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Military Spending and the Deficit

Byhenry November 4, 2012

We should be considering these numbers when discussing the deficit. Some of these countries, at least, can afford to pay their own way.

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Unimpressed and Clueless
Byhenry March 30, 2007
That seems to be a good description of the voters in response to the current Democratic congress. I’m amazed at these numbers–well, no, that’s a lie. I’m depressingly unsurprised by these numbers. From a CQPolitics report of a Pew poll: Yet the Pew survey, conducted before the budget action, found that American voters appear unimpressed…
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Centrist Third Party?
Byhenry April 30, 2007
I thought I’d blogged on this before, but I can’t find it. Eleanor Swift of Newsweek is writing about Unity 2008, a group that’s trying to create a third party movement and get on the ballot in all 50 states. The idea is to nominate a presidential candidate of one party and a vice-presidential candidate…
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A Few Notes on Civility
Byhenry June 28, 2018
I’m not even sure if civility is the right word here, but it will work. I’m talking about remaining courteous even while expressing vigorous opinions. Civility isn’t cowardice. Rather, it is choosing the most effective way to express one’s opinion. It may lead to civil disobedience, a situation in which one offers oneself in a…
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Frank Schaeffer on Dr. Wright
Byhenry March 19, 2008
Frank Schaeffer has produced some stir with his notes supporting Barack Obama, and now he has written something about the imbalance between the response to Dr. Wright’s comments and the response to those of his, Schaeffer’s, father. He says: When Senator Obama’s preacher thundered about racism and injustice Obama suffered smear-by-association. But when my late…
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2008 U. S. Presidential Election | Christianity | Energion.com | Politics

In Which God do we Trust?
Byhenry October 31, 2008
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and I’m never one to shrink from producing a thousand words–or ten! I wonder what a video is worth? A certain number of words per frame? In any case, I wrote earlier about God being mocked in the campaign and I even commented on how “In…
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Abortion and Moral Good-An Illustration of Extremes
Byhenry February 28, 2007
A post on the evangelical outpost alerted me to a minor tempest about abortion rights. It seems that Amanda Marcotte believes that abortion is a moral good, something to be celebrated. Having recently encountered the notion that one trully cannot take the position I do, that abortion in the bulk of cases is to be…
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