A sad commentary of some in the Catholic Church today. ===== Say this for the liberal impulse in American Catholicism: In its day, it leavened the faith. Against the church’s tendencies to clericalism, it promoted the contributions of the laity. Against suspicions in Rome, it championed the American experiment. In particular, the liberal impulse advanced the idea of religious liberty for all... Read more
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Social Justice and Ryan the Heretic
August 21 | Posted by mrossol | Abortion, Party Politics, Religion, The LeftThe Hunt for Blue October
July 26 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Liberal Press, The LeftIf this quote stirs your interest… click the link… ======== …when the rate increases it is an increase, not the expiration of a decrease. Were it the latter, one could say that the Bush tax cuts were not tax cuts but the expiration of the Clinton increases, the Clinton increases the expiration of the Reagan cuts, the Reagan cuts the expiration of... Read more
Consumer Bureau Brushback
June 4 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, The Left, US Constitution, US CourtsAre you serious? OK then,… 9-0 ======== Washington’s regulators have great power, and in the case of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, created by Dodd-Frank as an independent agency, they also have no serious Congressional check. So three cheers for a recent Supreme Court decision reining in regulatory discretion that has zero foundation in law. And by the way, the... Read more
Robin Hoods Dont Smash Shop Windows
June 4 | Posted by mrossol | The LeftOdd, isn’t it? ======== The myth persists that the left—while it might often be naive and unrealistic—still has its heart in the right place. Those who want to redistribute income are the gallant Robin Hoods of contemporary life. “Occupiers” and socialists clearly have real concern for the downtrodden and poor. Those who demand social justice are more sincere, more compassionate, more spiritual,... Read more
Targeting John Roberts
May 22 | Posted by mrossol | Liberal Press, Obama, The Left, US ConstitutionYou can tell the Supreme Court is getting closer to its historic ObamaCare ruling because the left is making one last attempt to intimidate the Justices. The latest effort includes taunting Chief Justice John Roberts that if the Court overturns any of the law, he’ll forever be defined as a partisan “activist.” Senate Judiciary Chairman Pat Leahy recently took the extraordinary... Read more
