Those who are complaining about the appointment of Rahm Emanuel as President-Elect Obama’s chief of staff should chill out. I can’t think of any expression but “abysmally stupid” for the idea that this would be a bipartisan position. It’s a position for a loyalist with an arsenal.
A while back I wrote The Real War on Christmas. Now Thomas at Everyday Liturgy has called this stuff what it is–idolatry.
… try this idea posted on The Panda’s Thumb. I’ve already declared that I won’t spend money on the film, but it’s a good idea anyhow.
Adrian Warnock has posted a substantial quote from John Piper on the baptism of the Holy Spirit. I believe that Piper’s illustration–which I think is excellent–is in accord with my view that this experience can happen more than once.
… or not. Since I’m a fan of NCIS, I couldn’t resist linking to this post on The Austringer. I definitely didn’t know any of that stuff!
Here’s another incident of mandatory religion in the Air Force (HT: Metacatholic). Besides the fact that it is quite improper for the Air Force to provide mandatory religious indoctrination, this program clearly denigrates the faith of many who would disagree with a number of elements of the presentation.
I’ve posted some thoughts as it relates to my company, on the company blog.
Pres. Elect Obama won’t appoint many Republicans, and can’t be expected to do so. The appointment of Rahm Emanuel as chief of staff is at least a bit comforting to those of us concerned about a hard left shift; while Emanuel is a partisan, he is also a moderate from the Clinton Administration.
You know I could really care less if Obama’s administration is not bi-partisan. I mean on all the issues that he disagree with Republicans on I don’ want him to compromise. I want him to do what he said he would do and if that means he is not reaching across the aisles except on those issues that are not that partisan then I’m fine with that. I want to see some stuff actually get done in his administration. But that’s just me.
Bryan L
The difficulty that I would have here is that without compromise, very little will get passed. Do we want some accomplishments, or would we prefer many efforts, but no actual results? I believe that would be the choice.
Of course, I’m moderate by nature and would prefer that Obama govern more toward the center than his voting record would indicate.
I’m starting to hear complaints from some on the left that Emanuel isn’t extreme enough for this position. That’s probably a good sign.