But not from ME. K-Lo of NRO has come out in favor of an American pope, commending both Cardinal Dolan and Cardinal O’Malley as “holy men” she knows personally. Hadley Arkes and Robert Royal have endorsed Cardinal George (Chicago) as the countercultural candidate most attuned to . . . . Continue Reading »
When I FLOATED the question of whether Cardinal O’Malley would be a plausible pope, I expected the objections that he’s a weak and vacillating administrator and that he was present at Kennedy’s funeral. But at this point I’ve gotten a dozen or more emails in addition to the . . . . Continue Reading »
As usual, the best discussion on THE FILIBUSTER is Pete’s, especially when supplemented by our most thoughtful threaders. I agree that it was A WORK OF GENIUS by a very able politician contending for the soul of the REPUBLICAN PARTY. The “neocons” from McCain to Graham to Bill . . . . Continue Reading »
AGAIN, this is not an endorsement. BUT I notice a BOOMLET developing for Boston’s Cardinal O’Malley. This time, I know enough about the candidate to have plenty of confidence in his saintliness, integrity, scholarly excellence, theological soundness, and evangelical orientation and . . . . Continue Reading »
I added one more post to deal with the “attention deficit” issue. . . . . Continue Reading »
Why don’t people take the sequester seriously? How about this : In its bid to make the sequester as painful as possible, the White House announced Tuesday that it is canceling all visitor tours of the White House “during the popular Spring touring season.” This fits President . . . . Continue Reading »
I think my main problem with this Arthur Brooks article is that it gets the emphasis backwards. The main Republican problem isn’t that they seem uncaring. More skilled campaigning would be nice, but better emoting about the plight of the poor with the same message of tax cuts for . . . . Continue Reading »
The Republicans are winning this one, according to John Feehery . We’ll see, I suppose. . . . . Continue Reading »
Well, YOU KNOW my answer. But I’ve been discussing my last post with a couple of distinguished conservatives by email. Here’s what one wrote: I suppose that’s right. The trick is that “progressivism” now equals “personal liberation” and nothing . . . . Continue Reading »
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