Category Archives: political
Fool on the Hill
Recently, while moving about the Internet, I came upon a long list of Beatle tunes. Apparently, I could play anyone of them. So as I moved down the list, I didn’t want to hear any of those early songs from … Continue reading
Birth Control and the Catholic Church
According to a site on Catholic doctrine, “In 1968, Poe Paul VI issued his encyclical Humanae Vita (Latin, Human Life, which reemphasized the Church’s constant teaching that it is always intrinsically wrong to use contraception to prevent new human … Continue reading
Hot Dog!
Fortunately, we were out of the country when the focus of the U.S. news turned to Anthony Weiner and his problems with his namesake appendage. No doubt he will be forced to resign from congress, even though many others have … Continue reading
The $3,000,000,000 War
Fair warning: this is not about synchros. OK, Bin Laden is dead. The alleged mastermind of 9-11, the reason we invaded Afghanistan, is now history, his body buried at sea. So why should we stay in Afghanistan? Bush ordered the … Continue reading
The Synchronicity of Trump
While watching Donald Trump on the news the other night, it occurred to me that “trump” has two very different meanings. As a noun, it’s often used as any playing card in a suit that outranks the other suits at … Continue reading
Lie to Me
Here’s a political synchronicity related to a news event that I think works for people of all political persuasions. First, the news item: NEW YORK — The Fox network is sticking with its regular schedule over President Barack Obama this … Continue reading