Roman Catholic Pope Francis is a man of great humility. He is committed to helping the poor and the destitute. He has much charisma and, indeed, appeals to many Catholics (and non Catholics as well) around the globe. He is also, I’m afraid, quite the hypocrite. His penchant for hypocrisy became apparent early in his tenure. Even at the outset,
Question: How many readers have heard mention, in our beloved media, that the House Of Representatives actually PASSED a budget on Thursday that INCLUDED funding for the border wall?… Just as I thought…. Not too many…. None-the-less, they DID pass it. By a vote of 217 to 185 on December 20th, the House voted to PASS a budget INCLUDING funding
The latest dog and pony show in our beloved media is all the “outrage” over President Trump’s decision to pull completely out of Syria and Afghanistan. Keep in mind that many of the people now feigning outrage at the troop withdrawal are the SAME PEOPLE who were against going in to Syria in the first place. Let me recall for
Who’s To Blame? There have been many tragedies that have befallen the migrants participating in the “caravans” that have traipsed across Mexico. There have been robberies, violence, rape, communicable diseases, death and, even murder (a migrant by the name of Henry Diaz, was fatally shot in the head by Mexican police on October 28 supposedly with a “rubber bullet”). Of
During World War II, the slogan “Loose Lips Sink Ships” was used widely (in posters and in print) by our government to discourage American citizens from discussing anything that might provide military or industrial intelligence to German or Japanese spies. The implication was, of course, that there might be enemies all around. Fast forward to now and that slogan might
Snippets 12/7/18 Short comments on the current political scene: 1: As unlikely as it may seem, “weird Uncle” Joe Biden seems to have come out of the woodwork. Recently, he’s remarked that he’s “the most qualified person in America to be President”! And the sad truth is, ladies and gentlemen, that he’s probably right! (At least among the Democrats). 2:
Well, well, well! The leopard CAN change its spots, after all. It seems that Hillary Clinton, the Democrats and liberals are, all of a sudden, playing a new tune. Not long ago, they were strident advocates of open boarders and breakneck immigration. Skeptics, like myself, saw poorly camouflaged ulterior motives in their “magnanimous altruism”. They looked forward to troves of
Hanukkah Greetings 2018 Dear Friends, As both Hanukkah and Christmas come upon us, I can not help but think of the commonalities of both great faiths. I am reminded of a quote by the Jewish theologian and philosopher, Martin Buber: “What is the difference between Jews and Christians? We all await the Messiah. You believe he has already come and
I’ve heard it said that the surest way to achieve happiness in one’s life is to make a habit of stopping for a short time each day to reflect on something that we are grateful for. If this little bit of wisdom is true, I’m afraid that America must be a VERY unhappy place. No one, it seems, is grateful,
(This essay was written right after the #walkaway march on Washington in late October. I had intended to post it then, but the mid term election and other events worthy of comment intervened. After rereading it today, however, it still seems relevant, so I decided to post it, belatedly, here). Many of the “walkaways” that spoke at the WalkAway rally