Posted in Sports, tagged big brown, gambling, horse racing, Sports on May 30, 2008 | No Comments »
From the hold-your-horses department, AP reports (via ESPN):
Trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. held nothing back, saying it’s a “foregone conclusion” Big Brown will win the Triple Crown.
Look out now! Uhh, can you fill-in-the-blank? ______________ goes before _____________________.
Posted in Communication, Election, War of Ideas, tagged barack obama, Election, john mccain, opinion, politics, president on May 29, 2008 | No Comments »
In his Wonder Land column (WSJ.com - subscription required), the insightful Dan Henninger concisely, and I believe accurately, sets the stage for the drama of the upcoming election:
My friends, Sen. Obama is very eloquent, but he is also going to be very, very expensive. It may turn out that an angry, inflation-pressed America just wants [...]
Posted in Election, Generations, Virtual Board, tagged hillary clinton, opinion, peggy noonan, politics, president on May 29, 2008 | No Comments »
Peggy Noonan is definitely on my virtual board of advisors. Such a great writer, such helpful perspective. I wonder if she knows that she is doing “effective generational transfer” when she translates political history to make sense of today’s unfolding events?
The closing zinger from her Declarations columns (subscription to WSJ.com may be required):
Meir [...]
Posted in Christianity, Communication, Worldview, tagged american idol, christian on May 27, 2008 | 7 Comments »
The comments by some dear friends (aka Randy, Paula, and Simon) on this post on American Idol are important and timely, and I am deeply grateful for them. They remind me the importance of setting some context for a post like that, especially since I am implicitly, if not explicitly, endorsing the show, even while [...]
Posted in Christianity, Communication, Frontline Leadership, tagged american idol, christian, david archuleta, david cook, onerepublic, rocky, simon cowell on May 22, 2008 | 8 Comments »
Despite the fluff and immodesty of the American Idol finale shows, I found them thrilling and, if you don’t mind, even faith-building (Sorry, Kerrin!) . It’s for the same reason Rocky is my favorite movie and movie character of all time. It’s why my boys of 5 and 2 are already hearing repeatedly from Dad [...]
Posted in Citizen-Driven Govt, culture, tagged american idol on May 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Tonight I am going to TiVO the American Idol finale and enjoy it with my kids, reminding them that if they are faithful to work hard enough and stay focused, they may find an outlet for their talents and their influence that far exceeds what they could ask or imagine, should God deem they are [...]
Posted in Citizen-Driven Govt, Election, War of Ideas, Worldview, tagged albert mohler, barack obama, california, hugh hewitt, judicial activism, marriage, politics, same sex-marriage, supreme court on May 20, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Last week the California Supreme Court struck down the state’s definition of marriage as a union of a man and a woman. This ruling overturns a Proposition 22, which was approved by the people of California by a wide margin in 2000.
This should be concerning to all citizens on two counts: First, it undermines [...]
Posted in Christianity, Election, Frontline Leadership, War of Ideas, Worldview, tagged culture, conservative, Christianity, new media, politics, barack obama, albert mohler, judicial activism, liberal on May 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
In my essay for Evangelical Outpost (link to full PDF version), I argued that new media provides more opportunities for a wider range of voices to be heard on various subjects. To take advantage of this opportunity, I advocate that one should develop a virtual “Board of Advisors,” composed of experts in and around [...]
Posted in Citizen-Driven Govt, Election, War of Ideas, tagged barack obama, Election, george bush, iran on May 19, 2008 | No Comments »
Victor Comras at Counterterrorism Blog calls for Serious Public Debate on Our Iran Policy. The intro:
We have heard numerous sound-bites and even read a few short paragraphs issued by their campaigns on the issue, but each has shied away from providing any real substance. They all indicate that America must not allow Iran to achieve [...]
Posted in Election, War of Ideas, tagged barack obama, george bush, gwot, iran on May 19, 2008 | No Comments »
Victor Davis Hanson on Barack Obama, George W. Bush & Appeasement:
If a President Obama were to enter into multiple negotiations with Iran, and if Iran were to continue to subvert the Lebanese government and threaten Israel through its surrogate Hezbollah, and continue to develop a nuclear arsenal while promising the destruction of Israel, at what [...]
