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Gay Marriage, Maine, and the Church: Where To Go From Here

This past Tuesday, the state of Maine had a question on the ballot Election Day about whether to uphold or repeal a state law that was passed earlier in the year allowing gay marriage. It was a hotly contest…
Inaugurations and Stupid Computers

I wrote out a nice, long post about some of my thoughts on the inauguration and the next fours years and other stuff. And then I went to post it and got a "Remote Site Error" message on my screen, which happens WAY too …
"Of the People, By the People, For the People..."

"I voted today!"That's what the sticker on my shirt says right now. And I did. I voted. And millions of people in this great country of ours did too. Everybody talks about "getting out the vote" and you hear rallying…
Religion That God Our Father Accepts...

As a Christian in heart and a conservative in thought, I am deeply troubled by what I see going on in this country right now. However, unlike most people who claim to be Christian conservatives, what troubles me is not …
Creating an Economic Crisis

Excuse me if I have a hard time believing that all of this economic strife is as bad as everyone is claiming it is and will be. It's not that I don't think people are in trouble or that mortgages and banks are in troubl…
The Wall Street Bailout, or Whatever You Want to Call It

I don't begin to assume that I know all the details about this Wall Street thing, nor do I possess a full understanding of everything that is happening or everything that is involved in the proposed bailout. But I do kno…
Why You Play the Games

Seriously. I wonder how this is still a race. In my mind, there should be no reason as to why Barack Obama is not President after November 4th. In fact, the actual election itself should have been a mere formality to …
Reviewing McCain's Speech

I watched the majority of McCain's speech online while I was at work. It wasn't a vibrant, go-get-em kind of speech, but I thought it did a good job of presenting a real image of a real John McCain. Politics is very pa…
Political Commentary - '08 Election

(The previous post was getting long and this piece in particuler is probably of equal length to the last post, so I broke them in two.) Obama, Palin, and a few other headlines have popped up in the last few weeks. Firs…
On Illegal Surveilance and My Tax Dollars

So, this is how it all ends? Not with a bang, but with a whimper. Not with the sordid details everyone was really hoping for, but more of the same and nothing revolutionary being revealed. Not burning out brightly, bu…