This was the front page headline of a national newspaper yesterday. I’m not sure who I’m more disappointed in: the media, congress, or the general public for not making the former two institutions more accountable.
It’s no surprise that the U.S. Congress has the lowest approval rating in history, even lower than the current president, when [...]
The aristocracy of America
Filed under Soapbox on January 16, 2008
Keywords: congress, politics
Larry Craig reconsiders
Filed under Soapbox on September 5, 2007
Keywords: Larry Craig, politics, Roll Call
Occasionally, I’ll turn on the news while I’m eating breakfast to check the weather. When I did so today, I caught the story about Larry Craig’s “intent” to resign. My political cynicism tends to make me apathetic about these things. Anything he does now just reads as spin, whether he’s “guilty” or not.
What really interests [...]
The power to divide
Filed under Soapbox on November 3, 2006
Keywords: christianity, politics
Since the last presidential election, “division” has been a common talking point in political rhetoric. I have heard, read and found myself involved in such discussions. The word is used in a derogatory manner, and invariably, the current administration is blamed for being the instigator.
I was raised to believe it took two to disagree, and [...]
