Much hay in the liberalosphere has been made in the last few days over Barack Obama’s apparent willingness to forward the Bush administration’s “faith-based” charity program. There are distinct tones of outrage and betrayal, and while I most certainly agree that the Fed putting money into any religious charity is a recipe for disaster (this […]
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Slouching Toward Bethlehem
Published by July 2nd, 2008 in O, Pine With Me and Electile Dysfunction. 0 CommentsI’m not beating the drum for Barack, really I’m not. I liked Kucinich more than all the other candidates combined. (Even more now that he’s read articles of impeachment against the Retard in Chief. Really.) My objections to Hillary were mainly rooted in the fact that, particularly in the last month or two, she behaved […]
A Shriek, a Flash, and a Torn Pantsuit
Published by May 30th, 2008 in Electile Dysfunction. 0 CommentsWith increasing likelihood, that’s all there may be left to Hillary Clinton’s campaign as soon as next week.
In the face of demands from Clinton’s attorneys that delegates from Michigan and Florida be assigned to the New York Senator’s ailing campaign, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi are urging a finalizing decision after the last round of […]
The Value of Hopelessness
Published by February 21st, 2008 in O, Pine With Me and Electile Dysfunction. 3 CommentsIn the last few months my meditation practice has deepened considerably. In November, during a day-long at-home retreat I decided to stop pining for a practice group here in this little town I live in, and actually inaugurate one. The result, Sangha, has had mixed attendance. Some Sundays I have one or two people. Some […]
Losing the Left Wing
Published by January 15th, 2008 in O, Pine With Me and Electile Dysfunction. 0 CommentsLast year I wrote that I wouldn’t say anything more about Obama unless I had to.
Yeah, well.
The Dem primaries are really bringing out a stack of ugly, aren’t they? Apart from the locker-room thinking that goes toward disparaging Edwards or Kucinich, we’ve got the usual gang of inbreds and their comments on Clinton and Obama. […]
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