Congratulations, Mr. Chief Justice Roberts
September 29, 2005
A far, far better title than “The Dread Pirate Roberts”, by the way…
The roll call vote:
Democrats voting yes:
Baucus, Mont.; Bingaman, N.M.; Byrd, W.Va.; Carper, Del.; Conrad, N.D.; Dodd, Conn.; Dorgan, N.D.; Feingold, Wis.; Johnson, S.D.; Kohl, Wis.; Landrieu, La.; Leahy, Vt.; Levin, Mich.; Lieberman, Conn.; Lincoln, Ark.; Murray, Wash.; Nelson, Fla.; Nelson, Neb.; Pryor, Ark.; Rockefeller, W.Va.; Salazar, Colo.; Wyden, Ore.
Shameless political hacks who are so beholden to their loony-left-wing constituency that despite Judge Roberts’ overwhelming intellect, impeccable credentials, sterling character, and crisp legal reasoning, nonetheless voted no, intent to the bitter end on politicizing the judiciary:
Akaka, Hawaii; Bayh, Ind.; Biden, Del.; Boxer, Calif.; Cantwell, Wash.; Clinton, N.Y.; Corzine, N.J.; Dayton, Minn.; Durbin, Ill.; Feinstein, Calif.; Harkin, Iowa; Inouye, Hawaii; Kennedy, Mass.; Kerry, Mass.; Lautenberg, N.J.; Mikulski, Md.; Obama, Ill.; Reed, R.I.; Reid, Nev.; Sarbanes, Md.; Schumer, N.Y.; Stabenow, Mich.
All Republicans voted yes:
Alexander, Tenn.; Allard, Colo.; Allen, Va.; Bennett, Utah; Bond, Mo.; Brownback, Kan.; Bunning, Ky.; Burns, Mont.; Burr, N.C.; Chafee, R.I.; Chambliss, Ga.; Coburn, Okla.; Cochran, Miss.; Coleman, Minn.; Collins, Maine; Cornyn, Texas; Craig, Idaho; Crapo, Idaho; DeMint, S.C.; DeWine, Ohio; Dole, N.C.; Domenici, N.M.; Ensign, Nev.; Enzi, Wyo.; Frist, Tenn.; Graham, S.C.; Grassley, Iowa; Gregg, N.H.; Hagel, Neb.; Hatch, Utah; Hutchison, Texas; Inhofe, Okla.; Isakson, Ga.; Kyl, Ariz.; Lott, Miss.; Lugar, Ind.; Martinez, Fla.; McCain, Ariz.; McConnell, Ky.; Murkowski, Alaska; Roberts, Kan.; Santorum, Pa.; Sessions, Ala.; Shelby, Ala.; Smith, Ore.; Snowe, Maine; Specter, Pa.; Stevens, Alaska; Sununu, N.H.; Talent, Mo.; Thomas, Wyo.; Thune, S.D.; Vitter, La.; Voinovich, Ohio; Warner, Va.
Others voting yes:
Jeffords, Vt.
Ann Coulter: Republican Apologist Hack?
September 29, 2005
Wrong. But thanks for playing!
Say what you will about Ms. Coulter, but one thing’s for sure: she won’t drink the Kool-Aid for anyone. Tell it like it is, Annie!
Ben Stein’s Words
September 28, 2005
Ben Stein (“Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?”) really puts things in perspective with this column, his final one from Morton’s Steak House.
This week, we were treated to the news that Demi Moore had married some actor. Again. Whoopee. So what. There are undoubtedly millions of Americans who actually think that that matters to them. If you are one, hopefully Ben’s column is a wake-up call…
Pink: The Color of Champions
September 28, 2005
Aw, c’mon, whiners, get a life! This is funny!
Opponents seeing red over Iowa’s pink locker room
It just slays me that people have nothing else to do with their time and effort, besides carrying on about something done in fun (and to gain a bit of a psychological edge!).
Besides, any team that robes itself in Steeler black and gold can’t be all bad anyway…
Argument #385948503 for Christian Schooling/Homeschooling
September 28, 2005
Family Seeks Legal Relief So Son Can Read Bible During Recess
Wouldn’t it be nice if the “educators” had an education about the Constitution?
A Class Act
September 28, 2005
Wow…read this one without a tear coming to your eyes. I dare you.
Weis grants little boy’s dying wish
My esteem for Charlie Weis just went up a whole lot. May his tribe increase.
Internet Monk Roils the Southern Baptist Waters
September 26, 2005
Michael Spencer calls ‘em as he sees ‘em, one reason he’s one of my favorite bloggers.
One, Big, Happy Lie: Southern Baptists, Alcohol and Me
For the record, this was not my experience in SBC churches—or maybe I should say, I never saw the evidence to which Michael points—but I do wonder how true it might be, and if this isn’t an issue that ought to be talked about, at the very least, a bit more openly and honestly?
The church I pastor now has a mix of folks who, like myself, are effectively teetotalers (I say “effectively”, because if somebody sets champagne before me at a wedding reception, I don’t pronounce curses upon the bride and groom and toss the stuff disgustedly in the grass), and folks who will drink a beer at a ballgame or a glass of wine with a meal. I’m not aware of any in our congregation who have a “drinking problem”, or who abuse alcohol; they’ve heard me say enough times that the Bible is clear about Who ought to control us—and what ought not.
Even in my previous church, which was SBC, and in which a majority of the deacons smoked very openly, and in which many folks were closet—and some, not so closet—racists, I wasn’t aware of drinking (then again, who knows? Maybe I wasn’t parked near the liquor store at the right time?).
Lines need to be drawn; that’s for certain. Thoughtful Christians might disagree over where they ought to be drawn, and if the Colossians 2 passage Spencer cites means anything, then that’s okay. But probably the best thing we can do is to have these discussions out in the open, and with honesty, rather than pretending something to be the case that is not. For that kind of honesty, we can thank the Internet Monk.
Update: Alcohol and the Bible
Daniel Whitfield has a compelling piece that takes the position which I believe to be biblical: the moderate use of alcohol is not prohibited by Scripture; its abuse in several ways is strongly cautioned against. His is a summary piece; he doesn’t dig specifically into each of the 247 Bible references to alcohol. But his points are well-taken, it sure seems to me.
This phrase comes from the 1978 "Jonestown massacre" in which most members of the Peoples Temple cult, blindly following their leader Jim Jones, committed suicide by drinking cyanide-laced Kool-Aid.
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