Conservative Commentators

Listening to Tony "Love God" Snow, Sean "Yoo-Rah" Hannity and Rush "Pills" Limbaugh, I noticed that they all say, "I'll tell you how LIBERALS Think..." Well, It brings to mind the old saw, "Takes one to know one." Is the closet big enough for all of these guys?

Tom Delay's Two Pay

I'm watching CNN and a clip of Tom Delay. Darn if it doesn't look like he has a toupee or posssibly an expensive set of hair implants. Has anyone investigated this?

Wedge Issue Opportunity

Leaders of the "church of Jesus Christ", as they like to refer to their dominion, claim that they returned George W. Bush to the White House and that many federal and state elected representatives owe their offices to the voting power of thier "Christian" followers. It is probably safe to assume that a goodly number of these evangelical fundamentalist Christian conservative (EFCC) voters are also believers in young earth creationism (YEC). After all, a criterion for an evangelical or fundamentalist is a belief that the Bible is the inerrant word of God. Accordingly, an EFCC/YEC would believe, among other things regarding our planet, that God's creation (the biosphere (except as altered by the Great Flood), including all animals and plants in their present from) came about in six 24-hour days, that the earth is about 6,000 years old, that Adam and Eve were real people, and that the theory of evolution is a godless, materialistic religion that undermines people's moral beliefs. It is time that politicians from George W. Bush on down be asked unequivocally to state whether they too are young earth creationists like their EFCC/YEC supporters. Probably, some are, but those who are not should be asked to repudiate publicly YEC and affirm their acceptance of the theory of evolution as a valid explanation of the present-day world.

More Behavioral Standards for Elected Representatives

In the June, 2005, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Lafayette, CO, newsletter Connections, appeared "Prophetic Justice Principles for America' by Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes, Jr., Senior Minister with the Riverside Church in New York City. The Rev. Dr. Forbes proposed "a series of principles against which to test their leaders' policies for moral depth". As I read these "principles", it seemed that, with slight modification, they could be used as behavioral standards for elected representatives in addition to their intended purpose, a means "to test public policy [choices] against the principles of righteousness and justice in our society". Does the elected representative, by his or her vote:
1. Seek the common good, rather than the interest of an elite few?
2. Be truthful in facts and motives, eschewing private gain?
3. Promote unity & inclusion, reduce social polarization and fragmentation?
4. Care for the poor, reverse the ever-widening gap between rich and poor?
5. Protect the vulnerable, especially children, elderly and disadvantaged?
6. Guard freedom of thought and discussion from repression of dissent?
7. Encourage respect for fundamental rights and dignity of all people?
8. Support measures to insure ecological responsibility and sustainability?
9. Practice global citizenship without nationalism, imperialism and militarism?
10. Provide moral leadership, promote ethics and trust in public offices?