Nice Elitism you have here, Lois and Hilary. It would be a shame if it were to go up in flames.
But unless Trump and his pet dog Sessions get their butts in gear......
On Friday, September 8, 2017 -- just before the weekend -- the DOJ announced that it would not prosecute Lois Lerner for her part in the IRS-Tea Party scandal. Evidence of Lerner's guilt is overwhelming....
Yah, hey. The author, heavily credentialed in law, takes us through the Elite "Religion" phenomenon which permeates the Deep State. What is that? It is the belief that anything the Deep State Hive thinks is "good" is "good" regardless of law or ethics. That is how the jackass in DOJ came to his "non-prosecute" conclusion.
...But the second reason for the insubordination is the inner conviction of the subordinates that their policy views are not supposed to be subordinated to those of the elected president and his top lieutenants. This is both because those views are religious in nature and because it is certain these subordinates believe that indeed the executive must not be allowed to be unitary.
Of course, this will be demonstrated predominantly when the chief executive is of the opposing party. Otherwise, all is well. Meetings can take place on tarmacs, investigations will be called "matters," classified and other government documents can be taken into personal possession, the names of persons swept up in surveillance can be unmasked and even leaked to the press, and the general refrain is "we will see no evil."...
Maybe The Swamp will "see no evil." But that's not how actual CITIZENS see things.
..we must insist and demand, publicly, that the only elected official in the entire executive branch -- the president -- act to control his underlings. (Some have begun to do so.) When he does act to control them, we must support him -- publicly -- vigorously (and peacefully)....
Peacefully, assuming that Sessions' butt is kicked hard enough to get him into the game. This ain't the Senate, Jeffy-boy. You have no "friends" anymore. That's OK. Treat them as Enemies of America. They are.
Thursday, September 21, 2017
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Graham-Cassidy Looks Very Good, Indeed!!
Although their names are not on the masthead, Sen. RoJo, Gov. Walker, and Rick Santorum had a great deal to do with this bill.
Judging by the pearl-clutching, hand-wringing, and pants-peeing from this little creature at Vox, the bill is by far the best we can hope for in the near future. When you read what he objects to, you will ask "So f'n what??"
(Screw Rand Paul, who is simply PO'd about every. damn. thing. Yes, he's right. So what? He's not able to dictate....)
HT: Grim
Judging by the pearl-clutching, hand-wringing, and pants-peeing from this little creature at Vox, the bill is by far the best we can hope for in the near future. When you read what he objects to, you will ask "So f'n what??"
(Screw Rand Paul, who is simply PO'd about every. damn. thing. Yes, he's right. So what? He's not able to dictate....)
HT: Grim
Warning: Lawyers Ahead
We are alerted to certain law schools, specifically U. Penn and U. SanDiego (allegedly Catholic).
...two law professors published an op-ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer calling for a revival of the “cultural script” that prevailed in the 1950s and still does among affluent Americans: “Get married before you have children and strive to stay married for their sake. Get the education you need for gainful employment, work hard, and avoid idleness. . . . Eschew substance abuse and crime.”...
...The op-ed triggered an immediate uproar at the University of Pennsylvania, where one of its authors, Amy Wax, teaches. The dean of the Penn law school, Ted Ruger, published an op-ed in the student newspaper noting the “contemporaneous occurrence” of the op-ed and a white-supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., and suggesting that Ms. Wax’s views were “divisive, even noxious.” Half of Ms. Wax’s law-faculty colleagues signed an open letter denouncing her piece....
...The dean of USD’s law school, Stephen Ferruolo, issued a schoolwide memo repudiating Mr. Alexander’s article and pledging new measures to compensate “vulnerable, marginalized” students for the “racial discrimination and cultural subordination” they experience....all quotes from MoonBattery
That meme "...first thing, let's kill all the lawyers!" proves to me that Shakespeare knew about U Penn and U SanDiego law-school deans and several current and former SCOTUS occupants.
...two law professors published an op-ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer calling for a revival of the “cultural script” that prevailed in the 1950s and still does among affluent Americans: “Get married before you have children and strive to stay married for their sake. Get the education you need for gainful employment, work hard, and avoid idleness. . . . Eschew substance abuse and crime.”...
...The op-ed triggered an immediate uproar at the University of Pennsylvania, where one of its authors, Amy Wax, teaches. The dean of the Penn law school, Ted Ruger, published an op-ed in the student newspaper noting the “contemporaneous occurrence” of the op-ed and a white-supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., and suggesting that Ms. Wax’s views were “divisive, even noxious.” Half of Ms. Wax’s law-faculty colleagues signed an open letter denouncing her piece....
...The dean of USD’s law school, Stephen Ferruolo, issued a schoolwide memo repudiating Mr. Alexander’s article and pledging new measures to compensate “vulnerable, marginalized” students for the “racial discrimination and cultural subordination” they experience....all quotes from MoonBattery
That meme "...first thing, let's kill all the lawyers!" proves to me that Shakespeare knew about U Penn and U SanDiego law-school deans and several current and former SCOTUS occupants.
The UN Speech, DACA, and Paul Ryan's Budget
We're sure that the NeverTrump bunch will have something to soil their pants about following The Donald's speech at the UN. Tough. It's their pants that will stink; and the smell will resemble the one emanating from places like Venezuela and Cuba, not to mention Red China and its little sister North Korea.
No, I'm not happy with The Donald's waffle-game on DACA and the wall--but then, it was Paul Ryan who decided to continue fundingMurder, Inc. Planned Parenthood in the current budget proposal.
So while Paul Ryan's House kills innocent babies, Trump protects them. Never thought of it that way, did you?
No, I'm not happy with The Donald's waffle-game on DACA and the wall--but then, it was Paul Ryan who decided to continue funding
So while Paul Ryan's House kills innocent babies, Trump protects them. Never thought of it that way, did you?
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Bannon's Reading List: The Elites Suck
This is interesting. Apparently Steve Bannon rather likes Christopher Lasch's writings.
...some time ago the CEO of Breitbart identified Lasch’s final book The Revolt of the Elites and The Betrayal of Democracy as one of the driving inspirations behind today’s populist agenda....
Lasch was no "conservative," but he understood real life's priorities.
...Select passages from the essay “Why The Left Has No Future” make Lasch’s presence on Bannon’s reading list even easier to understand. In this biting and ruthless analysis of the contemporary intellectual climate, Lasch characterizes liberal writers as mere pseudo-radical posers. They are “full of moral outrage and theoretical hot air,” he reckons, and are doomed to failure because of their inability to comprehend “religion, pro-family attitudes, and [the] ethic of personal accountability.” Rather than address the social, cultural, and economic forces that have contributed to the decline of the family, the intelligentsia prefers to change the family’s definition, a course that in Lasch’s estimation seems a little like a doctor redefining health so as to cover up the fact that he is poisoning his patients....
Then there's this, on the Elites.
...turning their back on the heartland and cultivating ties with the international market of fast-moving money, glamour, fashion, and popular culture. It is a question whether they think of themselves as Americans at all. Patriotism, certainly, does not rank very high in their hierarchy of virtues. “Multiculturalism,” on the other hand, suits them to perfection, conjuring up the agreeable image of a global bazaar in which exotic cuisines, exotic styles of dress, exotic music, exotic tribal customs can be savored indiscriminately, with no questions asked and no commitments required. The new elites are at home only in transit, en route to a high-level conference, to the grand opening of a new franchise, to an international film festival, or to an undiscovered resort....
If there were only ONE theoretical justification for the 10th Amendment, that is it.
Note, please, that The Elites come in (R) and (D) flavors. They certainly screwed up the country under both Bushes, and achieved orbital velocity under Obozo--who, if he was not Manchurian, was complicit in fomenting what is rapidly becoming a shooting war in this country.
Lasch never advocated expelling The Elites from the country. One wonders 'why not?'
...some time ago the CEO of Breitbart identified Lasch’s final book The Revolt of the Elites and The Betrayal of Democracy as one of the driving inspirations behind today’s populist agenda....
Lasch was no "conservative," but he understood real life's priorities.
...Select passages from the essay “Why The Left Has No Future” make Lasch’s presence on Bannon’s reading list even easier to understand. In this biting and ruthless analysis of the contemporary intellectual climate, Lasch characterizes liberal writers as mere pseudo-radical posers. They are “full of moral outrage and theoretical hot air,” he reckons, and are doomed to failure because of their inability to comprehend “religion, pro-family attitudes, and [the] ethic of personal accountability.” Rather than address the social, cultural, and economic forces that have contributed to the decline of the family, the intelligentsia prefers to change the family’s definition, a course that in Lasch’s estimation seems a little like a doctor redefining health so as to cover up the fact that he is poisoning his patients....
Then there's this, on the Elites.
...turning their back on the heartland and cultivating ties with the international market of fast-moving money, glamour, fashion, and popular culture. It is a question whether they think of themselves as Americans at all. Patriotism, certainly, does not rank very high in their hierarchy of virtues. “Multiculturalism,” on the other hand, suits them to perfection, conjuring up the agreeable image of a global bazaar in which exotic cuisines, exotic styles of dress, exotic music, exotic tribal customs can be savored indiscriminately, with no questions asked and no commitments required. The new elites are at home only in transit, en route to a high-level conference, to the grand opening of a new franchise, to an international film festival, or to an undiscovered resort....
If there were only ONE theoretical justification for the 10th Amendment, that is it.
Note, please, that The Elites come in (R) and (D) flavors. They certainly screwed up the country under both Bushes, and achieved orbital velocity under Obozo--who, if he was not Manchurian, was complicit in fomenting what is rapidly becoming a shooting war in this country.
Lasch never advocated expelling The Elites from the country. One wonders 'why not?'
Monday, September 18, 2017
The Chummy Reps: Sensenbrenner and Kind
Happened to pick up a print edition of the local "news" rag and there was an opinion piece in it jointly written by Congressmen Jim Sensenbrenner (R) and Ron Kind (D), both representing Wisconsin.
They wrote about how it's nice to be bi-partisan and do things together.
Throughout the entire letter, neither of them mentioned the 10th Amendment. Surprised?
They wrote about how it's nice to be bi-partisan and do things together.
Throughout the entire letter, neither of them mentioned the 10th Amendment. Surprised?
On "Sin", Real and Imagined-by-USCC
Anent the post below regarding DACA, and more important, contra the USCC's "New Sin Encyclopedia", the country's finest political philosopher, Fr. James Schall, SJ, has a few words of actual truth.
...A newer category of sinning, however, is flourishing. It is related to the older idea of “corporate guilt.” We now have the “ism” and the “phobia” sins, the general category sins by which we can judge (“Who am I to judge?”) whole groups of human beings as sinful just for being what they are.
Even earlier we had the “anti” sins – anti-Semitism or anti-Catholicism. Of course, depending on one’s politics, some of the “anti” sins were considered to be virtues – anti-fascism, anti-Nazism, anti-Communism.
These newer sins somehow, not without reason, were never mentioned in the Ten Commandments....
...“Ism sins” seek to “purify” by identifying as evil those belonging to categories of unacceptable ideas, not with actions of individuals who are personally responsible for their actions. “Ism sins” undermine any public order by subverting the basis by which any sinning can be identified....
Since "nations" are by definition not "individuals," "nations" cannot sin. Conversely, "nations" cannot be "charitable," nor "chaste", nor "meek;" they cannot be 'virtuous.' Only individual citizens can have and exercise 'virtue' or 'vice.'
The "New Sin Encyclopedia" foisted on Catholics by the USCC--long a bastion of demi-socialists and heavily influenced by Chicago's Alinsky Gang--is erroneous and should be rejected wholesale.
You've been warned.
...A newer category of sinning, however, is flourishing. It is related to the older idea of “corporate guilt.” We now have the “ism” and the “phobia” sins, the general category sins by which we can judge (“Who am I to judge?”) whole groups of human beings as sinful just for being what they are.
Even earlier we had the “anti” sins – anti-Semitism or anti-Catholicism. Of course, depending on one’s politics, some of the “anti” sins were considered to be virtues – anti-fascism, anti-Nazism, anti-Communism.
These newer sins somehow, not without reason, were never mentioned in the Ten Commandments....
...“Ism sins” seek to “purify” by identifying as evil those belonging to categories of unacceptable ideas, not with actions of individuals who are personally responsible for their actions. “Ism sins” undermine any public order by subverting the basis by which any sinning can be identified....
Since "nations" are by definition not "individuals," "nations" cannot sin. Conversely, "nations" cannot be "charitable," nor "chaste", nor "meek;" they cannot be 'virtuous.' Only individual citizens can have and exercise 'virtue' or 'vice.'
The "New Sin Encyclopedia" foisted on Catholics by the USCC--long a bastion of demi-socialists and heavily influenced by Chicago's Alinsky Gang--is erroneous and should be rejected wholesale.
You've been warned.
Abp Listecki Is Right on Migrant Chilluns; Here's the Solution
The Archbishop of Milwaukee, Jerome Listecki, issued a statement regarding DACA chilluns.
'I am saddened to see our nation joining in the unjust treatment of thousands of young men and women when [...] Sessions announced that the Trump Administration is 'rescinding' the DACA program which protects hundreds of thousands of young children brought here illegally.'
OK, then, Excellency. How about this??
1) Keep all DACA chilluns who were brought here ILLEGALLY (your word, not mine) when they were under 18 years of age. Remove their parents.
2) Any DACA "chilluns" who were brought here ILLEGALLY when they were over the age of 18 get deported, and go to the back of the line.
You are correct: actual children cannot be faulted for the criminal activities of their parents, so they can remain. The parents are criminals--so they should be deported. And if the "chilluns" were over 18 when brought here, they were old enough to know better; deport them.
See, Excellency, "justice" is owed to those people who are still waiting in line for green cards. "Justice" also is owed to US citizens who will be paying to support these people. Don't fall into the metaphysical trap of believing that 'charity' is practiced by Governments, for it is NOT; 'charity' is only practiced by individuals. Yes, I realize that your education (and the fabulists at the US Catholic Conference) may have told you differently--but to be candid, your education was flat-out wrong on that count. So are the bureaucrats WE PAY FOR at USCC.
And by the way, Pp. Francis' words on child sex trafficking don't really apply here.
'I am saddened to see our nation joining in the unjust treatment of thousands of young men and women when [...] Sessions announced that the Trump Administration is 'rescinding' the DACA program which protects hundreds of thousands of young children brought here illegally.'
OK, then, Excellency. How about this??
1) Keep all DACA chilluns who were brought here ILLEGALLY (your word, not mine) when they were under 18 years of age. Remove their parents.
2) Any DACA "chilluns" who were brought here ILLEGALLY when they were over the age of 18 get deported, and go to the back of the line.
You are correct: actual children cannot be faulted for the criminal activities of their parents, so they can remain. The parents are criminals--so they should be deported. And if the "chilluns" were over 18 when brought here, they were old enough to know better; deport them.
See, Excellency, "justice" is owed to those people who are still waiting in line for green cards. "Justice" also is owed to US citizens who will be paying to support these people. Don't fall into the metaphysical trap of believing that 'charity' is practiced by Governments, for it is NOT; 'charity' is only practiced by individuals. Yes, I realize that your education (and the fabulists at the US Catholic Conference) may have told you differently--but to be candid, your education was flat-out wrong on that count. So are the bureaucrats WE PAY FOR at USCC.
And by the way, Pp. Francis' words on child sex trafficking don't really apply here.
Sunday, September 17, 2017
Wisdom From the '60's (!)
DiPippo's dad wrote a 'stiff upper lip' note to DiPippo's mom (who knew and worked around some VERY notable Catholic names in the '60's.) The mom had a good deal of discomfort with what was going on in the Church, and the dad tried to comfort her a bit.
This passage struck a chord with me:
...Remember, the cool ones have been those who knew that in spite of all that they saw around them, and what was happening within the Church, their first concern was to save their immortal souls; they worked within the Church. …
One must be cool in these things and remember that on many occasions Christ has allowed the devil and his armies to turn the Church into chaos and turmoil, and that every time She has come out refreshed, rejuvenated, and as vital as Her Founder intended Her to be. You must remember that these factions, these creeping elements of fungus and disease have always been in the Church, and that every time they have lost in the end....
Love that hippie lingo, eh?
This passage struck a chord with me:
...Remember, the cool ones have been those who knew that in spite of all that they saw around them, and what was happening within the Church, their first concern was to save their immortal souls; they worked within the Church. …
One must be cool in these things and remember that on many occasions Christ has allowed the devil and his armies to turn the Church into chaos and turmoil, and that every time She has come out refreshed, rejuvenated, and as vital as Her Founder intended Her to be. You must remember that these factions, these creeping elements of fungus and disease have always been in the Church, and that every time they have lost in the end....
Love that hippie lingo, eh?
Friday, September 15, 2017
On James Martin SJ, Rented Mule, UPDATED
It is reported that James Martin SJ objected to someone stating that he was 'beaten like a rented mule.'
It is further reported that James Martin SJ lied like Hell about the incident and ran off to tell mommy some intertubes-nanny.
If I were James Martin SJ, I'd be looking out for approaching millstones.
But that's just me.
Addendum:
The braying of this particular Jesuit-mule includes noise about being 'in good standing' and that a Jebby superior allowed release of Martin's book.
As the Canonist notes, neither of those attributes means diddledy-squat. And at this point in time, the braying-mule-Jebby doesn't really mean all that much to me, either--although he is a good representation of a gnat, or a mosquito.
It is further reported that James Martin SJ lied like Hell about the incident and ran off to tell
If I were James Martin SJ, I'd be looking out for approaching millstones.
But that's just me.
Addendum:
The braying of this particular Jesuit-mule includes noise about being 'in good standing' and that a Jebby superior allowed release of Martin's book.
As the Canonist notes, neither of those attributes means diddledy-squat. And at this point in time, the braying-mule-Jebby doesn't really mean all that much to me, either--although he is a good representation of a gnat, or a mosquito.
Obama/Rice Spying on US Citizens.....
Despite the lying from Susan Rice, and McMaster's complicity in her lies, the fact remains that Obama was spying on US citizens for political purposes.
The shocker: they were the political purposes of the Muslim Brotherhood, which is an undeclared enemy of the US. That's why they are allies of Obama and Rice--and perhaps McMaster.
The shocker: they were the political purposes of the Muslim Brotherhood, which is an undeclared enemy of the US. That's why they are allies of Obama and Rice--and perhaps McMaster.
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Humor or News? You Be the Judge
It occurs to me that this could be from The Onion. But the Warrior put it out there, so.....
...Speaking on behalf of a plethora of denominations including the Presbyterian Church (USA), the Episcopal Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and the United Methodist Church, a spokesperson issued the following statement: “We are in agreement that there is a great need for churches to rise up and create spaces that are safe for questioning and accepting our identities, doubts, fears, failures, and blatant sins. Effective immediately, we are declaring all mainline Protestant churches safe spaces, where there are no judgments, conviction, repentance, or gospel presentations whatsoever.”
The statement listed elements that safe space churches should remove from their premises, including “crosses, Bibles, pulpits, organs, hymnals, systematic theologies, and sermons exhibiting any form of triggering micro-aggression. Be considerate.” Words like “sin,” “hell,” “death,” “wrath,” “propitiation,” and “substitutionary atonement” are also on the ban list....
Not being a part of any of those denominations, I can't verify this. Any help out there??
...Speaking on behalf of a plethora of denominations including the Presbyterian Church (USA), the Episcopal Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and the United Methodist Church, a spokesperson issued the following statement: “We are in agreement that there is a great need for churches to rise up and create spaces that are safe for questioning and accepting our identities, doubts, fears, failures, and blatant sins. Effective immediately, we are declaring all mainline Protestant churches safe spaces, where there are no judgments, conviction, repentance, or gospel presentations whatsoever.”
The statement listed elements that safe space churches should remove from their premises, including “crosses, Bibles, pulpits, organs, hymnals, systematic theologies, and sermons exhibiting any form of triggering micro-aggression. Be considerate.” Words like “sin,” “hell,” “death,” “wrath,” “propitiation,” and “substitutionary atonement” are also on the ban list....
Not being a part of any of those denominations, I can't verify this. Any help out there??
"Magnum Principium"? Not Really, Holiness
We all know that Pp. Francis didn't actually write the document called "Magnum Principium". That's good, because it is not nice to play with the truth. And the document decidedly plays with the truth. Here's the opening line:
The great principle, established by the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, according to which liturgical prayer be accommodated to the comprehension of the people so that it might be understood...
Not really.
How "not really?" A LOT of "not really." The irreplaceable Prof. Kwasniewski demonstrates that with a long, long, long series of quotations from Bishops and Cardinals defending the use of Latin during the Mass--at the 2 Vat Council, no less!! There is no "great principle" involved here; rather, the text of Sacrosanctum Consilium grants a CONCESSION to LIMITED use of the vernacular.
Thee propagandists scribbling for HH Francis have launched another....ahhh......half-truth.
One of those quotes, by the way, is chilling:
...All those who want to diminish Latin always invoke the same reason: so that the people will understand and participate better. That is what the Augsburg Confession demanded....
Especially when read in conjunction with this one:
...archbishop of London … No. 42: not too much of the vernacular language; risk of error in matters of faith; and if the choice is left to the bishops, erit maxima confusio [there will be great confusion]. (217)...
Like, say, in matters of Matrimony?
The great principle, established by the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, according to which liturgical prayer be accommodated to the comprehension of the people so that it might be understood...
Not really.
How "not really?" A LOT of "not really." The irreplaceable Prof. Kwasniewski demonstrates that with a long, long, long series of quotations from Bishops and Cardinals defending the use of Latin during the Mass--at the 2 Vat Council, no less!! There is no "great principle" involved here; rather, the text of Sacrosanctum Consilium grants a CONCESSION to LIMITED use of the vernacular.
Thee propagandists scribbling for HH Francis have launched another....ahhh......half-truth.
One of those quotes, by the way, is chilling:
...All those who want to diminish Latin always invoke the same reason: so that the people will understand and participate better. That is what the Augsburg Confession demanded....
Especially when read in conjunction with this one:
...archbishop of London … No. 42: not too much of the vernacular language; risk of error in matters of faith; and if the choice is left to the bishops, erit maxima confusio [there will be great confusion]. (217)...
Like, say, in matters of Matrimony?
Tranny Studies!! Just What You Always Needed!!
Another corner of 'science' which has been ignored--until Uncle Sam and Mitch McConnell stepped in with a shitload of taxpayer money:
The National Institutes of Health announced its plans for funding numerous new studies on transgender issues that will cost $200,000 each.
The agency released two announcements Friday that it will soon begin accepting applications for transgender studies to begin next year, on the heels of the Republican-controlled Senate approving a $2 billion spending increase for the agency....
Stuff that you will pay to learn about includes:
....studies on "understanding the impact of stigma," "minority stress," "diversity in gender identity and expression," transgender employment, and incarceration.
"More information is needed on relationships with partners and family, as well as on sexual and reproductive health," the NIH said.
Studies may also examine the "biological underpinnings of gender and gender identity," "how estrogen hormone treatments affect the male reproductive tissues," and studies on puberty blockers for adolescents.
Another topic: "Research on the impact of brain development of hormonal therapy and surgical interventions such as removal of testes and ovaries."
It is a wonder that Western Civ has gotten this far without the knowledge promised by NIH, McConnell, and the Enlightened Universities which will spendthis our money.
The National Institutes of Health announced its plans for funding numerous new studies on transgender issues that will cost $200,000 each.
The agency released two announcements Friday that it will soon begin accepting applications for transgender studies to begin next year, on the heels of the Republican-controlled Senate approving a $2 billion spending increase for the agency....
Stuff that you will pay to learn about includes:
....studies on "understanding the impact of stigma," "minority stress," "diversity in gender identity and expression," transgender employment, and incarceration.
"More information is needed on relationships with partners and family, as well as on sexual and reproductive health," the NIH said.
Studies may also examine the "biological underpinnings of gender and gender identity," "how estrogen hormone treatments affect the male reproductive tissues," and studies on puberty blockers for adolescents.
Another topic: "Research on the impact of brain development of hormonal therapy and surgical interventions such as removal of testes and ovaries."
It is a wonder that Western Civ has gotten this far without the knowledge promised by NIH, McConnell, and the Enlightened Universities which will spend
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Does the (R) Corpse Stink Yet?
Angelo Codevilla:
Having refused to repeal Obamacare, the Republican Party is dead, as was the Whig Party in 1854 after it colluded in the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act which opened these territories to slavery....
Some of you remember the local radiomouth Charlie Sykes, who famously said (on multiple occasions) that he was 'not a Republican, but a Conservative.'
There was a difference then, and there is one now. Charlie has departed Conservatism for Neo-Conservatism, of course, but....
Having refused to repeal Obamacare, the Republican Party is dead, as was the Whig Party in 1854 after it colluded in the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act which opened these territories to slavery....
Some of you remember the local radiomouth Charlie Sykes, who famously said (on multiple occasions) that he was 'not a Republican, but a Conservative.'
There was a difference then, and there is one now. Charlie has departed Conservatism for Neo-Conservatism, of course, but....
Paul Ryan Dereliction Forced Trump (D) Alliance
Jim Jordan is no Lefty and he is certainly not a Go-Along-Get-Along Pubbie worm. Jordan calls out the Establishment Republicans (you-know-who) for dereliction of duty.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), co-founder of the House Freedom Caucus, told “Fox News Sunday” that the deal that President Donald Trump struck with House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) last week on the debt ceiling was not “a good deal for the American taxpayer,” but Trump didn’t have many options in front of him at the time....
...[W]hat options did the president have in front of him?” Jordan said.“The first time the Republican Conference talked about the debt ceiling was Wednesday morning, and the Freedom Caucus, we had called for nine and a half weeks ago.
“We did a press conference and said, don't leave town until you actually have a plan on the debt ceiling and outline the tax reform plan that we are going to do and until we deal with health care, and instead, we went home for the longest August recess in a non-election year, longest break in the non-election year for more than the last decade,” he said....
It's about time that someone called out Paul Ryan for being AWOL on Every. Single. Issue. He wasn't prepared for taking down ObozoCare; he clearly did not want to de-fund Planned Parenthood, he doesn't give a flying fart about the national debt and he hasn't yet come up with a workable tax plan.
Exactly what does Little Paul care about, anyway??
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), co-founder of the House Freedom Caucus, told “Fox News Sunday” that the deal that President Donald Trump struck with House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) last week on the debt ceiling was not “a good deal for the American taxpayer,” but Trump didn’t have many options in front of him at the time....
...[W]hat options did the president have in front of him?” Jordan said.“The first time the Republican Conference talked about the debt ceiling was Wednesday morning, and the Freedom Caucus, we had called for nine and a half weeks ago.
“We did a press conference and said, don't leave town until you actually have a plan on the debt ceiling and outline the tax reform plan that we are going to do and until we deal with health care, and instead, we went home for the longest August recess in a non-election year, longest break in the non-election year for more than the last decade,” he said....
It's about time that someone called out Paul Ryan for being AWOL on Every. Single. Issue. He wasn't prepared for taking down ObozoCare; he clearly did not want to de-fund Planned Parenthood, he doesn't give a flying fart about the national debt and he hasn't yet come up with a workable tax plan.
Exactly what does Little Paul care about, anyway??
Sunday, September 10, 2017
Pp. Francis and Abp. Weakland
Umnnhh....yah....what do THEY have in common?
From Skojec's essay of today (on the upcoming Babel-i-zation):
....as my friend Hilary White has so often said, “The Church couldn’t have survived another ‘conservative’ pope.” Francis has woken people up, and they will never be able to sleep again. And once they began to evaluate why what he was doing was wrong...
Just as with Abp. Weakland's reign in Milwaukee. It was a great good for the Church here, because sentient Catholics had to learn--quickly--how to 'look it up' in reliable texts every time the Abp. opened his yap. And we learned a lot that we didn't HAVE to learn under the naptime-ruling of Abp. Cousins, nor the far more active and good rule of Abp. Meyer.
So yes, it's a GOOD thing that Pp. Francis has arrived in the sense that it's GOOD to pour alcohol onto a wound to cleanse it.
See??
From Skojec's essay of today (on the upcoming Babel-i-zation):
....as my friend Hilary White has so often said, “The Church couldn’t have survived another ‘conservative’ pope.” Francis has woken people up, and they will never be able to sleep again. And once they began to evaluate why what he was doing was wrong...
Just as with Abp. Weakland's reign in Milwaukee. It was a great good for the Church here, because sentient Catholics had to learn--quickly--how to 'look it up' in reliable texts every time the Abp. opened his yap. And we learned a lot that we didn't HAVE to learn under the naptime-ruling of Abp. Cousins, nor the far more active and good rule of Abp. Meyer.
So yes, it's a GOOD thing that Pp. Francis has arrived in the sense that it's GOOD to pour alcohol onto a wound to cleanse it.
See??
Continuing Liturgical Chaos in the Catholic Church: Babel!
First off, let's have a bit of perspective. In my lifetime, the Catholic church's principal liturgical celebration, the Mass, has been through five iterations. I was trained in the pre-1962 Missal, then came the 1962. Next was the 1965 "interim" missal, partially in English, followed by the 1970 Missal, then finally, the re-translation of 2000.
Five.
During the first 20 years after Vatican II--the period covered by the 1965/1970 Missals--the situation was chaotic. Priests did not bother with the printed word; strange new 'rituals' were invented, discarded, and re-invented--most by pushy, ignorant, laymen and wimmins; "church music" became a sung laugh-track. Go two parishes west, and there was a whole 'nother Mass that you'd never seen before! Fly from Lincoln, NE. to Los Angeles and it was like the culture change when moving from Oshkosh to Peking.
It actually settled down a into The Great Mediocrity between 2000 and now. There was little "sacred" about the space, the language, or the music, but by and large it was not completely street-theater any more.
Now comes Pp. Francis, who has decided that translations of the Roman Rite will become regionalized. US 'english' Masses will have different 'english' than British 'english' or Australian 'english' or Canadian 'english' Masses. The French Mass in Paris will be different from the 'french' of Senegal or Montreal.
And so forth.
Thus, Pp. Francis has done what very few thought was possible!!! He has re-fashioned the Catholic Church into the Tower of Babel. Who says that Pp. Francis doesn't like the past??
Five.
During the first 20 years after Vatican II--the period covered by the 1965/1970 Missals--the situation was chaotic. Priests did not bother with the printed word; strange new 'rituals' were invented, discarded, and re-invented--most by pushy, ignorant, laymen and wimmins; "church music" became a sung laugh-track. Go two parishes west, and there was a whole 'nother Mass that you'd never seen before! Fly from Lincoln, NE. to Los Angeles and it was like the culture change when moving from Oshkosh to Peking.
It actually settled down a into The Great Mediocrity between 2000 and now. There was little "sacred" about the space, the language, or the music, but by and large it was not completely street-theater any more.
Now comes Pp. Francis, who has decided that translations of the Roman Rite will become regionalized. US 'english' Masses will have different 'english' than British 'english' or Australian 'english' or Canadian 'english' Masses. The French Mass in Paris will be different from the 'french' of Senegal or Montreal.
And so forth.
Thus, Pp. Francis has done what very few thought was possible!!! He has re-fashioned the Catholic Church into the Tower of Babel. Who says that Pp. Francis doesn't like the past??
Saturday, September 09, 2017
Actually, Cdl. Dolan, It IS the Money
Maybe Bannon's class-less crack about 'filling the pews' was ...ahhh...class-less. And maybe Cdl. Dolan's heated riposte was correct.
But whether the (Catholic) Bishops' Conference (USCC) gets Big Bucks due to 'refugees' and 'immigrants'--that's not in dispute.
...Simpson goes on to list the nine primary “Refugee Contractors” whom the “federal government pays …. to resettle refugees and asylees.” Among the nine is “CC/USCCB: Catholic Charities/U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops”.
According to the table provided — with figures from USAspending.gov — We see that from 2008 to 2015, the Catholic Charities/U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops shows funding received for refugee resettlement in an amount totaling over $2 billion dollars....
"Aha!" you say. "Refugee" is not the same as "DACA immigrant!!"
Wrong, Bishop-breath. Obozo re-wrote the rules.
...In December 2013, the Obama administration announced an in-country refugee program for Central American Minors (CAMs) that allows persons under 21 years of age from Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador direct travel to the U.S. While those countries tragically suffer from high crime and poor economic conditions, merely being a member of an afflicted population does not raise a person to the definition of “refugee.” By offering this status, the Obama administration is deliberately expanding the definition, an action that has been called a “rogue family reunification program.”....
Thus the USCC's bleating and screeching about 'Samaritans' and "justice." They would like to cover their income-generation with Good Terms and Double-Plus-Good Results and the Words of Jesus and the Bible.
Except that their "justice" flapjaw makes a mockery of the term "justice," because USCC doesn't give a flipped finger about "justice" for existing US citizens. Think about a teeter-totter with only one occupant and you get the USCC's definition of "justice."
As in most controversies, the best advice is to Follow the Money. Skojec did, above, and....well.....
But whether the (Catholic) Bishops' Conference (USCC) gets Big Bucks due to 'refugees' and 'immigrants'--that's not in dispute.
...Simpson goes on to list the nine primary “Refugee Contractors” whom the “federal government pays …. to resettle refugees and asylees.” Among the nine is “CC/USCCB: Catholic Charities/U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops”.
According to the table provided — with figures from USAspending.gov — We see that from 2008 to 2015, the Catholic Charities/U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops shows funding received for refugee resettlement in an amount totaling over $2 billion dollars....
"Aha!" you say. "Refugee" is not the same as "DACA immigrant!!"
Wrong, Bishop-breath. Obozo re-wrote the rules.
...In December 2013, the Obama administration announced an in-country refugee program for Central American Minors (CAMs) that allows persons under 21 years of age from Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador direct travel to the U.S. While those countries tragically suffer from high crime and poor economic conditions, merely being a member of an afflicted population does not raise a person to the definition of “refugee.” By offering this status, the Obama administration is deliberately expanding the definition, an action that has been called a “rogue family reunification program.”....
Thus the USCC's bleating and screeching about 'Samaritans' and "justice." They would like to cover their income-generation with Good Terms and Double-Plus-Good Results and the Words of Jesus and the Bible.
Except that their "justice" flapjaw makes a mockery of the term "justice," because USCC doesn't give a flipped finger about "justice" for existing US citizens. Think about a teeter-totter with only one occupant and you get the USCC's definition of "justice."
As in most controversies, the best advice is to Follow the Money. Skojec did, above, and....well.....
No DACA, No Gummint!
So Paul Ryan's pal, Gutierrez, has a plan!
In an emotional press conference with progressive and immigrant activists, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) said Democratic House leaders have told him they will support stopping the government to protect 800,000 people whose status has been in limbo since the Trump administration announced it will suspend Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals in six months.
Is that a feature or a bug?
In an emotional press conference with progressive and immigrant activists, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) said Democratic House leaders have told him they will support stopping the government to protect 800,000 people whose status has been in limbo since the Trump administration announced it will suspend Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals in six months.
Is that a feature or a bug?
Schimel Steps Up
Well, now. Our AG is interested in potential criminal activity!
Attorneys General in 20 states asked the U.S. Supreme Court release undercover videos exposing Planned Parenthood’s criminal activity.
The top law enforcement officers in those states filed a “friend of the court” brief with the nation’s highest court arguing that they should be privy to violations of law within their jurisdictions....
...Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, and Wisconsin are all part of the amicus brief....
The Wisconsin branches of the Margaret Sanger Chop Shop should be very, very, concerned.
Attorneys General in 20 states asked the U.S. Supreme Court release undercover videos exposing Planned Parenthood’s criminal activity.
The top law enforcement officers in those states filed a “friend of the court” brief with the nation’s highest court arguing that they should be privy to violations of law within their jurisdictions....
...Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, and Wisconsin are all part of the amicus brief....
The Wisconsin branches of the Margaret Sanger Chop Shop should be very, very, concerned.
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