Category Archives: POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA

A MITER DOES NOT GUARANTEE INFALLIBILITY IN ECONOMICS

Posted on August 21, 2012 by abyssum

!!!! August 20, 2012, 7:35 p.m. ET McGurn: Social Justice and Ryan the Heretic Church liberals launch an odd line of attack against a free-market champion. By WILLIAM MCGURN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Say this for the liberal impulse in … Continue reading →

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ONE THIRD OF ALL AMERICANS ON WELFARE LIVE IN LOTUS LAND: CALIFORNIA

Posted on August 21, 2012 by abyssum

!!!! No campaign in the land of lotus By Wesley Pruden | August 21, 2012 LOS ANGELES. Not for nothing do the bundlers, bag men and swag agents call California the golden state. They decamp here early and stay late. A … Continue reading →

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THE COST OF THE CONTRACEPTIVE MADATE AND THE COST OF THE DOLAN DINNER

Posted on August 19, 2012 by abyssum

!!!!   New post on Boston Catholic Insider Dolan Dinner and the Cost of the Contraceptive Mandate by bostoncatholicinsider The controversy over Cardinal Dolan inviting Obama to the Al Smith Dinner continues.  There are so many excellent comments we would like … Continue reading →

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VIVA THE PRINCIPLE OF SUBSIDIARITY

Posted on August 18, 2012 by abyssum

!!!! August 17, 2012, 5:50 p.m. ET THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Ryan’s Catholic Roots Reach Deep Use of Church Teachings to Justify Limited Government Puts Him at Odds With Some in Clergy By PETER NICHOLAS and MARK PETERS JANESVILLE, Wis.—Rep. … Continue reading →

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CHARITY CAN ONLY TRULY BE CHARITY WHEN IT IS VOLUNTARY, NOT COERCED

Posted on August 18, 2012 by abyssum

!!!! OPINION Updated August 17, 2012, 11:20 p.m. ET Paul Ryan’s Catholicism and the Poor Acts coerced by government, no matter how beneficial or well-intentioned, cannot be moral. By ANTONY DAVIES AND KRISTINA ANTOLIN Someone is twisting the Catholic Church’s … Continue reading →

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PAUL RYAN CANNOT BE PALIN-IZED

Posted on August 13, 2012 by abyssum

!!!! Liberal Surprise: Ryan Can’t Be Palin-ized by Jonathan S. Tobin http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/08/13/liberal-surprise-paul-ryan-cant-be-palin-ize/ 08.13.2012 The liberal assault on Paul Ryan has commenced. But the first round of attacks can’t provide much solace to Democrats, who assume they will be able to … Continue reading →

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THIS COMING ELECTION IS MAKE-OR-BREAK FOR THE NATION’S FUTURE

Posted on August 13, 2012 by abyssum

!!!! National Review Online Newsletters . . . Morning Jolt . . . with Jim Geraghty August 13, 2012 In This Issue . . . 1. Ry Havoc, and Let Slip the Dogs of War 2. To Restore Faith in … Continue reading →

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THE CHURCH OF NICE

Posted on August 12, 2012 by abyssum

!!!! “The Church of Nice” – NY Archdiocese Explanation of Obama Invitation by bostoncatholicinsider The flap over Cardinal Dolan inviting President Obama to the Al Smith dinner continues, and the explanation by a senior official with the Archdiocese of New York … Continue reading →

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CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING IS GOING TO BECOME A FACTOR IN OUR GOVERNMENT

Posted on August 11, 2012 by abyssum

!!!! Romney Goes Bold: Pro-Life Catholic Paul Ryan Chosen as Republican Vice Presidential Candidate By Keith A Fournier 8/11/2012 Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) The social doctrine offers principles to help us order our economies. It does not propose any particular economic … Continue reading →

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CALIFORNIA HERE WE COME!

Posted on August 11, 2012 by abyssum

!!!!  August 10, 2012 Noonan: A Nation That Believes Nothing Romney doesn’t need to talk about America becoming like Europe. He needs to warn us about America becoming like California. By PEGGY NOONAN It’s been a week marked by mistakes, … Continue reading →

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