The Snake and the Stone of Spiritual Abundance

I didn't watch or listen to Obama's State of the Union speech, but I did find this status message on Facebook today from my minister friend:Praying for President Obama as he prepares the State of the Nation address for tonight. We need to be challenged, asked to sacrifice, in good ways for the future of the republic. Debt is going to swallow us if we don't all take a slice of the pie of

The Snake and the Stone of Spiritual Abundance

I didn't watch or listen to Obama's State of the Union speech, but I did find this status message on Facebook today from my minister friend:Praying for President Obama as he prepares the State of the Nation address for tonight. We need to be challenged, asked to sacrifice, in good ways for the future of the republic. Debt is going to swallow us if we don't all take a slice of the pie of

Correction

I may have made a mistake on Monday when I wrote about Obama's political rhetoric and the recommendations of his Catfood Commission:Certain "choices," like cutting back on his wars and his surveillance state, are not going to be involved.Overall, I think that's probably still a safe bet, but today Glenn Greenwald linked to a report thatIn a draft proposal presented to the 18-member debt

Correction

I may have made a mistake on Monday when I wrote about Obama's political rhetoric and the recommendations of his Catfood Commission:Certain "choices," like cutting back on his wars and his surveillance state, are not going to be involved.Overall, I think that's probably still a safe bet, but today Glenn Greenwald linked to a report thatIn a draft proposal presented to the 18-member debt

Think of the Starving Children in Africa Who'd Love to Have That Catfood!

If I still needed a reason to consider Barack Obama a congenital cheap pig*, I'd have it in the now well-circulated remarks he made last week about negative reactions to the draft report of his Catfood Commission:"Before anybody starts shooting down proposals, I think we need to listen, we need to gather up all the facts," Obama told reporters.He added: "If people are, in fact, concerned about

Think of the Starving Children in Africa Who'd Love to Have That Catfood!

If I still needed a reason to consider Barack Obama a congenital cheap pig*, I'd have it in the now well-circulated remarks he made last week about negative reactions to the draft report of his Catfood Commission:"Before anybody starts shooting down proposals, I think we need to listen, we need to gather up all the facts," Obama told reporters.He added: "If people are, in fact, concerned about