s speech last night. I rarely watch State of the Union addresses; I prefer to read the transcripts the next day. So I was reading the transcript in the NY Times and saw this section: “…we must also address the crushing cost of health care. This is a cost that now [...]

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Michael Ledeen at Pajamas Media has a two-part series titled “We Are All Fascists Now”, riffing on the infamous Newsweek cover “We Are All Socialists Now.” It is well worth your time, as are some of the comments. Part one is here; part two is here.

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As I write this, the House of Representatives has passed the final version of the (so-called) stimulus bill. Not a single Republican member voted for it; seven Democrat members voted against it. The bill is currently under debate in the Senate, where it is almost certain to pass. Our Congress will have ushered in a [...]

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Treasury Secretary/Unindicted Tax Evader (TS/UTE) Tim Geithner was touted by President Barry O as the smartest financial mind around, that only Geithner understood the vast problems in the country’s financial system, that Geithner was indispensable in solving the economic crisis and bringing the United States (and thus the world) out of recession. Yesterday, TS/UTE Geithner [...]

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For much of my adult life, some people have have said that America needs a “new politics”, that the way the government works is broken. These folks always seem to complain about the “meanness” of our politics, and decry “personal attacks”. They call for a “new spirit of co-operation”, “national unity”, and bipartisanship. They’re full [...]

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