The No Kool-Aid Zone Blog
I don't drink the Kool-Aid. For Anyone.
On the One-Year Anniversary of My Friend's Death
I’m misting up again. Maybe a little more than misting, to be honest, and it’s a little embarrassing, because I’m sitting in Chick-fil-A as I type this, and if anybody’s looking, they can see it. But I don’t really care. One year ago this afternoon, I got a phone call that was the hardest one…
With Friends Like Henry Brinton…
who needs enemies? Rev. Henry is a featured opinion columnist in USAToday this morning, and he’s promoting his (tired) theologically-liberal take on how “science” and “religion” can co-exist peacefully: How to Honor Religion and Science As most of the comments below his piece make clear, his ideas don’t really honor “science” a whole lot, and…
Surprise: Government is Failing to Keep Promises
People continue to put faith in big government–witness the election of Comrade Obama, for example–and big government continues to fail them. Can any of us honestly be shocked by this headline? Benefits Neglected for Civil Retirees Not if we’re paying attention. The more we trust government to do the right thing, to keep its word,…
I Keep Waiting for the Evangelical Lefties…
There are at least two sites I keep on my Blogroll which are dominated by people I’d call “evangelical lefties”, folks that I accept as evangelicals who nonetheless supported Comrade Obama for president. I keep waiting to hear them post anything–anything–on the Anointed One they supported for president. All I’ve gotten in three months is…
Arlen the Wonder Senator: No Grip on Reality
So Arlen Specter (R*), the Wonder Senator from my former state of Pennsylvania, has apparently lost all touch with reality. In joining “Republicans” Olympia Snowe (R* – Maine) and Susan Collins (R* – Mainly Out to Lunch) to support the Pork-ulus Bill put supported by Comrade Obama and Nancy Pelosi (D – Pyongyang), he had…
I Forgot My MP3 Player. MISTAKE.
I took Practically-Perfect Daughter to her orthodontist appointment today, since Mom had to be at her job this morning. I took a book along, and did get some reading done; I’m working my way through Jesus, Made in America, after which I hope to write a review for EFCA Today magazine and score a little…